by Shannon Popkin | Feb 18, 2019 | Love, Mistakes, Pain, Parenting, Problems
This post first appeared on, where I serve as one of the bloggers. I braced myself as I walked in the door. I knew it would be dark, so dark that I’d have to squint to read the faded gray numbers on the price tags. And I knew it would be loud, so loud that I’d have...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 13, 2019 | Control Girl
To my married friends: I offer these suggestions based on my vast experience as a Control Girl wife over the past 25 Valentine’s Days, spent with my husband Ken. Here are 5 Easy Ways to Ruin Valentine’s Day. Or not. It’s your choice. 1. Create a...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 4, 2019 | Sin
This post first appeared on TrueWoman.com, where I serve as one of the bloggers. I was blindsided by the turn our conversation took. I had entered the room, prepared to discuss the sin of a certain Wrongdoer. I was confident that this person was wrong, and I had...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 28, 2019 | Influence Book
This past week was the release of my new book, written with co-author Kate Motaung: Influence: Building a Platform That Elevates Jesus (Not Me). This book is especially written for speakers, writers, and ministry leaders. If you know someone who serves in one of...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 19, 2019 | Influence Book
This is LAUNCH week for my new book, written with co-author Kate Motaung: Influence: Building a Platform That Elevates Jesus (Not Me). This book is especially written for speakers, writers, and ministry leaders. If you know someone who serves in one of those ways,...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 12, 2019 | Influence Book
I’m announcing the release of my new book, written with co-author Kate Motaung: Influence: Building a Platform That Elevates Jesus (Not Me). This book is especially written for speakers, writers, and ministry leaders. If you know someone who serves in one of...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 7, 2019 | Influence Book
Next Monday, I have a new book releasing with co-author Kate Motaung, called: Influence: Building a Platform That Elevates Jesus (Not Me). This book is especially written for speakers, writers, and ministry leaders. If you know someone who s Influence Quiz If you...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 10, 2018 | Holidays
I hope you’ll enjoy this post which was previously published at True Woman, a ministry of Revive Our Hearts. A few years ago, I came up with a tricky idea for tagging our gifts. I formulated this plan because I was frustrated by the way—in years past—my kids...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 5, 2018 | Control Girl
Control is such a burden. It weighs us down and tears at our relationships. We become the worst version of ourselves when we try to manage all of life’s contingencies and lunge for one loose thread after another. God never designed for us to live under the...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 26, 2018 | Control Girl
This post originally appeared on ReviveOurHearts.com, where I serve as one of the bloggers. She left the Church and came out as a lesbian, all at age nineteen. I didn’t meet Rachel Gleason until years after this point, when her poetry group performed at my son’s...
