by Shannon Popkin | Sep 6, 2023 | Faith, God, Gospel, Podcast 5, Rescue, Salvation, Sin, Witness
Does God care how I live? If He’s even real, could He make my life better? This story of Noah has all the answers to these questions and more. It’s not an easy story to take in, but it’s an important story and—unlike the people going about their...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 8, 2023 | Compassion, Gospel, Humility, Jesus, Podcast, Podcast Retelling, Salvation, Witness
Do you feel pretty inadequate, as a Gospel-Spreader? In this retelling episode, we’re looking back to the story from John 4, where Jesus interrupts his trip to Galilee to have a conversation with the least likely Gospel-Spreader: A Samaritan woman who had been...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 1, 2023 | Beliefs, Control Girl, Family, Gospel, Salvation, Sin, Witness
There was a Saturday evening at the Popkin household, over a decade ago, that was chocked full of sin. I had been engrossed in a project, dinner was late, and everyone was hungry, grumpy, and short-tempered (mostly me). So after we had eaten, Ken didn’t...
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 | Feb 8, 2023 | Disgust, Freedom, Gender and Sexuality, Marriage, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Sin
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...