by Shannon Popkin | Feb 5, 2025 | Beliefs, Comparison, Deception, Differences, Enemy, Genesis, Gifts, Hardship, Hope, Pain, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 10, Suffering
Have you ever considered that your envy of others may be causing you to also feel…lonely? Maybe your time spent on social media is actually causing you to feel more alone and less connected, like you’d hoped. Are you constantly comparing yourself to others...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 23, 2024 | Beliefs, Faith, Jonah, Pain, Podcast - Prophets, Podcast 1 Stand Alone, Podcast 9 Stand Alone, Wisdom
How has God used a storm to show you that you’re not in control? And how has he used that storm to invite you to surrender control to Him? In this episode of the Live Like It’s True podcast, Kori Pennypacker of Bible2School.com and I are talking about the...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 24, 2024 | Beliefs, Faith, Genesis, God, Podcast - Torah, 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, Genesis, God, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 8 Sarah, Popular Podcast Episodes, 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 | 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 | 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...