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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: teaching our children
November 13
TODAY IS… an ideal day to follow God’s example. “And a voice came from heaven: ‘You are My Son, whom I love; with You I am well pleased.’” Mark 1:11 NIV One of the reasons that Jesus was baptized by … 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 1
TODAY IS… a superb day to teach your children to be followers. “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 KJV Parenting has perplexed those … Continue reading
October 26
TODAY IS… the perfect day to stick with it. “Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, ‘It is finished!’ And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.’” John 19:30 NASB What, exactly, was it that … 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 21
TODAY IS… a wonderful day to encourage young people. “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity.” 1 Timothy … Continue reading
May 16
TODAY IS… an awesome day to follow the example set by Jesus. “I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.” John 13:15 NLT We are all familiar with the lesson taught by Jesus … Continue reading
May 7
TODAY IS… a good day to teach our children to accept responsibility. “O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.” Psalm 38:1 NIV Part of being a good parent is teaching our children … Continue reading
April 27
TODAY IS… a good day to remember that “no” means “no”! “Thou Shalt Not…” Various Scripture These words appear in some form throughout the Bible in whichever translation one decides to keep close to them. The words carry with them … Continue reading
March 22
ODAY IS… a great day to be good for goodness’ sake. “They celebrate Your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of Your righteousness.” Psalm 145:7 NIV Consequences. We’ve all experienced some of them at one point in our lives or another. … Continue reading
