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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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Advent Light Day 13: The Nap and the Opportunity
So, two places I glimpsed God’s Advent light today. Well, the first was kind of interesting. I have to give a little backstory here. Yesterday…
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Advent Light Day 12: The Classics
So this morning, as I was doing my morning devotions, it occurred to me that I hadn’t blogged last night. I completely forgot. We had…
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Advent Light Day 10: The Conversations
At my counseling session today, I said something like this: “When I do or say something wrong, I want to be able to say, ‘There…
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Advent Light Day 9: The Rest
It’s been a long day, and I just came home from a long meeting. I was out of sorts a lot of the day, a…
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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.
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