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Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker

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  • When Eye Sees God

    Previously on… During my first semester of college, I went through a deep depression. I was in a great deal of emotional pain and guilt, blaming myself and hating myself so much, that it seemed like the only way out was suicide. I was scared to keep on living. But…

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  • Forty-Two

    Forty-Two

    Well, here we are. We all knew it would come to this. Science fiction fans have no doubt what I’m going to talk about here.…

  • Faith, Hope, and Money (Sermon)

    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,…

  • Forty-One

    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…

  • Forty

    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…

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.