Audra Jennings

Part 2 of an interview with Shannon Popkin, Author of Comparison Girl Miss  part 1  of the interview? Read it here . Do you constantly compare yourself with others? On social media, in your neighborhood, at church, or in the school drop-off lane, do you push yourself to prove that you measure up . . . and then feel ashamed when you don ’ t? Measuring yourself against others isn ’ t healthy. And it isn ’ t God ’ s plan. In fact, the way of Jesus is completely upside down from this measure-up world. He invites us to follow him and be restored to freedom, confidence, and joy. In Comparison Girl, Shannon Popkin shares what she has discovered about her own measure-up fears and get-ahead pride. With humor and honesty, she ’ s created this six-week Bible study to explore the conversations Jesus had and the stories he shared with people who—like us—were comparing themselves. Q: Women comparing themselves to others has been around since the beginning of time—w...

Part 1 of an interview with Shannon Popkin, Author of Comparison Girl Click here for  part 2 . I wish I were tall like her. If only my kids got along the way her kids do. Why does she always seem to have it all together? Women compare themselves constantly. On social media, in their neighborhood, at church, at work, even in the school drop-off lane, they glance sideways and ask, “How do I measure up?” Behind all this comparison is an enemy gaining tactical advantage. In her new Bible study, Comparison Girl: Lessons from Jesus on Me-Free Living in a Measure-Up World (Kregel Publications), author and speaker Shannon Popkin invites women to leave measure-up comparison behind and connect with those around them by choosing Jesus’s me-free way of living. It’s a real chance to break free from the shackles of comparison. Q: In your previous release, Control Girl , you confessed to your struggle with needing to be in control. Is it safe to assume with the release of Comp...

From Measuring Up to Pouring Out Shannon Popkin leads women away from a life of comparison toward a mind-set of serving I wish I were tall like her. If only my kids got along the way her kids do. Why does she always seem to have it all together? Women compare themselves constantly. On social media, in their neighborhood, at church, at work, even in the school drop-off lane, they glance sideways and ask, “How do I measure up?” Behind all this comparison is an enemy gaining tactical advantage. In her new Bible study, Comparison Girl: Lessons from Jesus on Me-Free Living in a Measure-Up World ( Kregel Publications/May 19, 2020/ISBN: 9780825446214/$16.99), author and speaker Shannon Popkin invites women to leave measure-up comparison behind and connect with those around them by choosing Jesus’s me-free way of living. It’s a real chance to break free from the shackles of comparison. Popkin confesses her own struggle...