by Shannon Popkin | Aug 14, 2024 | addiction, Change, Christian Growth, Concrete, Discipline, Podcast 9 Stand Alone, science
Did you know your brain can change? And did you know willpower isn’t what makes the change? This was a fascinating conversation with Dr. Weissenbacher on the Live Like It’s True podcast, giving you some of the science that supports what we do here on the...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 29, 2024 | Podcast 9 Stand Alone
How has your jadedness kept you from seeing clearly? And how could simple faith open your eyes to the truth? In this episode on the Live Like It’s True Podcast, Melissa Spoelstra and I are talking about a story in the Bible, where people were divided on how they...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 24, 2024 | Beliefs, Faith, God, Podcast 8 Sarah, Shame
Why God? I don’t understand why you’re doing this? Have you ever cried out to God with a prayer like this? Last time we talked with Carol Kent about that horrifying day she got the unthinkable news that her son was being arrested for first degree murder....
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 18, 2024 | Beliefs, Faith, God, Podcast 8 Sarah, Shame
Have you ever been tested by God? Has he asked you to lay down someone or something that is precious to you, just like he asked Abraham to place Isaac on the altar? In this episode of Live Like It’s True, Carol Kent tells her painful story of laying her precious...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 3, 2024 | Change, Faith, Hope, Podcast 8 Sarah
What if God eavesdropped on your heart? Would he hear you sighing and scoffing about impossible situations? Would he see you rolling your eyes at the idea things could change? In this conversation with Hope Blanton and Chris Gordon on the Live Like It’s True...
by Shannon Popkin | Jun 12, 2024 | Faith, Hardship, Marriage, Mistakes, Podcast 8 Sarah, Suffering
God is in control. We say that, but sometimes it’s hard to believe it with the whole world seems to be coming unhinged. In this episode of Live Like It’s True I’m talking with military spouse, Beth Runkle, about a section of Sarah’s story that...
by Shannon Popkin | Jun 12, 2024 | Podcast 7 Comparison
Why does she have more? Why do I have less? And what does Jesus say, when I want what’s fair? In this episode of the Live Like It’s True Podcast, we’re looking at a story Jesus told in response to these very questions—the parable about the bigger...
by Shannon Popkin | Jun 5, 2024 | Comparison, Differences, Podcast 7 Comparison, Popular Podcast Episodes
Have you been comparing yourself? Are you envious of someone who has it “better” than you? In a story about envious grumblers who are comparing, Jesus invites you to be one of the happy ones instead. Guests: Melissa Kruger Bible Passage: Laborers in the...
by Shannon Popkin | May 15, 2024 | Comparison, Compassion, Disgust, Humility, Podcast 7 Comparison, Wisdom
Have you ever felt unworthy, because of your sin? Or have you every tried to comfort yourself by comparing with someone who sinned in worse ways that you? In this series, we’re looking at comparison stories that Jesus told, and this one is a story about...
by Shannon Popkin | May 11, 2024 | Conflict Resolution, Faith, Forgiveness, Marriage, Pain, Podcast 8 Sarah, Wisdom
Have you considered the magnitude of God’s promises to you? Has your life been shaped by those promises, the way Abraham and Sarah’s were? I’m so grateful for Courtney Doctor and her brilliant mind. Don’t miss part one of this great...