Scholtes-Blog

Blogging about Faith, Labyrinths, Mental Illness, and More

Reflections by Michael J. Scholtes, Author / Pastor / Speaker

An IndieReader Discovery Award Winner

Featured in the San Francisco Examiner

A weekly newsletter on the intersection of faith and mental illness. “I put the holy back in melancholy!” Sign up here.

● Featured Article
  • When Eye Sees God

    When Eye Sees God

    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…

● Latest Articles
  • The Summer of 2016

    The Summer of 2016

    For the month of August, I am looking back on the summers of my life, attempting to find some patterns within them to explain why…

  • The Summer of 2017

    The Summer of 2017

    For the next month or so, I am reflecting back on summers in my past, partially to discern why my depression tends to get worse…

  • The Summer of 2018

    The Summer of 2018

    For the next month or so, I want to write about the summers in my life. I have discerned that my depression is often at…

  • The Lord’s Prayer – Annotated (Sermon)

    The Lord’s Prayer – Annotated (Sermon)

    This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, July 28, 2019. The lectionary text was Luke 11:1-13. How well do you…

● 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.

● Recent Articles