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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: the Truth
November 10
TODAY IS… a splendid day to understand that the truth cannot be locked away “So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.” Matthew 27:66 NIV The Pharisees and leading … Continue reading
October 19
TODAY IS… a terrific day to show that you belong. “So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body.” Ephesians 4:25 NLT There were men who were so afraid … Continue reading
May 31
TODAY IS… a wonderful day to remind ourselves of God’s promise of eternal life. “This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God – who does not lie – promised them before the world began.” Titus 1:2 … Continue reading
November 10
TODAY IS… a splendid day to understand that the truth cannot be locked away. “So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.” Matthew 27:66 NIV The Pharisees and leading … Continue reading
October 19
TODAY IS… a terrific day to show that you belong. “So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body.” Ephesians 4:25 NLT There were men who were so afraid … 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
November 10
TODAY IS… a splendid day to understand that the truth cannot be locked away “So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.” Matthew 27:66 NIV The Pharisees and leading … Continue reading
May 31
TODAY IS… a wonderful day to remind ourselves of God’s promise of eternal life. “This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God – who does not lie – promised them before the world began.” Titus 1:2 … Continue reading
May 12
TODAY IS… a fine day to go treasure hunting. “I rejoice in Your word like one who discovers a great treasure.” Psalm 119:162 NLT If we were to be digging in our backyards and discovered a chest full of gold … Continue reading
November 10
TODAY IS… a splendid day to understand that the truth cannot be locked away. “So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.” Matthew 27:66 NIV The Pharisees and leading … Continue reading
