Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}

By Shannon Popkin

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Episodes: 145

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Know the story, share the story, live the story. 


In each episode, Shannon Popkin and her guest talk through one of the most interesting or astonishing stories (narratives) of the Bible, and how to live like it's true.  

Shannon is the author of six books, and speaks regularly for Christian women's retreats, conferences, and events. Shannon lives with her family in West Michigan. Learn more at www.shannonpopkin.com. 


Episode Date
(Part 5) The Two Doors & the Merciful Judge: Honey Path to the Wrong Door (Pharisees)
Jun 27, 2026
(Part 4) The Two Doors & the Merciful Judge: The Missing Chair (Simon)
Jun 23, 2026
(Part 3) The Two Doors & the Merciful Judge: The Tipped Cake (Jonah)
Jun 20, 2026
(Part 2) The Two Doors & the Merciful Judge: The White Hanky (Rahab)
Jun 12, 2026
(Part 1) The Two Doors & the Merciful Judge: The Golden Key (Noah)
Jun 01, 2026
Who’s Really Blind? When Judgment Replaces Seeing The Truth | Glenna Marshall | John 9
Jun 01, 2026
The Way to be Free of Judging and Feeling Judged | Felicity Carswell | Luke 18
May 31, 2026
What Happened When They Chose to Love (Not Cancel) Toxic Family Members | Bill and Pam Farrel
May 30, 2026
Boundaries Or Walls? How To Wisely Love Your Toxic Parent | Bill and Pam Farrel
May 30, 2026
Are My Parents Toxic? The Truth about Going "No Contact" | Bill and Pam Farrel
May 30, 2026
When You Feel Judged By the Church People | Libby VanSolkema | Luke 6
May 29, 2026
The Truth About Pharisee-Types & How to Break Free | Libby VanSolkema | Luke 6
May 29, 2026
Breakthrough Wisdom When You'd Rather Just Avoid Your Mother-in-Law | Stacy Reaoch
May 28, 2026
When Your In-Law is "Wrong" & You Want To Judge | Stacy Reaoch
May 28, 2026
The Offense of God’s Astonishing Mercy For that Loathsome Person | Erika VanHaitsma | Jonah 2-4
May 27, 2026
When You Resent God's Huge Gift Of Mercy to Them | Erika Van Haitsma | Jonah 1
May 27, 2026
Finding God's Mercy and Healing After an Abortion | Tammy De Armas
May 26, 2026
The Truth About Feeling Judged & Choosing Abortion | Tammy De Armas
May 26, 2026
From Judgy to Curious: One Foster Mom's Breakthrough | Beth Guckenberger
May 25, 2026
The Truth About God: One Woman's Shocking Story | Lisa Appelo | Rahab
May 24, 2026
The Surprise of Mercy When You Side With God | Lisa Appelo | Rahab
May 24, 2026
The Truth About God's Offensive Judgment & Rising Mercy | Lindsay Schott | Genesis 6-9 - The Flood
May 23, 2026
From New Age To New Believer: Community Vs. Judgment | Kara Seymour
May 22, 2026
From New Age to New Life: One Woman's Amazing Story | Kara Seymour
May 22, 2026
How to Package Up and Share Truth from Stories of the Bible | Erika VanHaitsma and Veronica Copenhaver
May 07, 2026
Why Stories are God's Powerful Way of Showing You Truth | Erika VanHaitsma and Veronica Copenhaver
Apr 30, 2026
Don’t Quit Church: How to Find Your Way Through Hurt | Megan Hill
Apr 16, 2026
The Most Important Thing God Wants You to Know After Devastating Sin | Carolyn Lacey | Exodus 33
Apr 01, 2026
The Rare and Powerful Gift of Post-Betrayal Humility | Sandra Currie
Mar 18, 2026
His Devastating Secrets: One Wife's Recovery after Betrayal | Sandra Currie
Mar 11, 2026
A Baby Born To Restore Hope | Katy Morgan | Ruth
Dec 19, 2025
Redemption Is The Outsider Becoming An Insider | Katy Morgan | Ruth
Dec 19, 2025
How to be a Non-Steamrolling Woman With Influence | Katie M. Reid | Judges 4 - Deborah
Jul 16, 2025
God Judges People Who Don't Want To Be Happy | Champ Thornton | Exodus - Plagues
Jul 02, 2025
When You Get The Miracle but Forgo Gratefulness | Allison Brost | Luke 17 – Leper
May 21, 2025
God Wants To Be The Answer To Our Desperate Prayers | Rachel Wojo | 1 Samuel 1 - Hannah's Prayer
May 07, 2025
Desperate Prayers: Finding God's Strength in Dark Times | Rachel Wojo | 1 Samuel 1 - Hannah's Prayer
Apr 30, 2025
Is Your Girl Excited About Her Bible & Her Purpose? | Dannah Gresh | Esther
Apr 16, 2025
Discipleship: Passing the Beautiful Baton of Grace | Hunter Beless and Courtney Doctor | Titus
Apr 02, 2025
Overwhelmed? Here’s The Way Back To Vibrant Joy | Asheritah CiuCiu | Matthew 11 – Jesus’s Yoke
Mar 26, 2025
When Your Giant Problem Looms, Worship Gives You Perspective | Donna Amidon | Numbers 13 Joshua and Caleb
Mar 12, 2025
The Surprise of Unusual Kindness to Strangers in Need | Kristin Couch | Acts 28
Feb 26, 2025
How to Overcome Loneliness by Giving Up Control | Becky Harling | Genesis 30 – Rachel and Leah
Feb 12, 2025
The Truth About Envy and Your Loneliness | Becky Harling | Genesis 29 – Rachel and Leah
Feb 05, 2025
Introducing Jesus: What Happened When He Assumed Authority | Rachel Jones | Mark 1 – Unclean Spirit
Jan 22, 2025
Astonishing Faith Is Like A Puppy, Begging For A Crumb | Erika VanHaitsma | Matthew 15 – Canaanite Woman
Jan 15, 2025
Jesus: A Bettering Life Hack Or Satisfying Like Bread? | Two Sisters | John 6
Jan 08, 2025
People Love Your Success, but God Just Loves You {Vera Schmitz}
Jan 01, 2025
Christmas: How To Surrender Control And Receive The Impossible {Kristi Huseby}
Dec 11, 2024
Lessons from Mary on Daring to Surrender Control | Kristi Huseby | Luke 1 – Mary
Dec 04, 2024
Story: How to Make a Point, Not an Enemy {Gabe Hartfield}
Nov 30, 2024
Story: God's Captivating Way of Revealing Truth | Gabe Hartfield
Nov 27, 2024
The Powerful Habit of Lifting Our Eyes to See Others | Brenda Yoder | Luke 10 – Good Samaritan
Nov 20, 2024
How to be Behind God's Door of Safety | Shadia Hrichi | Rahab
Nov 13, 2024
God's Astonishing Response to the Faith of Just One | Shadia Hrichi | Rahab
Nov 06, 2024
How to Live Like It's True that God has Control | Kori Pennypacker | Jonah
Oct 23, 2024
The Surprise of Suffering and Empowering Truth | Amy Lively | Matthew 16
Oct 09, 2024
The Truth About Comparison, When You’re the Mom with Less | Lara d’Entremont | Matthew 25 – Talents
Sep 25, 2024
A "Lifequake" Story of God's Faithfulness and New Beginnings |Tracie Miles
Sep 11, 2024
Jesus’s Assurance & Challenge for a Wounded Doubter | Dr. Michelle Bengtson | Doubting Thomas
Sep 04, 2024
The Story that Will Make You Re-Think Your Scars | Dr. Michelle Bengtson | Jesus Appears
Aug 28, 2024
How to Change Your Brain, Using Stories Of The Bible | Dr. Alan Weissenbacher
Aug 14, 2024
How Jadedness Blinds You and Simple Faith Makes You See | Melissa Spoelstra | Blind Man
Jul 31, 2024
When You Can’t See Why, But You Trust God Anyway | Carol Kent | Genesis 22 – Isaac
Jul 24, 2024
When God Says You Must Lay Down Your Isaac | Carol Kent | Abraham & Isaac
Jul 18, 2024
Vulnerable Faith, When it’s Too Risky to Hope | Hope Blanton & Chris Gordon | Genesis 18
Jul 03, 2024
The Truth About God’s Control When You Feel Threatened | Beth Runkle | Genesis 12
Jun 12, 2024
The Interesting and Surprising Origin Story of God’s People | Courtney Doctor | Genesis 12
Jun 11, 2024
The Surprise of the Story is That God Takes Initiative | Courtney Doctor | Genesis 12
Jun 10, 2024
The Astonishing Resurrection of a Dead Marriage, Past Hope | Jill Savage | Genesis 20
Jun 09, 2024
When He Lies And Betrays: One Wife’s Story Of Redemption | Jill Savage | Genesis 20
Jun 08, 2024
From Trauma to Testimony: One Mom's Story of Tenacious Faith | Sana Latrease
Jun 07, 2024
From Trafficked to Triumph: One Woman’s Faith Story | Sana Latrease
Jun 07, 2024
One Woman's Painful Trial and Promise-Driven Perspective | Gabriela Puente
Jun 06, 2024
How to be Happy, Minus the Envy and Comparison | Melissa Kruger | Matthew 20
Jun 05, 2024
Faith Tested: One Missionary Kid's Story of Commissioning in Crisis | Heather Cofer
Jun 05, 2024
When God Says You Need to Leave Everything You Love | Heather Cofer
Jun 04, 2024
When She Has More Wealth And I Want What’s Fair | Lydia Brownback | Bigger Barns
May 22, 2024
The Right and Wrong Way to Compare Sin | Lindsay Schott | Luke 18
May 15, 2024
Jesus’s Backward but Foolproof Way to Be Great | Kelly Needham | Matthew 18
May 01, 2024
The Truth From Jesus When You Compare Sin | Tasha Calvert | Luke 7
Apr 24, 2024
Jesus’s Warning About Your Obsession With Your Appearance | Heather Creekmore | Matthew 23
Apr 17, 2024
How Teens Can Thrive in a World of Comparison | Lee Nienhuis
Apr 10, 2024
Saying Yes to Mercy Opportunities is Risky but Good | Amy DiMarcangelo | Good Samaritan
Jan 24, 2024
How to Disciple the Children You Love with Stories | Trillia Newbell | John 15
Jan 17, 2024
When You Are Weak and He is Strong | Emily Jensen | Exodus 4
Jan 10, 2024
What's Next and Why Stories Create Great Containers for Truth
Jan 10, 2024
God, If You Love Me, Why is This Happening? | Vaneetha Risner | Lazarus
Nov 29, 2023
Jesus’s Revealing Question, “What do you want?” | Amber Cullum | Blind Bartimaeus
Nov 15, 2023
God's Ultimate Control When You Feel Vulnerable and Abandoned | Cheryl Lutz
Nov 01, 2023
An Astonishing Reconciliation After Wicked Betrayal | Jodie Niznik | Joseph
Oct 18, 2023
What To Do When You Know Your Security Is Threatened | Carol Tetzlaff | Ezra 8
Oct 04, 2023
A Large-to-Little Group: God's Backward Way to Victory | Rachael Adams | Gideon
Sep 27, 2023
When You See Jesus, Your Bible Appetite Grows | Kristen Wetherell | Luke 24 – Emmaus
Sep 20, 2023
Breakthrough Faith After Chronic Suffering and Hopelessness | Hope Blanton & Christine Gordon | Bleeding Woman
Sep 13, 2023
The Truth about God's Wrath & the Way to Safety | Rebecca George | The Flood
Sep 06, 2023
How to Leave & Cleave, and What Happens When You Don't | Bruce & Sue Osterink | Genesis 2
Jul 12, 2023
Gender, Masturbation, And The Advice Found in Genesis | Kristin Clark | Genesis 1-3
Mar 08, 2023
One Woman's Hidden Porn Addiction, and How She Broke Free | Jessica Harris | Genesis 1-2
Mar 02, 2023
Complementarianism: Is God's Unique Design for Women Risky? | Brian Robinson | Genesis 2
Feb 22, 2023
Complementarianism: Is God's Unique Design for Women Risky? | Brian Robinson | Genesis 2
Feb 16, 2023
LGBT+ and the Story of Marriage in Genesis | Laurie Krieg
Feb 08, 2023
How to Endure Pain and Loss with Heavenly Hope | Nancy Guthrie | Genesis 3
Nov 23, 2022
What does God Think About Your Sin and Shame? | Kim Cash Tate | Genesis 3
Nov 16, 2022
Our Hope in a Corrupt, Broken World | Mike Wittmer | Genesis 3
Nov 09, 2022
How to Overcome My Desire to Control My Husband | Kelly Needham | Genesis 3:16
Nov 02, 2022
The Astonishing Truth About God's Battle Line | Portia Collins | Genesis 3
Oct 26, 2022
The Truth About Hiding and Shame | Nicole Furno | Genesis 3
Oct 19, 2022
An Absurd Story of Being Fooled by God's Enemy | Courtney Doctor | Genesis 3
Oct 12, 2022
The Rich and Revealing Story of the First Marriage | Mary Kassian | Genesis 2
Oct 05, 2022
The Truth About Your Hustle, When God Offers Rest | Lindsay Schott | Sabbath
Sep 28, 2022
Do you See God's Staggering Generosity? | Stephanie Rousselle | Creation
Sep 21, 2022
How to Bear God’s Image by Gender | Kelly Needham | Genesis 1
Sep 14, 2022
Eden's Colossal Fall, and Our Solid Hope | Nancy Guthrie | Genesis 1-3
Sep 07, 2022
Welcome to Season 4: The True Story of the Beginning
Aug 31, 2022
When God Asks For More After You've Lost so Much | Lisa Appelo | 1 Kings 17
Jul 27, 2022
What You Need to Know About Your Identity Crisis | Sojo Academy | Exodus 3
Jul 20, 2022
What Can Little You Do About Such Big Problems? | Amy Carroll & Lynn Cowell | Esther
Jul 13, 2022
What You Need to Know About the Least Likely Christian | Ann Swindell | Acts 9
Jul 06, 2022
When You Find Out You Were Wrong About Jesus | Ann Swindell | Acts 9
Jun 29, 2022
Jesus’s Proof that We’ll Get New Bodies in Heaven | Erika VanHaitsma | Mark 16 – Resurrection Morning
Apr 20, 2022
That Dark, Good Friday, When It Looked Like Evil Won | Asheritah Ciuciu | Matthew 27 – The Cross
Apr 13, 2022
Sharing the True Story of Easter | Karlena de la Cruz | Luke 24
Apr 11, 2022
Retelling the Story of the Arrest
Apr 09, 2022
Jesus Under Arrest, Yet in Complete Control | Lindsay Schott | The Arrest of Jesus
Apr 06, 2022
Retelling the Story of Judas {John 13}
Apr 01, 2022
How to Fuel Your Faith with the Story of Judas | Lee Nienhuis | John 12 – Judas
Mar 30, 2022
Retelling The Story of The Lamb {Luke 22}
Mar 26, 2022
Sinful People, and the Long-Awaited Lamb of Fulfillment | Erin Davis | Luke 22 – Last Supper
Mar 23, 2022
How To Process A Story That Makes You Wonder If God Is Good {Lazarus in John 11-12}
Mar 19, 2022
Funeral Sorrow and the Best Plot Twist Ever | Mary Kassian | John 11-12 – Mary + Martha
Mar 18, 2022
Season 2: The True Story of Easter
Mar 16, 2022
How to Stir Souls in a Post-Christian World
Dec 18, 2021
Jesus's Unsurpassed Power To Stop Your Storm's Terror | Sarah Walton | Mark 4
Dec 01, 2021
Unlock the "Born Again" Mystery in a Story | Aaron Brewster | John 3
Nov 24, 2021
The Spirit's Breakthrough Power, Even in the Wilderness | Barb Roose | Matthew 4
Nov 10, 2021
Jesus Found Value in the Lonely Spaces | Alicia Bruxvoort | Luke 5
Nov 03, 2021
Fear Melts When You Know You'll Live Forever | Kristen Wetherell | Luke 12
Oct 27, 2021
Jesus's Forgiven Friend Might Look Like a Sinner | Erica Wiggenhorn | Luke 7
Oct 21, 2021
Has Jesus Asked You to Participate in a Multiplying Miracle? | Jenn Hand | Feeding of the 5,000
Oct 13, 2021
Why You Might Be A Better Gospel-Sharer Than You Thought {John 4:1-42}
Oct 08, 2021
The Truth About Your Thirstiness for More | Mary DeMuth | John 4 Woman at the Well
Oct 06, 2021
The Surprise of the Story: When Jesus Doesn't Fix It | Retelling Mark 2
Sep 30, 2021
How to Live Like It's True that You're Forgiven | Kelly Needham | Mark 2 - Paralytic
Sep 29, 2021
Welcome to the Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}
Sep 13, 2021