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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: worship
March 2
TODAY IS… the perfect day to work on a home worthy of God. “But who can really build Him a worthy home?” 2 Chronicles 2:6a NLT As we all know, God cannot be contained within any dwelling of any size. … Continue reading
July 14
Today is… a great day to enjoy God’s gift of music. “Speak to one another with Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord.” Ephesians 5:19 NIV The Bible is full of references … Continue reading
June 20
Today is… the day to turn away from worthless things. “Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to Your word.” Psalm 119:37 NIV How much of what we do each day is worthless in God’s eyes? … Continue reading
May 13
TODAY IS… the perfect day to think about “everything”. “’What do you mean, what’s the matter?’ Micah replied. ‘You’ve taken away all the gods I have made, and my priest, and I have nothing left!’” Judges 18:24 NLT When the … Continue reading
March 9
TODAY IS… a good day to learn from past mistakes. “The Israelites had not celebrated like this since the days of Joshua, son of Nun.” Nehemiah 8:17b NLT When we make God an important part of our day, we demonstrate … Continue reading
July 14
Today is… a great day to enjoy God’s gift of music. “Speak to one another with Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord.” Ephesians 5:19 NIV The Bible is full of references … Continue reading
June 12
Today is… an excellent day to check our progress. “So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord – who is the Spirit – makes us more … Continue reading
March 9
TODAY IS… a good day to learn from past mistakes. “The Israelites had not celebrated like this since the days of Joshua, son of Nun.” Nehemiah 8:17b NLT When we make God an important part of our day, we demonstrate … Continue reading
March 3
TODAY IS… the perfect day to work on a home worthy of God. “But who can really build Him a worthy home?” 2 Chronicles 2:6a NLT As we all know, God cannot be contained within any dwelling of any size. … Continue reading
