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,...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 23, 2022 | Enemy, Genesis, Hope, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Sin, Suffering, True Story of the Beginning
Does the pain of loss ever go away? Is there hope for wholeness and healing, after a lifetime of hurt? We experience loss differently when we know the full story. Like when you go the funeral of someone you know and love, rather than a stranger. We have a fuller...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 16, 2022 | Podcast 4, Shame, Sin
Have you ever want to hide your sin? Have you ever shrunk back in shame? And have you ever wondered what God thinks of your sin and shame? In this story from Genesis 3, we see Adam and Eve cowering, and we see God covering. Yet, because they were guilty of sin, God...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 9, 2022 | Enemy, Genesis, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Sin, True Story of the Beginning
Have you ever wondered why everything seems to work against you? Why does the basement flood and the attic have carpenter ants? Why does the computer crash and the electric bill spike? Could it be that you—as a human—are experiencing the effects of a cosmic war? This...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 5, 2022 | Podcast 4
My latest episode on Live Like It’s True is titled, “The Desire to Control my Husband”. (But if you have no husband, please note that this desire also pertains to you!). In the extended opening, I shared about how God opened my eyes to the root...