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Father’s Day 2019
AUTHOR’S NOTE: What follows are 2 posts-from-the-past, The first, was written by my Son, Anthony, just a couple of months after I entered prison in 2010. The second was written by me, 3 years later. Anthony spent a couple of … Continue reading →
Recycling An Opportunity
AUTHOR’s NOTE: This post originally appeared here in “The Oakdale Chronicles” on January 21, 2013. I was about midway through my incarceration at the Federal Correctional Institution at Oakdale, LA, and had joined a public speaking group many of you … Continue reading →
Don’t Touch the Stove (The ‘lost’ post)
By Tony Casson (AUTHOR’S NOTE: I found a draft of this post originally begun in November of 2012 by my beloved son, Anthony, from the chicken scratching I sent him. For some reason probably related to the fact he was … Continue reading →
Evil Is Seductive
(Author’s Note: What follows was originally posted in 5 parts here in The Oakdale Chronicles very early on during my incarceration. It is the story of my attempted suicide and the week that followed while I was kept in a … Continue reading →
Do you really want to reform our prisons?
The following is something I posted on Medium.com recently: No dialogue on prison reform is complete without a serious look at the profit incentives found in the privatization of many of this nation’s prisons, both federal and state. I will … Continue reading →
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Tag Archives: living for others
June 28
Today is… a superb day to live. “Lord remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered – how fleeting my life is.” Psalm 39:4 NLT Paul cautioned the Romans that, “The … Continue reading
April 1
TODAY IS… a good day to not be fooled. “For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” … Continue reading
June 28
Today is… a superb day to live. “Lord remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered – how fleeting my life is.” Psalm 39:4 NLT Paul cautioned the Romans that, “The … Continue reading
March 1
TODAY IS… a good day to drink from your own cup of suffering. “But Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given Me?’” John … Continue reading
November 3
TODAY IS… a good day to live wisely. “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.” James 3:13 NIV “Just do it!” “Actions … Continue reading
June 14
Today is… a terrific day to decide how we will earn our White Stone. “I will also give him a white stone with a new name on it, known only to him who receives it.” Revelation 2:17c NIV When John … Continue reading
April 1
TODAY IS… a good day to not be fooled. “For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” … Continue reading
March 22
TODAY IS… a great day to be good for goodness’ sake. “They celebrate Your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of Your righteousness.” Psalm 145:7 NIV Consequences. We’ve all experienced some of them at one point in our lives or another. … Continue reading
