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Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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For about two or three hours last Friday evening, I was in constant, desperate prayer. I was overwhelmed with anxiety, to the point of tears. My repeated prayer was this: “Please God, please, don’t make me bishop.” I’ll tell you how I got there, and how God answered that prayer.…
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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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Fifty-Nine
Slow down, you move too fast.Gotta make the morning lastJust kicking down the cobblestonesLooking for fun and feelin’ groovy “59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)”,…
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Unknown Paths: Another Afternoon of Labyrinths
This is the fifth part of a series about a trip I took to western New York, something of a pilgrimage, to find and walk…
● 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.
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