Scholtes-Blog

Blogging about Faith, Labyrinths, Mental Illness, and More

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

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  • When Eye Sees God

    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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  • Twenty-Two

    Twenty-Two

    Cervantes wrote a book called Don Quixote. I tried reading it once (in translation), but I couldn’t get far into it. Yet I know all about…

  • Twenty-One

    Twenty-One

    In the United States, twenty-one is the gate. The gate that blocks access to the most coveted substance in modern society: alcohol. In the United…

  • Twenty

    Twenty

    This is yet another story from my own life, but despite the way the last few posts have been going, it’s not from when I…

  • Nineteen

    Nineteen

    So in a way, today’s post is a sequel to yesterday’s. You’d think it would take place right after it. Yesterday’s post was about 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.

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