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

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  • Autumn, Melancholy, and Suicide

    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…

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  • A Refreshing Political Ad

    A Refreshing Political Ad

    Pinewood Men Productions, the “film” “production” “company” of which I am about 50%, has entered a new realm — the political ad. See our inaugural…

  • How do you do it?

    How do you do it?

    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…

  • Phones No More

    Phones No More

    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.…

  • Some Wounds are Still Open

    Some Wounds are Still Open

    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…

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.