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

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  • Autumn, Melancholy, and Suicide

    It’s the middle of autumn. November. A wintry wind has been whirling around my world the last week or so. This wind knocked the power out twice within a week, which was less than pleasant for me. A power outage is a very reliable trigger for me, one that ramps…

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  • Four

    Four

    Lots of science-fiction movies and television shows talk about “other dimensions.” Most often, the word is used to mean a “parallel universe” or something like…

  • Three

    Three

    When I was young, I had an eidetic (photographic) memory. This stopped around age 12, but prior to that, I was able to memorize just…

  • Two

    Two

    Two is a dangerous number. Here’s how it starts: One is the primary number, the first and foremost, the opposite of nothingness. One is everything, but…

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    One

    Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh please, God, wake me — Metallica One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do —…

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.