Blogging about Faith, Labyrinths, Mental Illness, and More
Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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● Featured Article
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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
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Labyrinth #86: Calvary Episcopal Church, Summit, NJ
I enjoy walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. There are many of them around, and I…
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Christ Will Come Again (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached on November 12, 2023, the Thirty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time. The gospel reading was Matthew…
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Blessed Now, Blessed Later, Blessed to Be a Blessing (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached on All Saints Sunday, November 5, 2023. The gospel text was Matthew 5:1-12. I also…
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Labyrinth #85: St. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran Church, Douglassville, PA
I enjoy walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. There are many of them around, and I…
● 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.
