Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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Pinewood Men Productions, the “film” “production” “company” of which I am about 50%, has entered a new realm — the political ad. See our inaugural…

Every time I read a book about being Black in the United States, I become sad at the horrible way that people of color have…

I had a wonderful weekend away at Bear Creek Camp, the Lutheran church camp I’ve been connected to in various ways for my entire life.…

I just read Wendell Berry’s book The Hidden Wound, an extended essay about racism, told in part as a memoir of his childhood experiences with…

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.