What does God see when He looks at someone whose past seems to disqualify her? In this episode of The Sublime Soiree Podcast from You’re Invited Ministries, Sue Lindsey and Linda Maynard continue their special series with author Shannon Popkin, exploring lessons from her book Kinda Judgy. This week, they turn to the surprising story…
Can a God who judges also be perfectly merciful?
It’s one of the hardest questions many people wrestle with—and one of the most important. In this episode of The Sublime Soiree Podcast from You’re Invited Ministries, Sue Lindsey and Linda Maynard continue their special series with author Shannon Popkin, exploring lessons from her book Kinda Judgy. This week, they revisit the familiar story of Noah, not simply as a story about a flood, but as a powerful picture of God’s justice, His extraordinary mercy, and His invitation to walk closely with Him.
The Mercy Over Judgment Series: Eight Conversations with Author Shannon Popkin
Part 1: Why We Judge
Why do we find it so easy to judge others—and so difficult to receive God’s mercy for ourselves? In this opening episode of our special Mercy Over Judgment series, Sue Lindsey and Linda Maynard welcome author and Bible teacher Shannon Popkin for an honest conversation about one of the most universal struggles in the Christian life: judgmentalism.
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The Sublime Soiree Podcast from You’re Invited Ministries is more than a podcast—it’s an invitation. In this trailer, hosts Sue Lindsey and Linda Maynard introduce the heart behind You’re Invited Ministries and share the vision for creating a place where women can slow down, ask honest questions, and deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ.
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In the fourteenth chapter of the Gospel of John, Jesus is quoted saying the following: In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again…
Every day, whether we realize it or not, we magnify something. We magnify our accomplishments, worries, disappointments, dreams. We might magnify our schedules, our opinions, or the judgments of others, or maybe even our fears.. The question isn’t whether we’ll magnify something. The question is what—or more importantly, Who—will become greatest in our eyes. That was the heart of…
There are seasons of life when we desperately want God to change our circumstances. We pray for healing. We ask Him to open doors. We plead for answers, and we long for relief. And sometimes He allows the circumstances to persist. Does that mean He’s aloof? Uninterested? Unwilling? Not at all. Instead, God is demonstrating…
Most of us don’t volunteer for the wilderness. We don’t ask for seasons of uncertainty, waiting, disappointment, or unanswered questions. We’d much rather skip ahead to the Promised Land than wander through the desert. Yet, throughout Scripture, God repeatedly chooses the wilderness as the place where He reveals Himself most clearly. That was one of…
What happens when we honestly confront our tendency to judge others—and ourselves? This summer at The Sublime Soirée Podcast from You’re Invited Ministries, we are thrilled to welcome author and speaker Shannon Popkin to the soirée table for a meaningful conversation around her powerful book, Kinda Judgy: Finding Mercy for Myself and Others in Six Stories of the Bible….
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