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Recent Posts From ‘The Oakdale Chronicles’: : "TOC"
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 →
“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 →
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Tag Archives: relying on God
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 →
November 25
TODAY IS… the day to get God in your corner. “O Lord, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight against me.” Psalm 35:1 NLT Many of us often feel as if it is us against the world. Somehow … Continue reading →
August 29
TODAY IS… the ideal day to make sure we are still on the right path. “Mark out a straight path for your feet so that those who are weak and lame will not fall but become strong.” Hebrews 12:13 NLT … Continue reading →
August 23
TODAY IS… the day to ask God to help you put your heart into it. “So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.” Nehemiah 4:6 NIV Rebuilding … Continue reading →
August 5
TODAY IS… a fine day for remembering how easy it is to forget. “They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.” Psalm 78:11 NIV We’ve all heard the term “fair weather friends.” These are people who … Continue reading →
July 21
Today is… a fine day to cry out to the Lord. “During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery, went up … Continue reading →
May 15
TODAY IS… a great day to remind ourselves to trust God even when we don’t understand. “His mother said to the servants, ‘Whatever He says to you, do it.’” John 2:5 NASB When Jesus’ mother instructed the servants, she had … Continue reading →
April 25
TODAY IS… a great day to go through the curtain. “By His death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place.” Hebrews 10:20 NLT The Most Holy Place was where the priests went … Continue reading →
February 7
TODAY IS… a good day to remember to turn to God first in times of adversity. “In You, O Lord, I have taken refuge.” Psalm 31:1a NASB Can anyone think of a better place to take refuge in times of … Continue reading →
December 2
TODAY IS… a splendid day for some words of comfort. “When doubts filled my mind, Your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.” Psalm 94:19 NLT Only God can comfort us when we have doubts. Only God can reassure us … Continue reading →
