Chapter 3 - Conversation

Chapter 3 - Conversation

From PONDERING PURPLE by Michele Phoenix

December 3, 2025 · 45 min

About this episode

This episode features a conversation with Josh and Alissa Crooks about themes in Chapter Three of 'Pieces of Purple'.

Thank you for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight, and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs. ··· This episode is a conversation with Josh and Alissa Crooks, now serving in Thailand, covering themes in Chapter Three of Pieces of Purple , "The Passport Culture." To view episodes in this series as videos, follow this link to its Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PIECESOFPURPLECHANNEL ... The Amazon page for Piece of Purple is ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ . For bulk order pricing of ten copies or more, please ⁠⁠⁠⁠CONTACT⁠⁠⁠⁠ me. To access discussion questions for each chapter, click ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠ . ... More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links: 1. My most-read articles listed on my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 2. My grand new book--everything I've ever taught about MKs in one place-- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pieces of Purple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! 3. My ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠playlist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of video "nuggets" on Youtube. 4. My novel about a missionary family, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Of Stillness and Storm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . ··· Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode: 1. Click subscribe after…

People in this episode

Host: Michele Phoenix

Guests: Josh Crooks, Alissa Crooks

Topics covered

  • MKs
  • missionary work
  • cultural themes
  • conversation
  • Thailand

Keywords

  • MKs
  • missionary
  • Thailand
  • Pieces of Purple
  • cultural conversation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Youtube, Amazon

Books & works: Pieces of Purple, Of Stillness and Storm

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