PONDERING PURPLE
Episodes
Chapter 5 - Conversation
25 Mar 2026
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Chapter 5 - Audiobook
25 Feb 2026
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Chapter 4 - Conversation
26 Jan 2026
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Chapter 4 - Audiobook
13 Jan 2026
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Chapter 3 - Conversation
03 Dec 2025
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Chapter 3 - Audiobook
17 Nov 2025
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Chapter 2 - Conversation
27 Oct 2025
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Chapter 2 - Audiobook
13 Oct 2025
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Chapter 1 - Conversation
29 Sep 2025
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Chapter 1 - Audiobook
15 Sep 2025
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Transition Wisdom from a Sage Called Pooh
02 Sep 2025
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STORYTIME! Ripped from the MK Headlines
05 Aug 2025
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A ripped-from-the-headlines real-life story about three MKs...and thirteen police officers.•••Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode o...
Attachment Styles and the Faith of MKs
02 Jun 2025
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BOOK RELEASE DAY!
03 Apr 2025
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The Incredible Power of Positive Childhood Experiences
04 Feb 2025
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GPS - Transition Stress in Children: What Does Normal Look Like?
19 Nov 2024
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GPS - Eight Ways to Help Your TCK Grieve
14 Oct 2024
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GPS - To My Adult TCK Self - I See You
01 Oct 2024
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A Loving Letter to Missionary Parents
20 Aug 2024
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MKs & Sarcasm: Wielding Our Wit Wisely
11 Jun 2024
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BOARDING SCHOOL - PART 2: Preparing and Parenting
14 May 2024
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BOARDING SCHOOL - PART 1: Making the Decision
30 Apr 2024
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How Churches & Missions Can Love MKs Better
25 Jan 2024
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MKs, Christ, and Core Identity
28 Nov 2023
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Exploring "Home" and Six Forms of Belonging
12 Jul 2023
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FIMO - Fear of Insufficient Ministry Output
14 Jun 2023
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Leaving the Field for the Sake of a Child
30 May 2023
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The Immeasurable Gifts of Growing Up MK
15 May 2023
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Preventing, Recognizing, and Responding to Abuse
19 Apr 2023
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MKs & the Occult
08 Mar 2023
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MKs, Missionaries and Disordered Work Ethics
16 Nov 2022
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Understanding Trauma in the Lives of MKs
01 Nov 2022
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Hearing Jesus' Voice in the Chaos of Our Pain
02 Oct 2022
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The Tyranny of Shoulds
31 May 2022
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Seven Lessons (from missionary parents) on Loving Well
19 Apr 2022
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MKs IN A NUTSHELL: Interview with Amplify Podcast
06 Apr 2022
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DECONSTRUCTION – The Crucial Questioning of People Raised in Christian Environments
31 Jan 2022
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How Imprecise Language About Pain Harms Faith
11 Jan 2022
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Ten Helpful Practices for Parenting MKs
25 Aug 2021
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MKs and Faith Distortions
16 Jun 2021
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PLEASE DON'T WALK AWAY: An Open Letter to the Rightfully Cynical
18 May 2021
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Why are so many young adults and teens leaving the faith they were raised in? There's one overwhelming reason. Thank you, friends, for clicking on thi...
It's an INTERVIEW!
08 Mar 2021
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MKs and Mental Illness
24 Feb 2021
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TCKs - The Cluster Busters
03 Jan 2021
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For MKs Who Have Suffered Abuse
15 Dec 2020
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GUILTITUDE: The Guilt of Having in a World of Sacrificing
02 Dec 2020
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MKs & The Risk of Need
11 Nov 2020
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TRANSITION PART III - Top Ten Most Valuable Mindsets for MKs & TCKs (Transition Part III)
18 Aug 2020
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TRANSITION PART II - Entering Well
05 Aug 2020
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TRANSITION PART I - Preparing to End Well
21 Jul 2020
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MKs & Marriage
01 Jun 2020
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Four Tiny-Small Questions for the Quarantine-Weary
12 May 2020
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Six Permissions [Most] MKs Need
28 Apr 2020
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MKs and Relationships - The Time/Depth Dilemma
14 Apr 2020
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Nine Suggestions for Living Well in a Season of Grief
31 Mar 2020
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BONUS EPISODE: The Emotional Impact of Campus Closures
24 Mar 2020
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MKs and the Ache of Unbelonging
17 Mar 2020
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The Five Cs That Define [Most] MKs
03 Mar 2020
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INTRODUCING: The Pondering Purple Podcast
24 Feb 2020
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