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Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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It’s the middle of autumn. November. A wintry wind has been whirling around my world the last week or so. This wind knocked the power out twice within a week, which was less than pleasant for me. A power outage is a very reliable trigger for me, one that ramps…
● Latest Articles
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Faith, Hope, and Money (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. We’re in the midst of our Stewardship Campaign,…
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Forty-One
I haven’t written a blog post about myself at a particular age in a while, and I’m running out of time to do so. We’re…
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Forty
Forty is a very important number in the Bible. During the flood, the rain fell for forty days and forty nights. The Israelites walked from Egypt to…
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Thirty-Nine
Hebrew law, according to Deuteronomy 25:1-3, allowed for flogging as a punishment for a crime. However, the number of lashes allowed in a flogging were…
● About Me
I’m Michael, the author of this blog. I search for meaning through walking labyrinths, through exploring my Christian faith and my experience of depression, through preaching, and through writing about it for you.
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