Blogging about Faith, Labyrinths, Mental Illness, and More

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

An IndieReader Discovery Award Winner

Featured in the San Francisco Examiner

A weekly newsletter on the intersection of faith and mental illness. “I put the holy back in melancholy!” Sign up here.

Featured Article
  • Autumn, Melancholy, and Suicide

    It’s the middle of autumn. November. A wintry wind has been whirling around my world the last week or so. This wind knocked the power out twice within a week, which was less than pleasant for me. A power outage is a very reliable trigger for me, one that ramps…

Latest Articles
  • Labyrinth #109: Fighting the Waves II

    Labyrinth #109: Fighting the Waves II

    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…

  • Labyrinth 108: Fighting the Waves I

    Labyrinth 108: Fighting the Waves I

    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…

  • Labyrinth #107: Searching for an Inner Child

    Labyrinth #107: Searching for an Inner Child

    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…

  • Labyrinth #106: Parenting Through the Journey

    Labyrinth #106: Parenting Through the Journey

    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…

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.