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Recent Posts From ‘The Oakdale Chronicles’: : "TOC"
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 →
“Stories of a Prisoner’s Wife”
(Editor’s Note: Diane’s last post was back in August. Diane has had a rough time, as you will read, but her testimony is powerful, compelling, and is something we can all learn from.) Entry 25 by Diane S. Eight and … Continue reading →
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- denisebalog...Grace filled devotionals.
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- TLP
- boldlybrokentogether
- insideagirlheart
- Truth. Love. Service
- thekindmindproject
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- BeautyBeyondBones
- Emily-Rose Lewis Ministries
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Tag Archives: loving others
April 22
TODAY IS… a terrific day to get on the right side of the Lord. “…and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.” Matthew 25:33 NASB Does someone’s race, social status, education level, or … Continue reading
March 17
TODAY IS… an excellent day to stand on the side of good. “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:21 NASB Let’s face it, there are many of us who have come to Christ after … Continue reading
February 15
TODAY IS… a good day to ask, “What does God want from me?” “With what shall I come to the Lord and bow myself before the God on high? Shall I come to Him with burnt offerings, with yearling calves?” … Continue reading
February 14
TODAY IS… the perfect day to celebrate God’s gift of love. “Three things will last forever – faith, hope and love – and the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 NLT In many ways in today’s society, the … 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
January 8
TODAY IS… a great day for forgiveness. “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in … Continue reading
December 7
TODAY IS… the day to teach others how to use what you can’t take with you. “For when they die, they take nothing with them. Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.” Psalm 49:17 NLT Temple assistants wrote … Continue reading
September 30
TODAY IS… the ideal day to give God your very best. “Now if his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings, if he is going to offer out of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without … Continue reading
July 2
Today is… the day to accept the perfection of other peoples imperfections. “For by that one offering He forever made perfect those who are being made holy.” Hebrews 10:14 NLT Life on this earth could more accurately be described as … 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