god – Grief to Gratitude

Sweet Jesus

By Sherrie Cassel Every Christmas for a few years now, I’d repost a missive I wrote for Christmas that actually received over 1K hits. I had been pulling away from the hold that vestiges of fundamentalism still had on me. I just remember in a home full of angst and violence, the holidays were stillContinue reading “Sweet Jesus”

With no particular place to go

By Sherrie Cassel 3 a.m. musings – and I’m wide awake, ruminating on craziness, on the rollercoaster of a 63-year-old life. I’m pushing Medicare age, and, yes, I’m hoping that in the two years I have until I’m “there”, there will still be Medicare. We’ll see. Health insurance, Covered California, while not ideal, is alsoContinue reading “With no particular place to go”

When Tribes Gather

By Sherrie Cassel Prior to a 2024 survey conducted by the Pew Foundation1, there was a decline in those who identify as Christian and/or religious; the trend appears to be stabilizing, very little growth, but no further decline either. The Pew research anticipates a decline in the coming years as those who identify as ChristianContinue reading “When Tribes Gather”

Coming Clean

By Sherrie Cassel I’m a liar. I am. I lie to myself and so, I lie to others too. Or … do I? Do I really? Ahhh, the curse of the double minded, right and left-brained, ENTJ, bipolar, Geminian mooned, Scorpio rising, Christian, Mystic, theist, non-theist, dualistic, divided, synthesized, religious, spiritual, whew, I’m tired fromContinue reading “Coming Clean”

Easter Vigil

By Sherrie Cassel Christians all over the globe are keeping vigil over the tomb of Jesus, their Savior, who will shock them in the morning with a magic trick so potent, its effects have survived two millennia and through many iterations. The Gospel story speaks to them, and because of my own familiarity with theContinue reading “Easter Vigil”

Gnarly Family Trees

by Sherrie Cassel The tree was beautiful in the fog; it was misshapen, and its branches were gnarled throughout its girth. He’d be asleep like tired children do after a day of learning about how to live in a world that is uncertain – and where parents are not always well enough to love theirContinue reading “Gnarly Family Trees”