by Shannon Popkin | Aug 28, 2012 | Anxiety, Church, Faith, God, Hardship, Leadership, Serving, Women
Last year, we left our church. Not the Church, mind you. But still, it was our church. And while we felt the Lord leading us to do so (despite our strong convictions against ‘church-hopping’), it was still really hard to leave. And hard to begin somewhere else.One of...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 25, 2012 | Church, Goals, Writing
“I think you should share your peanut butter & jelly,” I told her. (I didn’t really say ‘peanut butter & jelly’–but for the sake of this post, we’ll call it that.)”But I don’t want to share my peanut butter...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 5, 2012 | Church, Hospitality
When we were first married, we were in a really fun ‘young marrieds’ group at church. Our leaders were very generous and very wealthy. They had a huge home with an indoor swimming pool, and they opened it to our group on a weekly basis. We had Bible...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 7, 2011 | Church, Family, Kids' Perspective
I looked down at Cade in the pew beside me, busy at work decorating his bulletin. I thought, “Well, at least he’s not distracting anyone.” But when I looked closer, I realized that he was worshipping God in his own way:Yes, we do! All of us…(If...
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 19, 2011 | Church, Speaking, Women
From her comfy spot on the couch, my three-year-old daughter observed my workout in front of the TV. She saw me huffing and groaning and dripping sweat. And the ladies on the screen were doing none of the above. She said, “Mommy, doze wadies are all...
by Shannon Popkin | Jun 4, 2011 | Church, Funny, Mistakes, Sin
My friend, Heidi, tells about her adventures in raising chickens this year…”I can still see the sun shining, the ladies and their children casually chatting and playing in my backyard. I can see myself standing by the chicken tractor with a friend,...