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…

This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Fourth Sunday of Easter. I’m preaching a sermon series on the book…

People sometimes ask me, “How are you doing?” or “How are you feeling?” Sometimes, of course, it’s just blah blah small talk, like all of…

This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Third Sunday of Easter. I am continuing my sermon series on the…

This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Second Sunday of Easter. Since we have lectionary readings from the book…

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.