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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“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…
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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…
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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…
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Taking Up the Cross
This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached this morning. The gospel text was Mark 8:27-38. In today’s gospel reading, Jesus tells the…
● 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.
