by Shannon Popkin | Sep 28, 2022 | Christian Growth, Freedom, Genesis, Goals, Humility, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, True Story of the Beginning
Are you a perfectionist? Do you run yourself ragged with your work, or your ministry? And have you asked yourself why? Now, I’ve often asked, “Why am I so tired?” But I think a better question is: “Why am I driving myself to exhaustion?”...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 23, 2015 | Goals, Uncategorized
As a mom, more than any other thing, I want to pass my faith on to my children. So from the time they were babies, I have talked to them about God, and told them the story of Jesus coming to save us. But, here’s what I’ve noticed. When I skim over, or...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 1, 2015 | Fear, Goals, Holidays, Humility, Jesus, Serving
I laughed as I read my friend Jocelyn’s Christmas letter. She described how her 8-year-old, Elsa, has solidified her life plans–where she’ll attend college, her field of study, and her career objectives after graduation. Life is quite tidy for Elsa....
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 24, 2014 | Conflict Resolution, Goals
Jen has a little wall hanging in her house that reads, “The Best Place in the World is Together”.She remembers fondly a time that she and the kids were making plans for the day. A suggestion was made that they would split up, with Daddy and one sister...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 27, 2014 | Christian Growth, Communication, Gifts, Goals, Leadership, Marriage
Words of blessing, allowed to sift into a soul’s murky depths, often act like yeast. Over time, these yeast-like words have the power to activate and give rise to areas of giftedness which otherwise might have lain dormant. Words can cause people to rise and expand...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 2, 2013 | Fear, Goals, Parenting, Women
I once overheard a 20-something girl at the gym say that she would never have a baby. When I glanced up, she was making this horrible face, telling the guy beside her, “I would never do that to my body.”Now, she did have a nicely sculpted body–the...