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Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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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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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…
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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…
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Eighteen
The number eighteen, I’m told, is important in Judaism. The reason for this is because words in Hebrew have numerical values, and the Hebrew word for…
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Seventeen
Some of you have been waiting with bated breath for this. This is the post wherein I reveal the reason for the bizarre little survey…
● 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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