by Shannon Popkin | Feb 13, 2021 | Comparison, Uncategorized
There’s a lot of pressure on Valentine’s Day. It feels like the whole world is going on some elaborate date, drinking in the beautiful romance of true love. Especially when you’re NOT doing any of those things. Many of us have this nagging question...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
My husband has a hang-up with the parable of the talents found in Matthew 25:14-30. There’s this part at the end when the guy who buried his talent brings it forward, and the master gives it to the one who invested his five talents and now has ten. And...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Hey, hey, Leader! Let me encourage you. On January 21, 2021 I’m hosting a leader connect online gathering for ministry leaders. If you’re a Bible study leader, ministry worker, speaker, writer, or some other sort of Christian leader, you are invited! Our time...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
We could tell the story of Jericho—the one about God’s people circling, trumpets blaring, walls tumbling—in full without one of the characters in chapter two: Rahab, the prostitute who hid the spies. Do you agree that she’s not essential to the plotline? And really,...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hey, friends! I’m so excited to share some of the podcast interviews I’ve had recently. I’ll highlight a few, but you can find links to many more at ComparisonGirl.com. Moms In Prayer: Comparison, Control, and Surrendering the Uncertainties of Covid...
by Shannon Popkin | May 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hi friends! What a joy to introduce you to my new book, Comparison Girl: Lessons from Jesus on Me-Free Living in a Measure-Up World. This book has weighed heavily on my heart over the past year and a half. I’ve thought of the woman who will open it’s...