Welcome!
I’m so glad you stopped by. I’m Shannon Popkin.From the platform, page, or podcast mic, I’m inviting you to open your Bible with me, drink in the Story, and live like it’s true.
I’m happy to be sharing life with Ken, who makes me laugh every day. We’ve been married thirty years and have the joy of rooting for our young adult kids—a daughter, two sons, and a new daughter-in-law—as they grow and flourish and follow God.
Ken and I also adore our shih tzu puppies, who if you ask our kids, get way more airtime than they should. We’re members of Crossroads Bible Church in Grand Rapids, MI, where we lead a small group in our home and invest in a variety of other ways.
My favorite things are: sunsets at the beach, fresh blueberries, morning coffee, and the kids stopping by. As an author and speaker, I combine my love for story with my passion for Jesus. I’ve had the opportunity to speak for events, retreats and conferences across the United States and beyond (check out our camel photo below!) and I host the Live Like It’s True Bible podcast. This year, I’m celebrating the launch of my sixth book, Kinda Judgy: Finding Mercy for Myself and Others in Six Stories of the Bible with Moody publishers.
I pray that my books and other resources inspire you to know the Story, share the Story and live the Story!
Do you Live Like It’s True?
Dear Friend,
What’s your story? Is your life telling the true one?
We all live out of a story. It’s the narrative we believe about how the world began and came to be as it is, and what the future holds. The Bible is God’s way of telling us the true story that we’re part of (whether we realize it or not). God wants for His Story to reshape ours in a thousand everyday ways.
For instance…
- Sin is like poison, and yet Jesus’s blood can wash away our shame.
- This life isn’t all there is; There’s coming a new earth that will be like the Garden of Eden, only better!
- God is in control of the storyline, which means we don’t have to be.
- In the Kingdom, the great ones are those who stoop low and lift others up—which means no one is greater than Jesus.
These are just a few threads of the grand overarching Story, which I’d love to keep talking with you about!
Do you know this story? Do you share it with others? Do you live like it’s true? That’s what I’m after, and I’d love to have you join me.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if there’s a way I can serve you. Please reach out if there is some way I can serve you or your church.
With joy,
