Cherry Hoffner

Christ-follower, wife, writer, editor, Pyewacket's mom. I ❤️conversations, crosswords, Cubbies, mocha, March Madness, & the Packers. Views expressed are my own.

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

@OsheaJacksonJr @KSPrior Well done! That was impressive!

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

THIS 👇Amen and amen!

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships, and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean. Nor do they have a moral conscience, since they do not judge good and evil, grasp the ultimate meaning of situations, or bear responsibility for consequences. They may imitate or even simulate, but they do not understand what they produce, for they lack the affective, relational, and spiritual perspective through which human beings grow in wisdom. #MagnificaHumanitas

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

@Pontifex Thank you, thank you, thank you, Pope Leo! Preach! May God bless your ministry far beyond what you could ask or imagine.

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

@BethMooreLPM Well said! I’m not in the SBC (I’m Anglican 😊), but I just want to thank you for all the times you have spoken up for women. This woman greatly appreciates you and your voice! Blessings to you, sister!

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

Thank you #GOP Congresspeople for finally standing up to Trump on his anti-weaponization fund. Now let’s see more of you protecting the American people!

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

@atrupar How far he has fallen. So sad!

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

@NancyAFrench @justhomesgroup Oh no! I have found the years when I do the most trash talking are the years I do poorly on my March Madness bracket! Lesson learned. That pie still looks absolutely irresistible!

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

@BarackObama @ObamaFoundation @colbertlateshow I saw the story on the #TodayShow and I am so excited to see how God will use all the wonderful things that are part of this campus. What a great hub for the community! I love that it is such a reflection of who you and Michelle are. May this campus be blessed!

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

@HolyPost_Media @philvischer @lecrae We were SO sad to miss this! We’ve been begging you to come to ATL and then we couldn’t make it! I was sick and we were headed to Wheaton on Thursday morning to visit Dave’s mom. We actually walked right by your offices this weekend! Hopefully, we’ll catch you next time!

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

@TheFigen_ Wouldn’t it be great if men did this when they saw another man bullying a woman?

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

@BethMooreLPM I do love a good Donk pic! (But I’ll take a cow pic too!)

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

A Trump insider opened a $51,000,000 oil short position — hours before Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran. This guy is now 16 for 16. $170 million in profit. A perfect streak.
This is not a talented trader.
"We placed the bet." "The ceasefire dropped." "We cashed out." Sixteen times in a row.
That is not skill. That is not instinct. That is not research.
That is someone who knows what is coming before it comes.
Think about what that actually means. A private individual is placing a $51 million bet that oil prices are about to collapse — hours before a sitting president announces a ceasefire that collapses oil prices. Not once. Sixteen times. Zero losses.
There are only two explanations and both should terrify you.
Either someone inside the White House — or with direct access to it — is leaking ceasefire negotiations to traders before diplomats, before the press, before the American people hear a single word. That is insider trading. That is corruption. That is a federal crime.
Or the timing of the announcement itself is being shaped around the trade. Which is worse.
This is not a genius investor who reads the news faster than you do. The news hadn't happened yet. He wasn't reading the news. He was getting a phone call.
While Americans were watching the ceasefire announcement and feeling relieved — somebody already knew. Somebody had already bet $51 million on it. And somebody was already counting their winnings.
You are not watching a free market. You are watching a White House with a side hustle. Via~ Really American

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

@BethMooreLPM I fully intend to cuddle with large cats 🦁 in the New Earth. Can you imagine the purring?! And play with penguins 🐧. And giraffes🦒. And weimeraners. And baby bunnies 🐰. And … well, you get the point. I love all those sweet deer! 🦌

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

⁦@philvischer⁩ Have you seen this? Please discuss on next week’s Holy Post!
https://t.co/P6aJXBk2WR

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

@philvischer Your superpower is you get to live without cancer. I think that sounds pretty great!

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

@carmenjoyimes So much to process! It’s a lot! The Hegseth press conferences have really been bothering me. They are nauseating. The celebration of violence is repulsive. So sorry! We have to keep reminding ourselves that we know the end of the story!

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

@TODAYshow Where can I find the golden milk recipe that you featured today?

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

@SenMcConnell Thank you for continuing to block the SAVE act. Please continue to stand up for all American citizens’ right to vote!

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

MUST READ! 👇YES!

[Brad Brisco @bradleybrisco]

I have been thinking lately about Mark Noll's book, "The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind" (published over 30 years ago) where he critiques the intellectual shallowness of evangelicalism, arguing that it has neglected serious philosophical engagement with theology, history, and culture. I wonder if this same critique can be applied to the gospel message itself, where evangelicals have often reduced the good news to a message ABOUT Jesus (his death, resurrection, and personal salvation) rather than embracing the gospel OF Jesus, which was the arrival of the Kingdom of God.

We could call it “The Scandal of the Evangelical Gospel.”

Too often, we have distilled the gospel into a transactional message focused almost exclusively on the afterlife, heaven or hell. The dominant evangelical presentation of the gospel frequently sounds like this:

You are a sinner; Jesus died for your sins; Accept him as your personal Savior; Go to heaven when you die.

While this contains truth, it falls short of Jesus' gospel message. In contrast, His good news was about the in-breaking of God's reign on earth, a new reality that reorders everything. When Jesus proclaimed the gospel, his message was: "The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe the good news" (Mark 1:15). Jesus' message was not, "Believe in me so you can go to heaven when you die." It was a radical announcement that God's rule was now breaking into human history through him, healing, restoring, and upending the world’s power structures. In this Kingdom:

* The poor are lifted up, and the proud are humbled (Luke 1:52-53).

* Sinners are forgiven, but the self-righteous are exposed (Luke 18:9-14).

* Healing, justice, and new creation begin now, not just in the afterlife (Matthew 11:5).

* Power is redefined, leadership means servanthood (Mark 10:42-45).

* The cross and resurrection do not merely secure individual salvation; they inaugurate God’s new world (Colossians 1:13-20).

Yet, much of modern evangelicalism has reduced this kingdom announcement into a gospel about personal salvation, missing the overarching scope of Jesus’ mission.

If the scandal of the evangelical mind was a failure to engage seriously with intellectual life, then the scandal of the evangelical gospel is our failure to proclaim and embody Jesus’ Kingdom vision.

We must recover the gospel Jesus preached by:

* Proclaiming a Gospel Beyond Afterlife Assurance. The good news is not just about where we go when we die, but how we live under Jesus’ reign here and now (Luke 4:18-19).

* Reintegrating Justice, Mercy, and Peacemaking. The Kingdom is about restoring all things (Colossians 1:19-20), not just individual forgiveness.

* Calling People to Follow a King, Not Just Accept a Sacrifice. Salvation is not just about avoiding hell, but about becoming citizens of a new reality where Jesus is Lord (Philippians 2:10-11).

* Recovering the Church's Role as a Kingdom Community. The church is not just a collection of saved individuals, but an outpost of the coming Kingdom, living as a preview of God’s new world. (Newbigin's sign, foretaste and instrument of the Kingdom)

If evangelicalism is to regain its credibility, it must expand its gospel beyond individual salvation. The gospel of the Kingdom is far more compelling, transformative, and biblical than the shrunk-down gospel of "pray this prayer and get to heaven." Jesus didn't just die to forgive our sins, he died and rose to bring a new world into existence, one where God reigns, justice prevails, and love restores all things.

[Cherry Hoffner @cherryhoffner]

@NancyAFrench Thank you for sharing that, @NancyAFrench ! That is great advice!