Blogging about Faith, Labyrinths, Mental Illness, and More
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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Life without Afterlife
Trigger warning: This post gets dark toward the end. I am a Christian. I am, in fact, an ordained minister of Word and Sacrament in…
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The Kingdom Will Be Taken Away from You
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning. The gospel text was Matthew 21:33-46. Sometimes a good way to interpret scripture…
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The Authority of Breath
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning. The gospel text was Matthew 21:23-32. Let’s take a minute, and breathe. Get…
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God’s Alternative to Comparisons
This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached this morning. The gospel text was Matthew 20:1-16. Three brief stories. Story One. One December…
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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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