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Recent Posts From ‘The Oakdale Chronicles’: : "TOC"
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 →
“Pavlov’s Prisoners and the Prison Program Paradox”
“Pavlov’s Prisoners and the Prison Program Paradox” “Pavlov’s Dog” illustration (Pavlov 1928 & Goodwin 1991, p. 138). On Tuesday, February 10, I attended a ‘criminal justice reform’ conference at the Washington Post in Washington, DC called “Out of Prison, Into … Continue reading →
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Tag Archives: Love your neighbor
January 10
TODAY IS… a great day to love others. “And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 22:39 NIV God gave mankind many gifts, many talents, and many skills. He made us seemingly without limit in our … Continue reading
January 4
TODAY IS… the perfect day for harmony. “Above all, clothe yourselves in love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.” Colossians 3:14 NLT Before telling us to clothe ourselves in love, the apostle Paul tells us to first clothe … Continue reading
January 10
TODAY IS… a great day to love others. “And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 22:39 NIV God gave mankind many gifts, many talents, and many skills. He made us seemingly without limit in our … Continue reading
October 13
TODAY IS… the perfect day to get involved. “And he said, ‘The one who showed mercy toward him.’ Then Jesus said to him ‘Go and do the same.’” Luke 10:37 NASB When asked to explain exactly who his “neighbor” was … Continue reading
August 30
TODAY IS… a superb day to put first things first. “Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.” Exodus 20:13 KJV “That’s an easy commandment to obey,” you insist. “I would never worship anyone or anything but God.” Surprisingly even … Continue reading
June 15
Today is… a wonderful day to give back the donkey. “If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to take it back to him.” Exodus 23:4 NIV Doing something nice for someone who doesn’t like … Continue reading
October 18
TODAY IS… the day to reach out to others. “When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he led out his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and went in pursuit as far as … Continue reading
October 13
TODAY IS… the perfect day to get involved. “And he said, ‘The one who showed mercy toward him.’ Then Jesus said to him ‘Go and do the same.’” Luke 10:37 NASB When asked to explain exactly who his “neighbor” was … Continue reading
June 22
Today is… a good day to think about the effects of gossip. “The words of a whisperer are like tiny morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.” Proverbs 18:8 NASB Lots of people love to … Continue reading
June 9
Today is… a good day to think about how we should act towards those who do not believe. “Do I not hate those who hate You, O Lord? And do I not loathe those that rise up against You?” Psalm … Continue reading
