by Shannon Popkin | Jul 12, 2023 | Change, Conflict Resolution, Control Girl, Gender and Sexuality, Genesis, Genesis - Hot Topic, Holidays, Humility, Marriage, Mistakes, Podcast - Torah, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Problems, Roles, True Story of the Beginning, Wisdom, Women
What does it mean to leave and cleave in today’s world? What happens when we don’t? Whether you’re about to be married, you’ve been married for years, or you have adult children who have said, “I do,” this episode offers wisdom for...
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 | Dec 11, 2021 | Control Girl, Holidays
Do you get negative at Christmas? Do you have a shorter fuse and a longer list of complaints, the closer closer the calendar inches toward December 25? I do; Without meaning to, I sometimes turn into a Christmas Control Girl. Without even realizing it’s...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 21, 2020 | Comparison, Holidays
Years ago, I attended a company Christmas party (remember those?) with my husband. As we entered the large dining hall, Ken saw a couple of men he worked with about to sit down. Their table had four or five empty seats so he said, “Mind if we join you?”...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 10, 2018 | Holidays
I hope you’ll enjoy this post which was previously published at True Woman, a ministry of Revive Our Hearts. A few years ago, I came up with a tricky idea for tagging our gifts. I formulated this plan because I was frustrated by the way—in years past—my kids...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 18, 2016 | Holidays
I was shopping at Target, when a dad entered the store with his two kids, pushing a big red cart. The kids, who were very enthusiastic shoppers, darted over near me to look at some of the displays with bright-eyed expressions. You could tell that this dad had done a...