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Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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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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On Teaching Human Precepts as Doctrine
I’ve been reading through the gospel of Mark, chapter 7, and I came upon this passage (verses 6-8): He said to them, “Isaiah prophesied rightly…
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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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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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