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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: Thanking God
April 15
TODAY IS… a good day to ask yourself, “When did I last spend some quiet time with God?” “Be still and know that I am God…” Psalm 46:10a NIV Finding quiet time to spend with God can be a challenge … Continue reading
February 5
TODAY IS… a superb day to appreciate the gift of creation. “So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed.” Genesis 2:1 NLT The world has known many extraordinarily talented sculptors and painters, individuals … Continue reading
January 31
TODAY IS… the perfect day to remember to be thankful in any circumstance. “…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV Our initial response to Paul’s teaching may be … Continue reading
December 25
******* TODAY IS… an awesome day to thank God for the greatest gift of all. “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11 NIV As the title of … Continue reading
December 1
TODAY IS… the perfect day to mean it. “Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.” Psalm 50:15 NASB We should all turn to God for help, and many of us … Continue reading
November 19
TODAY IS… a perfect day for giving thanks. “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy, and I will give thanks to Him in song.” Psalm … Continue reading
October 14
TODAY IS… the ideal day to be thankful for the breath of God. “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” … Continue reading
January 31
TODAY IS… the perfect day to remember to be thankful in any circumstance. “…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV Our initial response to Paul’s teaching may be … Continue reading
January 5
TODAY IS… a good day to seek refuge in God. “The eternal God is your refuge, and His everlasting arms are under you.” Deuteronomy 33:27a NLT The refuge provided by God’s love is the only true security available to us … Continue reading
December 1
TODAY IS… the perfect day to mean it. “Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.” Psalm 50:15 NASB We should all turn to God for help, and many of us … Continue reading
