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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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Grant Me the Serenity (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached on the Third Sunday of Advent, December 17, 2023. The reading I preached on was…
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Advent Light Day 15: The Birds, the Blue, the Birthday
It’s now the third week of Advent, so this week I’m going to try to write about three things I see each day that show…
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Advent Light Day 14: The Christmas City
One of my family’s Christmas traditions is an annual trip to the city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, about a 40-minute drive from our home. As befits…
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Advent Light Day 13: The Nap and the Opportunity
So, two places I glimpsed God’s Advent light today. Well, the first was kind of interesting. I have to give a little backstory here. Yesterday…
● 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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