by Shannon Popkin | Dec 20, 2024 | Anger, Anxiety, Control Girl, God
Are you bothered by a controlling mother-in-law, or a controlling sister or friend? If so, perhaps you’ve vowed that you’ll never be anything like her. But if you back the reel up a few decades, there’s a good chance this controlling woman in your...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 1, 2024 | Control Girl, Gospel, Salvation, Sin
I watched a little toddler lay completely face-down on at the end of my driveway the other day. His mom, who was holding the dog’s leash and pushing his stroller, stopped and waited, trying to coax him to get up and walk, but he wasn’t having it. She...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 13, 2024 | Faith, Fear, Generosity, Podcast 8 Sarah
As Gaby walks through cancer treatments at age 27, she knows her options are narrowing. Yet she continues on this painful path between her trial and God’s promises with perspective and hope. Gaby’s story is part of the “Sarah Series” on the...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 9, 2024 | Anxiety, Faith, Fear, Kids' Perspective, Legacy, Podcast 8 Sarah, Witness
Would you ask your twelve-year-old to bravely live her faith, in a time of crisis? In part two of our conversation, Heather Cofer shares the story of her twelfth birthday in Mongolia and how—even when she was so afraid—her dad commissioned her to walk by faith. She...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 6, 2024 | Anxiety, Faith, Fear, Kids' Perspective, Legacy, Podcast 8 Sarah, Witness
What if God asked you to leave everything you love? Would you do it? On the Live Like It’s True podcast, Heather Cofer talks about her experiences as a child in Mongolia which still shape her faith today. Heather’s story is highlighted in my new Bible...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 21, 2024 | Control Girl, Gender and Sexuality, Humility, Podcast Guest, Roles, Submission, Women
I got to be a guest on the Girl Defined show this week, talking about biblical submission in marriage. I’m so grateful for the good work that Kristen and Bethany, the founders of Girl Defined, are doing. They are brave and unwavering in a world that pushes back...