Blogging about Faith, Labyrinths, Mental Illness, and More
Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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● Featured Article
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For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past nine years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page…
● Latest Articles
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Movember in an Age of #MeToo
It’s day three of Movember, the month in which I join millions of other men in wearing a moustache, in order to bring awareness to…
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It’s Movember
I have been rocking an excellent multicolored beard for some time now. It’s become more and more grey, with flecks and stripes of red still…
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Oh, the Places You’re Free
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached today, Reformation Sunday. It was also the occasion of the Confirmation of two of our…
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How Can You Be God’s Kingdom?
This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached this morning. The gospel text was Mark 10:35-45. Throughout worship today, I invited people to…
● 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.
