Deep reflections. Honest hope.
The good news of Jesus, for the anxious and the weary.
A space for the anxious and the weary.
Cruciform Hope is for the Christian who is barely holding it together. The one crying in the church parking lot. The pastor on the verge of burnout. The parent up at 2am Googling is this self-harm. We make resources for people who refuse to choose between their faith and their honesty about what suffering actually feels like.
Faith is not the opposite of mental illness. Healing is holy. The church can be the safest place to say so.
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Three things, in plain sight.
Honest reflections, weekly.
Essays and devotionals on faith, mental health, and the cruciform shape of hope. Sent as a newsletter; read on Substack.
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Mike speaks and trains at churches, Christian schools, and pastor gatherings on mental health and pastoral care. Half-day and full-day formats.
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The First Five Minutes: What to Say When Someone Discloses a Mental Health Crisis. Ships fall 2026.
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Mike Skinner is a pastor, theologian, and chaplain. He has spent fifteen-plus years caring for people in churches, schools, and his own family, and most of his adult life living with anxiety, panic attacks, and depression.
He preaches on Sundays. He takes medication on weekdays. He believes the two are not in conflict.
Cruciform Hope exists because the church needed this work ten years ago and is still building toward it now.
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