Blogging about Faith, Labyrinths, Mental Illness, and More

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

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● Featured Article
  • Labyrinth #135: It’s Okay if You’re Just Making All This Up

    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
  • 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…

  • Do Not Stop Them!

    Do Not Stop Them!

    This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning. I was not at my regular congregation this morning. Instead, I was doing…

  • 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…

● 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.