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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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…
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Wait, and See What God Will Do
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached Holy Saturday, March 31, 2018. The readings that were read were Ezekiel 37:1-14; Zephaniah 3:14-20;…
● 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.
