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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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Snapshot Extra: A Believer’s Prayer
In my last post, I discussed my eleven days as a behavioral health patient at First Hospital Wyoming Valley, following my suicide attempt. While I…
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Snapshots of My Depression #9: Eleven Days of Hope
So, following my suicide attempt at age seventeen, I spent eleven days at First Hospital Wyoming Valley, a behavioral health facility in Wilkes-Barre. For days,…
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Distracted from the Calling
This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached this weekend. The Spiritual Gift of the Week is “Service.” The gospel reading is Luke…
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Snapshots of My Depression #8: On the Way to First Hospital
This is one in a series of posts I’m calling “Snapshots of my Depression.” These are memories of times in my life when my mental…
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