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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.…
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Advent Light Day 21: Reflections
In my weekly newsletter on the intersection of faith and mental illness, Biblia Luna, I wrote this on December 3: “At Scholtes-Blog, I’m planning to…
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Advent Light Day 20: Mists and Muppets
Today, I decided to go for a drive, and when Googling and thinking about where to go, I discovered a road in New Jersey called…
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Advent Light Day 19: The Good Day
I had a really good day today. Everything just kind of came together. I had two great opportunities to catch up with old friends, and…
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Advent Light Day 18: Holiness, Healing, Happy Accident
I attended a Ministerium breakfast meeting this morning. The Slate Belt Ministerium is a group of leaders, mostly clergy, from congregations all across the Slate…
● 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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