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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: relationship with God
June 7
Today is… a fine day for a little home improvement. “Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses while this house lies desolate?” Haggai 1:4 NASB Life is a rat race, this much is certain. There … Continue reading
January 8
TODAY IS… a perfect day for peace with God. “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:1 KJV Disagreements among people on earth too frequently have led to devastating wars. The … Continue reading
November 9
TODAY IS… a wonderful day to prioritize relationships. “The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.” John 4:18 NIV For those of … Continue reading
November 5
TODAY IS… a perfect day to do everything for God because He does it all for you! “Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 NASB Are we comfortable with God? … Continue reading
October 23
TODAY IS… an excellent day to keep the fire burning. “The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out. Leviticus 6:13 KJV Jesus Christ sacrificed Himself on the cross to eliminate the need for people … Continue reading
June 6
Today is… a great day to give a gift to our children. “And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve Him with your whole heart and willing mind. For the Lord sees … Continue reading
May 13
TODAY IS… the perfect day to think about “everything”. “’What do you mean, what’s the matter?’ Micah replied. ‘You’ve taken away all the gods I have made, and my priest, and I have nothing left!’” Judges 18:24 NLT When the … Continue reading
January 7
TODAY IS… a perfect day for peace with God. “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:1 KJV Disagreements among people on earth too frequently have led to devastating wars. The … Continue reading
