Blogging about Faith, Labyrinths, Mental Illness, and More
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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Podcast Interview: “That Christian in Recovery”
I had a blast talking with Verne at That Christian in Recovery. He and I have very different life-stories, but we also had a surprising…
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Labyrinth #69: St. Peter’s Tohickon United Church of Christ, Perkasie, 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…
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Pulled Along by the Water
I took another nostalgic road trip today. It was kind of like the trip I took a few weeks ago, when I drove to Minersville,…
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While Quirinius was Governor (Christmas Eve Sermon)
Every Christmas Eve for the last ten years, my sermons have been odd. They’ve been dialogue sermons between me and Kermit the Frog. (You see,…
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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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