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 Have you withdrawn from Him in shame—afraid of his anger over what you’ve done?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 | Mar 23, 2022 | Forgiveness, Gospel, Holidays, Hope, Jesus, Luke, Podcast - Easter, Podcast - Jesus Stories, Podcast 2, Popular Podcast Episodes, Rescue, Salvation, Sin
If you were invited to a special dinner party, where the honored guests gathering around the table are all friends of Jesus who will be participating in a symbolic reenactment of the most important day in the history of the world, would you go? What I’ve just...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 10, 2022 | Beauty, Salvation, Sin, Wisdom
This is a photo of the puzzle I just threw out. (You can watch on Instagram.) Why did I throw away my unfinished puzzled? Because I used up all the pieces in my box and (as you can see), there were LOTs of pieces missing. I always store our puzzles on foam boards...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 24, 2021 | Faith, Gospel, Podcast, Salvation, Sin
Have you been born again? Do you know what this metaphor even means—and why Jesus used it to confront a Bible teacher named Nicodemus? And what about the metaphor of wind or the imagery of the snake on the pole? And why didn’t Jesus just use plain English… or...