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Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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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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Doubting Tiger, Suffering Dragon
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Second Sunday of Easter. The gospel reading was John 20:19-31. Poor Thomas.…
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What is Love Anymore (poem, 1996)
I wrote this poem back in college, in the throes of a particularly intense romantic relationship. This was also during my “goth” period (when I…
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A Million Unknown Soldiers (poem, 1995)
This is a poem I wrote over twenty years ago. I was in college at the time. Oddly, it seems as though that younger me…
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The End is Not the End
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached on the Resurrection of Our Lord, Easter Day, April 1, 2018. The gospel reading was…
● 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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