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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: serving others
August 2
TODAY IS… a good day for the best form of flattery. “For you know that you ought to imitate us. We were not idle when we were with you.” 2 Thessalonians 3:7 NIV Most of us are familiar with the … Continue reading
July 30
Today is… a wonderful day to not get tired of US. “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 NIV Serving others … Continue reading
July 23
Today is… a terrific day to ask ourselves if we do enough. “So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall … Continue reading
July 18
Today is… the ideal day to seek significance in our lives. “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Proverb 19:21 NIV God created each one of us for a reason. Since … Continue reading
July 15
Today is… the day to know what you are prepared to do. “I am the good Shepherd: the good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep.” John 10:11 KJV “What are you prepared to do?” In the movie, “The Untouchables,” … Continue reading
July 10
Today is… a wonderful day to think about how to get even. “And don’t say, ‘Now I can pay them back for what they have done to me! I’ll get even with them!’” Proverbs 24:29 NLT We all know, from … 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
April 22
TODAY IS… a terrific day to get on the right side of the Lord. “…and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.” Matthew 25:33 NASB Does someone’s race, social status, education level, or … Continue reading
March 15
TODAY IS… a good day to bear in mind that not everything is good for you. “You say, ‘I am allowed to do anything’ – but not everything is good for you. You say ‘I am allowed to do anything’ … Continue reading
