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

This is one of a series of posts about a trip I took to walk labyrinths in July 2022. See this post to see why…

This is one of a series of posts about a trip I took to walk labyrinths in July 2022. See this post to see why…

This is one of a series of posts about a trip I took to walk labyrinths in July 2022. See this post to see why…

I left on a Friday morning to go on a journey walking labyrinths. I love walking labyrinths, the ancient spiritual tool of walking something that…

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.