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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…

Latest Articles
  • Rushing to Judgment

    Rushing to Judgment

    I’m not going to say much about today’s hearings, for a few reasons: I didn’t watch any of them. All the news I’ve gotten on…

  • “I am Going to Die”

    “I am Going to Die”

    This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning. The text was Mark 9:30-37. I am going to die. It’s true. I…

  • I’d Like Your Thoughts

    I’d Like Your Thoughts

    I have an idea for a blog post. It has to do with faith, but before I post it, I want to test a hypothesis…

  • Finding Other Voices

    Finding Other Voices

    So here’s what happened. We’ll start last Thursday. Last Thursday evening, I led a Bible Study, the first in a six-session series on the book…

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.