by Shannon Popkin | Jul 8, 2023 | Compassion, Gospel, Humility, Jesus, Podcast, Podcast Retelling, Salvation, Witness
Do you feel pretty inadequate, as a Gospel-Spreader? In this retelling episode, we’re looking back to the story from John 4, where Jesus interrupts his trip to Galilee to have a conversation with the least likely Gospel-Spreader: A Samaritan woman who had been...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 6, 2023 | Forgiveness, Podcast, Podcast Retelling
In the story from Mark 2 (or Luke 5) of the friends bringing the paralyzed man to Jesus, the storyteller uses a surprise to highlight something important in the story. So in this “retelling” episode, we’ll be looking at the story I discussed with...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 1, 2023 | Beliefs, Control Girl, Family, Gospel, Salvation, Sin, Witness
There was a Saturday evening at the Popkin household, over a decade ago, that was chocked full of sin. I had been engrossed in a project, dinner was late, and everyone was hungry, grumpy, and short-tempered (mostly me). So after we had eaten, Ken didn’t...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 8, 2023 | Change, Deception, Gender and Sexuality, Humility, Marriage, Parenting, Perfectionism, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Sin, Teens, Women
What does it look like to be brave and tell the truth, when so many are saying, “Maybe I’m not a girl…”? And what is the truth about a person’s gender? Also, why is masturbation wrong if it’s not hurting anyone? And how can we...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 2, 2023 | Change, Deception, Gender and Sexuality, Humility, Pain, Perfectionism, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Rescue, Salvation, Sin, Teens
As a thirteen-year-old, Jessica innocently stumbled upon the world of pornography. She was lonely, and the porn chat rooms offered love and acceptance. And yet—similar to the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, pornography was not the harmless fruit Jessica...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 22, 2023 | Church, Control Girl, Disagreement, Marriage, Ministry, Podcast 4, Submission, Women
Are there any women trying to control things at your church? And are there any shepherding men, who are ignoring the women at your church? If you’ve ever rolled up your sleeves in church ministry, you know that there are often pitfalls and frustrations, when...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 17, 2023 | Control Girl, Marriage
When your husband agrees with you, there’s no need to submit, right? But what about when he sees differently than you do? When you totally disagree on how to proceed. Is that when wives are supposed to submit to their husbands? What is the definition of...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 16, 2023 | Gender and Sexuality, Marriage, Podcast 4, Roles, Submission
What are role distinctions based on? Is it God’s idea for husbands to lead? What if a husband is wrong? Should a wife still submit? Doesn’t complementarianism put women at risk? And where does it say women can’t preach? I’m grateful to have my...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 8, 2023 | Disgust, Freedom, Gender and Sexuality, Marriage, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Sin
What can Christian do about her same-sex attraction? How is an LGBT Christian to respond to the Bible’s blueprint for marriage, in Genesis? What impact does a Christian’s disgust over sexual brokenness have on those around her, who are suffering? I’m...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 28, 2022 | Salvation
I’m grateful for the opportunity to share a blog post today on “Open the Bible” with Colin Smith: “I accepted Ken as my husband.” For the record, I have never spoken about my husband in these terms. I’ve never said to my children, “Twenty years ago,...