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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  • Jesus and Divorce

    Jesus and Divorce

    This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning. The gospel text was Mark 10:2-16. You may wish to go ahead and…

  • Disco Gourds

    Disco Gourds

    I used to really love Fridays. They’re my day off. The one day of the week when I get to take off my pastor hat,…

  • I Hate Emojis

    I Hate Emojis

    There’s a part of me that wants to write more about Brett Kavanaugh. But I won’t. One post was enough. There’s a part of me…

  • A Trip into Myself

    A Trip into Myself

    I found this file lying around in my computer. I thought I’d share it here. It was my final project for a seminar I took…

● 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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