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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: reliance on God
November 11
TODAY IS… a great day to make sure that it doesn’t happen to you. “Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you drinkers of wine; wail because of the new wine, for it has been snatched from your lips.” … Continue reading
March 28
TODAY IS… the day to refuse to be discouraged. “Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.” James 1:2 NLT Great joy? How can we ever be expected to find joy in … Continue reading
November 18
TODAY IS… an excellent day for new shock absorbers. “Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God…” Romans 4:20 NIV Most of us give very … Continue reading
August 7
TODAY IS… a wonderful day to think about the power of our words. “Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.” Proverbs 15:4 NLT There once was a popular commercial for a well-known pain reliever … Continue reading
March 27
TODAY IS… the day to refuse to be discouraged. “Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.” James 1:2 NLT Great joy? How can we ever be expected to find joy in … Continue reading
January 22
TODAY IS… a good day to praise God. “Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon His name, make known His deeds among the people.” 1 Chronicles 16:8 KJV Very often, our prayers to God are filled with requests for help … Continue reading
January 20
TODAY IS… a good day to avoid self-sufficiency. “The Lord said to Gideon, ‘The people who are with you are too many for Me to give Midian into their hands, for Israel would become boastful, saying ‘My own power has … Continue reading
October 9
TODAY IS… an awesome day to be proud of the glow God gives you. “…they saw that his face was radiant.” Exodus 34:35a NIV The story of Moses teaches us that his meetings with God gave his face a radiant … Continue reading
September 20
TODAY IS… a wonderful day to move forward in faith. “Then the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. For I have delivered … Continue reading
