by Shannon Popkin | Apr 2, 2025 | Church, Faith, Friendship, Gospel, Podcast, Podcast - Epistles, Podcast 10, Salvation
What would change if you thought of discipleship as passing the baton of grace from one generation to the next? Courtney Doctor and Hunter Beless have teamed up, not only to write a Bible study on Titus, but to model a Paul-and-Titus type friendship, rooted in...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 22, 2023 | Church, Control Girl, Disagreement, Genesis, Genesis - Hot Topic, Marriage, Ministry, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Submission, True Story of the Beginning, Women
Are there any women trying to control things at your church? And are there any shepherding men, who are ignoring the women at your church? If you’ve ever rolled up your sleeves in church ministry, you know that there are often pitfalls and frustrations, when...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 18, 2021 | Beliefs, Church, Faith, Gospel, Podcast, Salvation
How can you stir up curiosity in someone who thinks the story of Jesus is irrelevant to their lives—especially at Christmas time? We’re welcoming Darin and Joy Stevens, who live in the UK, where it’s not that people are against God; they just don’t...
by Shannon Popkin | Jun 9, 2021 | Church
“In isolation we wilt. In community we grow.” Does your life reflect the truth of this statement? When Beckie (right) received my last “Live like it’s true!” email, she was convicted by my thought on “one-anothering”. She...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 25, 2016 | Church, Uncategorized
It was my first day of “big church.” We arrived early, entering the school gym filled with folding chairs. People greeted each other softly as someone played the piano on the stage. As we filed into a row near the front, my dad smiled and nodded at the...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 30, 2013 | Church, Compassion, Differences
“Oh no!” I wailed, gripping the steering wheel, with my eyes locked on the rear view mirror.”Mom, did you hit someone?” asked my son incredulously, from the back seat.I opened the door and went to find out.This is how my son later told the rest...