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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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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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)”,…
● 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.
