[This article is available in audio format on the Pondering Purple podcast.] I wish my parents had read an article like this one before I was born into the world of missions. […]

[Prefer viewing to reading? Scroll to bottom for a brief video supplement to this post.] I am a single woman. It’s not an affliction and it certainly isn’t a curse. It’s […]

[This article is available in audio format on the Pondering Purple podcast.] With so much written about the challenges that come from growing up between worlds, it’s important to highlight […]

[This article is available in audio form on the Pondering Purple podcast. Search for it by name on your preferred pod platform or follow this link.] Just a word of […]

[This article also exists in podcast form. You can listen to it on Pondering Purple, HERE.] Someone asked me, recently, why there is such an emphasis on grief and loss […]

[Note: many of my articles are now available in audio form on the Pondering Purple podcast.] I remember the phone call. I have no recollection of who was on the […]

Being a kid isn’t easy. Under the best of circumstances, life throws challenges and risks at us that can increase our anxiety. Add to that the high-pressure context of ministry […]

[This article also exists in podcast form, on Pondering Purple. Click HERE to listen or find it on your usual podcast platform.]   We like Top Ten lists, don’t we? Bite-sized bits […]

[This article also exists in podcast form, on Pondering Purple. Click HERE to listen or find it on your usual podcast platform.] Many eons ago, I walked onto the Wheaton College […]

[This article also exists in podcast form, on Pondering Purple. Click HERE to listen or find it on your usual podcast app.] This is the first in a series of […]