Cruciform Hope
Writing
These days I write at Cruciform Hope, a free newsletter on faith and mental health. New essays land in your inbox, and every past one is on the Substack.
Archive
From the archive
Selected essays from 2014 to 2017.
January 10, 2014 · Archive
English has a pronoun problem, and it has quietly turned a communal faith into a private one. Texans already solved it.
February 24, 2014 · Archive
On the depression that follows preaching, and why a church where everyone is “fine” cannot love.
May 15, 2014 · Archive
Anger isn’t the only way Scripture describes God’s response to sin. What if grief is the deeper one?
April 21, 2014 · Archive
A small Greek particle in John 9, and why it matters for anyone told their suffering is part of God’s plan.
January 11, 2014 · Archive
What if the manger and the cross aren’t exceptions to God’s character, but the clearest picture of it?
June 7, 2017 · Archive
Stories capture attention, build trust, and follow the way Jesus taught. Why narrative is at the center of how I preach.