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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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Thirty
Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November. And once, in Sweden, February. In 1712, Sweden had a day called February 30. It all has to do…
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A Simple Transaction (Video)
Announcing the triumphant return of Pinewood Men. Their first video for 2019. A Simple Transaction. Click here. Or watch here: A Simple Transaction from Pete Barry…
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Twenty-Nine
The moon orbits the earth once every 29.5 days. That is why there are about 29 days between full moons. About once a month, the moon’s phase…
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Twenty-Eight
28 is a perfect number. In mathematics, a perfect number is a number that is equal to the sum of all of its factors. Think…
● 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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