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Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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Previously on… During my first semester of college, I went through a deep depression. I was in a great deal of emotional pain and guilt, blaming myself and hating myself so much, that it seemed like the only way out was suicide. I was scared to keep on living. But…
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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…
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Electoral Change
So I’ve changed my mind about something political. I have to admit, this is something I didn’t think was possible. I didn’t think any of…
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The Slow Telling of a Story 5: The Further Slowdown
I told you a few days ago about the rewriting process that led to a major overhaul of my book, Darkwater. (You can find that…
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God loves us. Why have we forgotten?
The very first creed of the Christian church was two words: Kyrios Iesous. Or, in English, “Jesus is Lord.” That was it. At first, there…
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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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