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

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  • Autumn, Melancholy, and Suicide

    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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  • Advent Light Day 12: The Classics

    Advent Light Day 12: The Classics

    So this morning, as I was doing my morning devotions, it occurred to me that I hadn’t blogged last night. I completely forgot. We had…

  • Advent Light Day 10: The Conversations

    Advent Light Day 10: The Conversations

    At my counseling session today, I said something like this: “When I do or say something wrong, I want to be able to say, ‘There…

  • Advent Light Day 9: The Rest

    Advent Light Day 9: The Rest

    It’s been a long day, and I just came home from a long meeting. I was out of sorts a lot of the day, a…

  • Advent Light Day 8: The Voices

    Advent Light Day 8: The Voices

    For the past week, I’ve been blogging every day. I’m delighted and proud about it, actually. I had slipped so far off the wagon of…

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.