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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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Finding a Rhythm
It’s now day six of my medical leave. The first week is coming to an end. It’s been odd…I don’t think it’s hit me in…
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Dark night: Day 2 of my medical leave
So today is the second day of my medical leave, and I have some very conflicted feelings about this. In one way, I am very…
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Hope we can Count On
This is an adapted form of my sermon from Sunday, January 1, 2017, the First Sunday of Christmas. The gospel reading was Matthew 2:13-23, the…
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Christmas is for You, and other Traditional Frog Christmas Songs
For the past five years, I have preached rather “special” sermons on Christmas Eve at Prince of Peace. What makes them special is that I…
● 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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