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Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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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
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Can you really be “objective”?
I have a group of friends from my college days who get together weekly on Zoom. I’m not there every week; some of us go…
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The Slow Telling of a Story 6: Downtime
I’ve been writing these occasional essays for a little over a year. In them, I’m sharing the story of turning my manuscript into a book.…
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A Parable about the Fight over “Cancel Culture”
We’ve all heard a lot about “Cancel Culture” lately, how Fox News and other right-wing media sources have decried the recent changes to such properties…
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A Conspiracy of Letters
Wake up, sheeple. There’s something going on around us that you need to know about. So, I was minding my own business, just browsing through…
● 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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