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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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“5 Minutes and 16 Seconds”
If you are a Christian, the video below contains the most difficult 5 minutes and 16 seconds of film you will ever watch. The accompanying song, “Carry My Cross” is performed by Third Day and somehow helps to transform the … Continue reading
February 13
TODAY IS… an ideal day to recognize the true value of what Jesus offers us. “Then Peter said, ‘Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of … Continue reading
December 20
TODAY IS… a perfect day to be led astray. “The officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, ‘Why did you not bring Him?’” John 7:45 NASB When the religious leaders and Pharisees sent … Continue reading
I, Sinner
TODAY IS… a great day to remember the price Jesus paid with His birth. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 NIV … Continue reading
November 24
TODAY IS… a wonderful day to be thirsty. “As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for You, O God.” Psalm 42:1 NASB How wonderful it is to have a relationship with God that always has us … Continue reading
October 24
TODAY IS… a good day to ask, “Will I find it?” “For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” Matthew 7:14 NASB There are over seven billion … 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
February 13
TODAY IS… an ideal day to recognize the true value of what Jesus offers us. “Then Peter said, ‘Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of … 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
July 1
Today is… a perfect day to do the right thing for the right reasons. “I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not benefit you.” Isaiah 57:12 NIV It is important to remember that salvation is the … Continue reading
