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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The Pointing of the Finger (Sermon)
This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached this morning. The text I preached on was Isaiah 58:9b-14. One verse. One single verse…
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Faith Stories (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning. The text I preached on was Hebrews 11:29 — 12:2. The book of…
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The Summer of 2012
I’m looking back on past summers in my life, exploring a theory that my depression gets seasonally worse in the summer each year. Throughout the…
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The Summer of 2013
Throughout this month, I’m blogging about my memories of summers past. My mood tends to be at an ebb every summer, and I’m trying to…
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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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