Do you want to be free of body-shape judging? On this episode of the Live Like It’s True Podcast, Shannon Popkin and Susie Renzema examine why we judge bodies—our own and others’—and how God’s mercy frees us from shame, comparison, and criticism....
Have you ever wondered whether the church is a safe place for people with messy stories? Do some sins seem more forgivable than others? Julie joins Shannon to share the story behind the chapter featured in Kinda Judgy. She opens up about her unplanned pregnancy, the...
I’m sharing this conversation that first aired on the Context and Color of the Bible podcast – talking about how stories of the Bible package up truth that we can easily retain and share with others. In this episode, hosts of the Context and Color of the...
Stories aren’t just for entertainment—God uses them to deliver truth in ways that stick. But we have to slow down and receive what He’s saying. I’m joined by Erika VanHaitsma and Veronica Copenhaver, hosts of the Context and Color of the Bible podcast, to explore how...
Have you ever thought to ask God for just a crumb? Have you ever considered that the smallest piece of God’s mercy is extravagantly more than what you need? Join us on this episode of the Live Like It’s True podcast, where Shannon is joined by Erika...
Do you approach Jesus like a life hack? Do you come to him, hoping he’ll solve your problems? Or you you approach Jesus like soul-satisfying bread? On today’s episode of the Live Like It’s True podcast, Shannon is joined by Felicity Carswell and...
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...
Taken from TrueWoman.com. By: Shannon Popkin When my son was ten, he was diagnosed with a rare skin disease, literally an hour before we left on vacation. That morning he had pulled up his basketball shorts to show me the sores on his legs, which he hadn’t...
Last week, Ken and I went out of town for a little getaway. While Ken was running an errand, a man knocked on the door of our hotel room. I looked through the peephole, and saw that he had a red sweater on, which to me, symbolized ’employee’, so I turned...