by Shannon Popkin | Apr 17, 2024 | Christian Growth, Comparison, Differences, Humility, Matthew, Podcast - Jesus Stories, Podcast - Parables and Metaphors, Podcast 7 Comparison, Problems
What would Jesus say about your efforts to get healthy? When you wake up in the morning, is your first thought about what you ate the night before? Has your lifelong obsession been to finally like what you see in the mirror? With the launch of Comparison Girl for...
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 | Apr 8, 2020 | Problems, Submission, Suffering
Hello, Trouble. We were expecting you. Come right in and make yourself at home. Will you be staying awhile? We thought so. We’ve heard a lot about you. We’ve seen you visit our friends’ homes. To be honest, we’ve been dreading your arrival for...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 18, 2019 | Love, Mistakes, Pain, Parenting, Problems
This post first appeared on, where I serve as one of the bloggers. I braced myself as I walked in the door. I knew it would be dark, so dark that I’d have to squint to read the faded gray numbers on the price tags. And I knew it would be loud, so loud that I’d have...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 5, 2013 | Marriage, Problems, Sin
The first time she met him, she thought, “I don’t have my wedding ring on, so he won’t know I’m married.” She doesn’t remember what attracted her. Maybe his forwardness? His attentiveness?Whatever caused the spark, it made her pulse...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 28, 2013 | Humility, Pain, Parenting, Problems, seasons, Sin
When Cole was a baby, we were in a neighborhood play group. There were about a dozen kids, so it got pretty chaotic while the moms chatted and the kids rammed trucks into each other and banged pots on the play stove.On one particular week, I was asking the other moms...