by Shannon Popkin | May 6, 2020 | Comparison
Back when I still had preschoolers, I was asked to be a Bible study leader. Our group met on Thursday mornings—the same morning that the moms’ group met down the hall. I loved this because it meant my kids could participate in the wonderful childcare program at that...
by Shannon Popkin | May 1, 2020 | Comparison
“But many who are first will be last, and last first” (Matt. 19:30). Jesus said this to his close friends who were kinda wondering if He had noticed that their stacks had been shrinking over the past year. He said it just moments after a man walked away...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 15, 2020 | Comparison
Hey there, Comparison Girl. How’s your heart doing, in this crisis? I’m wondering. Have you been… A. Feeling like a loser because other people are cleaning out sheds and organizing their attics and you’ve accomplished jack squat? B. Irritated...
by Shannon Popkin | May 21, 2019 | Disgust
This weekend, dozens of Christians from a Christian university walked out of a Christian graduation ceremony where a Christian leader was giving a Christian commencement address. But tell me, does this seem “Christian” to you? [bctt tweet=”This...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 4, 2018 | Conflict Resolution, Control Girl, Disagreement, Disgust, Wisdom
Is there some *other* controlling woman in your life making you crazy? Maybe your mom, your sister-in-law or your friend? It’s true that God wants to set you free. But you won’t find freedom in getting control of her. Here’s how you will. Wanting to...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 9, 2017 | Comparison
Here is on one of my recent posts, featured last spring on the True Woman blog (a ministry of Revive Our Hearts). Early on in life, my relationship with food was closely tied to my relationship with the mirror. As a teen, I used to lock the bathroom door and stand on...