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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: loving your neighbor
May 16
TODAY IS… an awesome day to follow the example set by Jesus. “I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.” John 13:15 NLT We are all familiar with the lesson taught by Jesus … Continue reading
April 4
TODAY IS… a superb day to say, “I Love You”. “He has told us about the love for others that the Holy Spirit has given you.” Colossians 1:8 NLT “I Love You.” Three little words with a true meaning that … Continue reading
May 16
TODAY IS… an awesome day to follow the example set by Jesus. “I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.” John 13:15 NLT We are all familiar with the lesson taught by Jesus … 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 20
TODAY IS… a wonderful day for a dinner party. “When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw Him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked His disciples: ‘Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?’” … Continue reading
June 17
Today is… a good day to be hospitable. “Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.” Romans 12:13 NIV When we invite people into our home for a party or a celebration of some kind, we want everything … Continue reading
