Blogging about Faith, Labyrinths, Mental Illness, and More
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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Timing is Everything: A Morning of Labyrinths
Today is the second day of a road trip I’m taking to western New York. I spent most of the day yesterday driving through the…
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After the Storm
This morning I left my house, not knowing where I was going. All I knew was this: I was going to head north on a…
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“Thank You”: Our Duty and Our Joy (Sermon)
This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached this morning, October 13, 2019. The gospel text was Luke 17:11-19. Those ungrateful lepers. Jesus…
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Fifty-Eight
A few months ago, I started a series of posts dealing with numbers. I shared some interesting fact or story about one number each post,…
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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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