Category: darkwater

  • Labyrinth #70: Shanteel Serenity Walk, Sellersville, PA

    Labyrinth #70: Shanteel Serenity Walk, Sellersville, PA

    I enjoy walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. There are many of them around, and I am in the habit of trying to visit a lot of them. For more information about labyrinths, check out The Labyrinth Society. Find where labyrinths are in your area at the…

  • Podcast Interview: “That Christian in Recovery”

    Podcast Interview: “That Christian in Recovery”

    I had a blast talking with Verne at That Christian in Recovery. He and I have very different life-stories, but we also had a surprising amount in common with our struggles. Take a listen! That Christian in Recovery: “Pastor Michael J Scholtes Shares His Battle with Depression”

  • Pulled Along by the Water

    Pulled Along by the Water

    I took another nostalgic road trip today. It was kind of like the trip I took a few weeks ago, when I drove to Minersville, the town I lived in for the first four years of my life, and also the town that I experienced in a powerfully spiritual way when I received the vision…

  • My interview on the “Write or Die” Podcast

    My interview on the “Write or Die” Podcast

    I was recently interviewed by Randi-Lee Bowslaugh at the Write or Die podcast. The interview was just released today. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts, or one of these places: Anchor.fm YouTube:

  • Stir Me Up! (A Trip to the Headwaters)

    Stir Me Up! (A Trip to the Headwaters)

    A few days ago, I made another pilgrimage out to the coal country of Schuylkill County, the place where I was born. It was something of a sequel to the trip I made almost six years ago. That day, I visited Minersville, the old mining town where I spent the first four years of my…

  • My First Podcast Interview Released!

    My First Podcast Interview Released!

    I’m happy to announce that you can now hear my interview with Paul Granger on the “Where Did You See God?” podcast. Paul has a great podcast where he has conversations with all sorts of people, “exploring how we can see God in the most unexpected and counter-intuitive places.” Sounded like an appropriate place to…

  • Darkwater is Free on Kindle for a Limited Time!

    Darkwater is Free on Kindle for a Limited Time!

    For a limited time, the Kindle edition of my book Darkwater: A Pastor’s Memoir of Faith and Depression is free for purchase! If you haven’t gotten a copy yet, now is a great time! If you’ve already purchased your copy, consider getting it as a gift for one, or two, or ten of your friends.…

  • Darkwater is Free on Kindle for Prime Day!

    Darkwater is Free on Kindle for Prime Day!

    Today and tomorrow (July 12-13) are Prime Day at Amazon. For these two days only, the Kindle edition of my book Darkwater: A Pastor’s Memoir of Faith and Depression is free for purchase! If you haven’t gotten a copy yet, now is a great time! If you’ve already purchased your copy, consider getting it as…

  • Reviews Wanted!

    Reviews Wanted!

    Thank you so much to all who have purchased a copy of Darkwater: A Pastor’s Memoir of Depression and Faith. I hope that you have had a chance to start reading it, and I hope that you’ve found it meaningful. It’s certainly not too late to pick up a copy! It’s available online at Amazon,…

  • Darkwater Release Today!

    Darkwater Release Today!

    My first book, Darkwater: A Pastor’s Memoir of Depression and Faith is now available for purchase! Paperback and e-book editions are available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and everywhere books are sold. Request it at your favorite bookshop! Click here to order from Amazon. Click here to order from Barnes & Noble. Click here for…