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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-Four
When I hear the number forty-four, I think of President Obama. It’s funny — I never thought of Reagan as forty, or Clinton as forty-two. But…
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Forty-Three
The youngest person to become president of the United States was Teddy Roosevelt, who was a 42-year-old Vice-President when William McKinley was assassinated. But the…
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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.…
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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,…
● 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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