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Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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For about two or three hours last Friday evening, I was in constant, desperate prayer. I was overwhelmed with anxiety, to the point of tears. My repeated prayer was this: “Please God, please, don’t make me bishop.” I’ll tell you how I got there, and how God answered that prayer.…
● Latest Articles
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The Administration of Grace
This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached this morning. The lectionary gospel was Luke 16:1-13. The “Spiritual Gift of the Week” was…
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My Center of Gravity
One of the stranger habits I have is this: figuring out my “geographic center of gravity,” in other words, the very center of where I…
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A Conversation with “The Voice”
I was scrounging around in my computer’s archives today, and I found this. It’s a document I typed up at a coffee house, one afternoon about ten…
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The Great Teacher
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning. The lectionary text is Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16. The Spiritual Gift of the Week…
● 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.
