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Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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● Featured Article
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For about two or three hours last Friday evening, I was in constant, desperate prayer. I was overwhelmed with anxiety, to the point of tears. My repeated prayer was this: “Please God, please, don’t make me bishop.” I’ll tell you how I got there, and how God answered that prayer.…
● Latest Articles
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Forty-Eight
I am no expert in classical music. In fact, I know very little. I received the same classical education we all got from Looney Tunes so…
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Forty-Seven
The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are exactly 47 degrees apart from one another. Well, not exactly. More like 46.87362. But who’s counting? What…
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Forty-Six
I’ve been waiting for this one for a while. I love this story. I first heard about this on the TV show Ripley’s Believe It or…
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Forty-Five
When I was a kid, we had a record player that had four settings: 16, 33, 45, and 78. These numbers, as anyone over a…
● 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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