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 | Beliefs, Gender and Sexuality, Genesis, Genesis - Hot Topic, Marriage, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Roles, Submission, True Story of the Beginning
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, Genesis, Genesis - Hot Topic, Marriage, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Sin, True Story of the Beginning, Women
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,...
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...