Blogging about Faith, Labyrinths, Mental Illness, and More

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

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  • Labyrinth #132: The Post at the Center

    For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past nine years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page…

● Latest Articles
  • Advent Light Day 12: The Classics

    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…

  • Advent Light Day 10: The Conversations

    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…

  • Advent Light Day 9: The Rest

    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…

  • Advent Light Day 8: The Voices

    Advent Light Day 8: The Voices

    For the past week, I’ve been blogging every day. I’m delighted and proud about it, actually. I had slipped so far off the wagon of…

● 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.