by Shannon Popkin | Feb 17, 2023 | Control Girl, Marriage
When your husband agrees with you, there’s no need to submit, right? But what about when he sees differently than you do? When you totally disagree on how to proceed. Is that when wives are supposed to submit to their husbands? What is the definition of...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 16, 2023 | Beliefs, Gender and Sexuality, Genesis, Genesis - Hot Topic, Marriage, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Roles, Submission, True Story of the Beginning
What are role distinctions based on? Is it God’s idea for husbands to lead? What if a husband is wrong? Should a wife still submit? Doesn’t complementarianism put women at risk? And where does it say women can’t preach? I’m grateful to have my...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 8, 2023 | Disgust, Freedom, Gender and Sexuality, Genesis, Genesis - Hot Topic, Marriage, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Sin, True Story of the Beginning, Women
What can Christian do about her same-sex attraction? How is an LGBT Christian to respond to the Bible’s blueprint for marriage, in Genesis? What impact does a Christian’s disgust over sexual brokenness have on those around her, who are suffering? I’m...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 5, 2022 | Gender and Sexuality, Genesis, Marriage, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Submission, True Story of the Beginning, Women
When the world started asking how marriage should be defined, where did you look for answers? The story of the first man and wife in Genesis 2 is rich and revealing, filled with significant details—which help us not only understand marriage between man and wife, but...
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...
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 10, 2021 | Control Girl, Parenting, Teens
The day we launched our first college student, I woke up in the hotel room with a pit in my stomach. This day is not about you! I reminded myself, and quietly began planning the photos I wanted to take, the quiet moment of prayer we’d have in her dorm room, and...