Blogging about Faith, Labyrinths, Mental Illness, and More

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

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● Featured Article
  • Labyrinth #133: I Walk with You

    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
  • Fifty-Three

    Fifty-Three

    Companies and organizations operate on a fiscal year, which need not coincide with the change of a calendar year. By defining a fiscal year as…

  • Fifty-Two

    Fifty-Two

    There are 52 cards in a regular deck of playing cards. There are a lot of various permutations those cards can take, which is why playing…

  • Fifty-One

    Fifty-One

    I remember being a kindergartener in Mrs. Collins’ class. It was 1980-81. I was in the PM kindergarten class in the almost brand-new wing of…

  • Fifty

    Fifty

    Fifty percent is one-half. And this glass is half-full. Can’t you tell? There is so much to look forward to. So much hope in the…

● 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.