by Shannon Popkin | Mar 9, 2024 | Anxiety, Faith, Fear, Kids' Perspective, Legacy, Podcast 8 Sarah, Witness
Would you ask your twelve-year-old to bravely live her faith, in a time of crisis? In part two of our conversation, Heather Cofer shares the story of her twelfth birthday in Mongolia and how—even when she was so afraid—her dad commissioned her to walk by faith. She...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 6, 2024 | Anxiety, Faith, Fear, Kids' Perspective, Legacy, Podcast 8 Sarah, Witness
What if God asked you to leave everything you love? Would you do it? On the Live Like It’s True podcast, Heather Cofer talks about her experiences as a child in Mongolia which still shape her faith today. Heather’s story is highlighted in my new Bible...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 13, 2024 | Concrete, Faith, Kids' Perspective, Parenting
Back when my son Cade was in fifth grade, he came downstairs and found me working in the office late at night, after everyone else had gone to bed. He said, “Mom, I felt Daddy looking for my tooth under my pillow, but I guess he didn’t find it.” He...
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 | Nov 23, 2022 | Enemy, Hope, Legacy, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes, Sin, Suffering
Does the pain of loss ever go away? Is there hope for wholeness and healing, after a lifetime of hurt? We experience loss differently when we know the full story. Like when you go the funeral of someone you know and love, rather than a stranger. We have a fuller...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 14, 2022 | Differences, Enemy, Gender and Sexuality, Parenting, Podcast 4, Popular Podcast Episodes
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...