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...
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 10, 2021 | Control Girl, Parenting, Teens
The day we launched our first college student, I woke up in the hotel room with a pit in my stomach. This day is not about you! I reminded myself, and quietly began planning the photos I wanted to take, the quiet moment of prayer we’d have in her dorm room, and...
by Shannon Popkin | Jun 19, 2021 | Kids' Perspective, Parenting, Roles
There’s something in a boy that is magically drawn to the concept of manhood. It’s in his DNA. Instinctively he knows that manhood is what he was made for. With shoulders back and muscles flexed, he embraces the challenge of becoming a man. He dreams of...
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 10, 2020 | Control Girl, Parenting
I feel like I spent my kids’ whole childhoods prepping them for college. I was constantly saying things like, “In college, I won’t be there to remind you to do your homework…” and, “Your college roommate won’t like it when you borrow her clothes without asking…” and,...