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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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Advent Light Day 17: Waters Rage and Kids on Stage
After all the rain that fell Sunday night into Monday, I thought perhaps the Delaware River would be high. So I got in my car…
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Advent Light Day 16: Clean, Seen, Zoom Screen
When I woke up this morning, it was pouring – it had been raining heavily all night. Getting the kids on the school bus this…
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Have Yourself a Hopeful Little Christmas (Blue Christmas Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached at our congregation’s annual Blue Christmas service on Sunday, December 17, 2023. The reading I…
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Grant Me the Serenity (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached on the Third Sunday of Advent, December 17, 2023. The reading I preached on was…
● 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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