by Shannon Popkin | Jul 12, 2023 | Change, Conflict Resolution, Control Girl, Gender and Sexuality, Genesis, Genesis - Hot Topic, Holidays, Humility, Marriage, Mistakes, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Problems, Roles, True Story of the Beginning, Wisdom, Women
What does it mean to leave and cleave in today’s world? What happens when we don’t? Whether you’re about to be married, you’ve been married for years, or you have adult children who have said, “I do,” this episode offers wisdom for...
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, Genesis, Genesis - Hot Topic, Humility, Marriage, Parenting, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Sin, Teens, True Story of the Beginning, 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...