Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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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…

In my last post, I wrote about my history of taking antidepressant medication. I thought it might be helpful for anyone considering whether to go…

I have lived with depression for as long as I can remember. The primary way I’ve dealt with it is talk therapy. I first received…

A letter to a friend in the pews… Dear Friend, Perhaps you’ve wondered where I’ve been. Perhaps you’ve missed me. Perhaps you’ve worried about me.…

This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the 24th Sunday in Ordinary TIme. The gospel reading was Mark 8:27-38. “Give…

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.