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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: prayer
August 15
TODAY IS… a terrific day to realize that the blessings come before the battle. “Immediately the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the wilderness.” Mark 1:12 NASB Have you ever noticed how sometimes we will have days where we … Continue reading
May 6
TODAY IS… a great day to think about the problem with prayer. “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” James 5:16b NIV It is not difficult to imagine many of us reading the title of today’s message … Continue reading
December 24
TODAY IS… a superb day to pray for peace. “God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.” Matthew 5:9 NLT All of the chaotic preparations of the season begin to wind down. … Continue reading
October 5
TODAY IS… a superb day to begin at the beginning. “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” … Continue reading
