Blogging about Faith, Labyrinths, Mental Illness, and More
Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker
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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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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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Who Says Everything is Meaningless?
When I was a freshman in college, I lived in the “freshman dorm.” Some of you might remember such things. A whole pile of 18-…
● 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.
