Cruciform Hope Ministries

Deep Reflections. Honest Hope. Bringing the good news of Jesus to the anxious and weary.

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What is @CruciformHope?
A thread for the weary, anxious, depressed, and bipolar. In other words, those who are deeply loved by God and held close in Christ.
Faith and mental health are not enemies
This is a space to breathe again.

[Mike Skinner @mike_skinner]

The kingdom of God does not arrive at the end of a self-improvement program.

It arrives as a gift, Lamb-stained and cross-shaped, for those who are at the very end of their rope.

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“Suffering is not eliminated by the resurrection but transformed by it.”

- Kathryn Greene-McCreight, who wrote that as a priest living with bipolar disorder.

Not a tidy consolation.
A report from inside the dark.

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New @ @CruciformHope: https://t.co/V7xlJLeshV

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Your kid's picture of God isn't built from your sermons. It's built from what it felt like to need you.

Every parent I know finds that terrifying. But it really isn’t: the secure kids don't come from flawless homes. They come from homes with rupture AND repair.

More below:

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Most of us were trained to solve and were never taught to stay. You do not have to fix it. You have to know what to say, what to skip, and how to stay. Free guide for pastors, parents, and friends: https://t.co/jUSZRAPlU6

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For the anxious, the depressed, the exhausted, and the people who love them.

The blessing is not a test you pass. It is a place you are already standing.

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Memorial Day.

Before the cookouts, a quiet moment for what the day actually marks: the men and women who died serving this country, and the families who have carried that loss every day since.

Grief like that doesn't keep a calendar. We remember with you.

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It's a long weekend for a lot of us, and an extra day off is a small mercy.

If you can, let yourself actually rest. Not the productive kind. The kind where you stop earning your keep for a while.

You don't have to earn the next breath. It's already yours.

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Glad to be here. Healing is holy. Keep going.

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It's been a minute since I last posted here.

I was building. I was tired. I was busy! I was practicing what I preach, that some seasons require holding on more than holding forth.

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Some things I'll be sharing soon:
- Devotionals for the anxious and weary
- Resources for pastors, teachers, and parents
- Honest reflections on faith and mental health

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In Matthew 5, Jesus’ blessings include those of us wrestling with mental illness. These Beatitudes aren’t instructions—they’re promises. Swipe through to see how the gospel speaks hope directly into the experiences of anxiety, depression, and more.

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In the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5, Jesus delivers a famous series of blessings. They aren’t commands (“be like this”) —they are announcements. The work and mission of Jesus is good news to some surprising groups of people - including the poor in spirit and the mourning.

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Some days, faith feels like flying.
Other days, it feels like trying to hold your breath underwater.

If today is one of those tough days for you, don’t believe the lie that struggling somehow makes you a second-class Christian. God’s got you.

#faith #MentalHealth #Jesus

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@CMHIconnect Love these. So many myths about Christianity and mental health that have to continually be addressed!

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@courtneyellis MENTAL HEALTH IS SPIRITUAL HEALTH

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@DrGaryJGD Thanks, Gary. I agree. One day I hope to write a full theological account of mental illness from a robust Triune and Christological foundation, centering the narrative theological implications of cruciformity, and integrating the best of neuroscience and psychology! #dreamgoals

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Mental health is not secular territory.
Christians have always wrestled with sadness, confusion, and darkness of the soul.

We need theology that doesn’t flatten or shame that struggle — but narrates it faithfully in light of the good news of Jesus.

#Faith #MentalHealth

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@courtneyellis Congrats on the new book!!