by Shannon Popkin | Mar 12, 2025 | Deception, Faith, Fear, Hope, Pod 10, Podcast 10, Rescue
When giant-sized problems pop up in your life, your feelings can’t be trusted to guide you. Donna Amidon joins Shannon on the Live Like It’s True podcast to talk about the story of Joshua and Caleb in Numbers 13 and 14. Learn how to choose worship to gain...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 5, 2025 | Beliefs, Community, Comparison, Deception, Differences, Enemy, Gifts, Hardship, Hope, Pain, Pod 10, 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 | Apr 10, 2024 | Deception, Enemy, Faith, Podcast 7 Comparison, Teens
Why do I compare myself to others? And how can I stop? Maybe your teen hasn’t said this out loud, but there’s a good chance she’s thinking it. When a teen walks into a room, statistics show that there’s an 80% chance she believes she...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 8, 2023 | Change, Deception, Gender and Sexuality, Humility, Marriage, Parenting, Perfectionism, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Sin, Teens, Women
What does it look like to be brave and tell the truth, when so many are saying, “Maybe I’m not a girl…”? And what is the truth about a person’s gender? Also, why is masturbation wrong if it’s not hurting anyone? And how can we...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 2, 2023 | Change, Deception, Gender and Sexuality, Humility, Pain, Perfectionism, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Rescue, Salvation, Sin, Teens
As a thirteen-year-old, Jessica innocently stumbled upon the world of pornography. She was lonely, and the porn chat rooms offered love and acceptance. And yet—similar to the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, pornography was not the harmless fruit Jessica...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 12, 2022 | Deception, Enemy, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Salvation, Sin
Have you ever had an intruder? Knowing that someone has entered your space immediately makes you feel violated and on guard, and that’s exactly how we’re supposed to feel when an intruding serpent shows up in the Garden of Eden. I feel so honored to have...