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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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Answering the Quaker Questions
I was recently at a meeting where the leader led us in something called the “Four Quaker Questions.” A little bit of googling has led…
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What on Earth is Heaven? (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning. The gospel text was Luke 20:27-38. As Lutherans, we don’t tend to talk…
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God’s All About Forgiveness (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached today, Reformation Sunday. The texts I preached on were Jeremiah 31:31-34 and John 8:31-36. It…
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Sixty
The most interesting thing about sixty, is sixties are interesting things. (Sorry, that just got stuck in my head, and I had to get it…
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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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