Blogging about Faith, Labyrinths, Mental Illness, and More
Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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● Featured Article
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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…
● 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.
