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Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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For about two or three hours last Friday evening, I was in constant, desperate prayer. I was overwhelmed with anxiety, to the point of tears. My repeated prayer was this: “Please God, please, don’t make me bishop.” I’ll tell you how I got there, and how God answered that prayer.…
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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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Seeing through Lenses
I experienced recently the importance of context, and of framing. It was a very vivid moment, and it has to do with the image I…
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Finding the Light of Christmas (Blue Christmas Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached for a Blue Christmas service on December 18, 2022. The gospel reading I preached on…
● 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.
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