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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Sheep Tales
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Fourth Sunday of Easter. The gospel text was John 10:1-10. Once upon…
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It’s Hard (Poem)
It’s hard to hear all the anger It’s hard to live with the strife It’s hard to learn that conflict and hatred Are the backdrop for…
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Emmaus
This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached this morning, the Third Sunday of Easter. The gospel reading was Luke 24:13-35. In last…
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Jesus is Alive…
…and being held in a secure undisclosed government facility. Welcome to Pinewood Men’s first Audio production. To those of you who come to this blog looking…
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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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