Blogging about Faith, Labyrinths, Mental Illness, and More
Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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● Featured Article
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For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past nine years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page…
● Latest Articles
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Drifting Ashes
A semi-fictional account of recent encounters with both my therapist and my spiritual director. I say “semi-fictional,” because it didn’t really happen quite as written…
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Putting the Lord to the Test (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the First Sunday in Lent. The gospel text was Luke 4:1-13. When I…
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Lent with the Dark Voice
The Dark Voice has been talking to me a lot lately. The Dark Voice is the name I have given to the voice inside me…
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Fifty-Seven
A few weeks ago, I tried to list the thirty-one flavors of Baskin-Robbins ice cream. I failed, but at least I got to invent some…
● 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.
