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Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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It’s the middle of autumn. November. A wintry wind has been whirling around my world the last week or so. This wind knocked the power out twice within a week, which was less than pleasant for me. A power outage is a very reliable trigger for me, one that ramps…
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Peace Amid Fear
This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached today, the Second Sunday of Easter. The gospel reading was John 20:19-31. I feel like…
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Snapshots of My Depression #12: Not the Best Man
This is one in a series of posts I’m calling “Snapshots of my Depression.” These are memories of times in my life when my mental…
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Thirty Minutes
Waiting and watching I am watching myself twist and gyre I am waiting for the calm to come A headache cries for a cure My…
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Breathe the Resurrection (Vigil of Easter)
I preached four times this weekend, during the “Great Three Days” worship service that lasts from Thursday evening through Sunday morning. In current Evangelical Lutheran liturgical…
● 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.
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