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

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  • Honest Talk about Suicide

    I am grateful for Sean Wellington, and for his podcast, Suicide Noted. He’s working to change the conversation. For many years, I have worked to reduce the stigma of mental illness. I talk about my own struggles with depression openly, I refer to mental illness in sermons at my church,…

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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.