by Shannon Popkin | Jan 10, 2022 | Beauty, Salvation, Significance, Sin, Wisdom
This is a photo of the puzzle I just threw out. (You can watch on Instagram.) Why did I throw away my unfinished puzzled? Because I used up all the pieces in my box and (as you can see), there were LOTs of pieces missing. I always store our puzzles on foam boards...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 18, 2021 | Podcast
How can you stir up curiosity in someone who thinks the story of a baby who was lying in a manger thousands of years ago is irrelevant to their lives? If you have no idea how to ask that question, I’m glad you’re here. Where else can I listen to the...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 11, 2021 | 5 C Challenge, Control Girl, Holidays
Do you get negative at Christmas? Do you have a shorter fuse and a longer list of complaints, the closer closer the calendar inches toward December 25? I do; Without meaning to, I sometimes turn into a Christmas Control Girl. Without even realizing it’s...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 1, 2021 | Podcast
Have you been through a storm lately? Maybe a situation where things felt really out of control? And did you wonder if maybe God was asleep? Have you ever been tempted to ask, “Does God even care about me?” In the True Story of the Sleeping Savior, Sarah...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 24, 2021 | Podcast
Have you been born again? Do you know what this metaphor even means—and why Jesus used it to confront a Bible teacher named Nicodemus? And what about the metaphor of wind or the imagery of the snake on the pole? And why didn’t Jesus just use plain English… or...