by Shannon Popkin | Nov 23, 2022 | Enemy, Genesis, Hope, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Sin, Suffering, True Story of the Beginning
Does the pain of loss ever go away? Is there hope for wholeness and healing, after a lifetime of hurt? We experience loss differently when we know the full story. Like when you go the funeral of someone you know and love, rather than a stranger. We have a fuller...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 9, 2022 | Enemy, Genesis, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Sin, True Story of the Beginning
Have you ever wondered why everything seems to work against you? Why does the basement flood and the attic have carpenter ants? Why does the computer crash and the electric bill spike? Could it be that you—as a human—are experiencing the effects of a cosmic war? This...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 26, 2022 | Enemy, Genesis, Gospel, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Salvation, Sin, Submission, True Story of the Beginning
Picture a line drawn in the sand between good and evil. Does it ever feel like the other side—the side where Satan stands—is winning? Well, the verses we’re going to look at tell about a different ending to the story, all because of the Seed of the Woman. As...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 19, 2022 | Enemy, Genesis, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Shame, Sin, True Story of the Beginning
Have you ever tried to hide your sin from God? Have you withdrawn from Him in shame—afraid of his anger over what you’ve done? Or maybe you’ve convinced yourself that your sin isn’t all that bad. That there’s nothing to be ashamed of. The story...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 12, 2022 | Deception, Enemy, Genesis, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Salvation, Sin, True Story of the Beginning
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...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 14, 2022 | Differences, Enemy, Gender and Sexuality, Genesis, Parenting, Podcast, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, True Story of the Beginning
Is gender a social construct? And what does it mean to bear God’s image? And how are the two related? The earliest pages of our Bible begin to answer these questions, as we watch our origin story unfold in Genesis 1-3. I’m so thankful to have my friend...