Beste TCK Podcasts (2025)

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Bonus Episode 3: A Voice in God's Silence 37:34

vor 4 Jahren37:34

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*** Please note that this episode contains depictions of violence that some people may find disturbing In this episode, we discuss with Mokoto Fujimura his book Beauty and Silence, a part memoir, part art exploration, and part reflection on the book Silence. Silence is set in the 17th century about two Portuguese Jesuit priests who traveled to Japa…

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3.12 TCKs from Families who Fled Wars 22:23

vor 4 Jahren22:23

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*** Please note that this episode contains depictions of violence that some people may find disturbing As we wrap up Season Three, we are moving to harder topics in the walk as a Christ-follower. In this episode, we sat down and talked to three TCKs from families who fled wars. How has involuntary migration in the past affected them and their famil…

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3.11 TCK and Spirituality 20:29

vor 4 Jahren20:29

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In this episode, we invited three TCKs of three spiritual believes (Hindu, Muslim, and Christ follower) on the impact of global mobility in their own personal lives. How do they feel like being a TCK has affected the way they understand the world? What is their spiritual belief and do they feel like it has influenced the way they understand their T…

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3.10 TCKs as missionaries: Overseas 23:09

vor 4 Jahren23:09

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Our TCKs and Careers series ends with this episode talking to three TCKs who chose to become missionaries overseas. What led them to become missionaries? What effect does growing up cross-culturally have on their ministry in both a positive and negative way? In what ways have their organization/themselves helped them grow their spiritual walk while…

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3.9 TCKs as missionaries: in Passport Country 26:26

vor 4 Jahren26:26

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We continue our TCKs and Careers series by talking to three people who chose to become missionaries in their passport countries. What led them to become a missionary out of college? What effect did growing up cross-culturally have on their ministry in both a positive and negative way? What have they done to ensure that they ministry stays ministry …

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3.8 Alternative Career Path Other Than College After High School 23:37

vor 4 Jahren23:37

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After talking to three TCKs on their careers after 30, we invited another group of TCKs in their 30s. They have taken a road less traveled and chosen an alternative career path other than college after they graduated from high school. This episode is dedicated to those in their late teens or early 20s who are thinking or chose that route for their …

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3.7 TCK Careers After 30 25:44

vor 4 Jahren25:44

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We continue to explore TCK's and work as we interview a panel of TCK's who have been working in their careers for longer than Jonathan, the host. Our panel guests talk about their journey in defining work and calling, the paths that they took to get where they are now, and how they have sought to hear God's voice within their careers. Visit our blo…

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3.6 TCKs as Working Millennials 23:59

vor 4 Jahren23:59

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As we continue our min-series on TCKs and Work, we talk to a panel of guests who are in the beginnings of their careers. They talk about the various twists and turns that their career took them through college and the time afterward, how they have tried to establish God's will in their lives, and the relationship between God's will and their jobs. …

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3.5 TCK and Work 28:21

vor 4 Jahren28:21

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Megan Norton is an Adult TCK (who has lived in 10 countries and 5 U.S. states), writer, podcast host, and speaker who designs and delivers socio-emotional programming tailored to globally mobile families and youth. Megan hosts workshops and webinars for TCK teens and TCK university students. In this episode, we interviewed Megan on her observations…

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3.4 Finding Belonging as a Celibate Christian 25:39

vor 4 Jahren25:39

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Our interview with Greg Coles discussing his second book No Longer Strangers: Finding Belonging in a World of Alienation where he shares about finding belonging as a celibate Christian. Greg Coles spent fifteen childhood years as a TCK in Indonesia, on the island of Java. He moved back to the United States for college, where he studied communicatio…

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3.2 Multigenerational Minorities' "In Between" 26:54

vor 4 Jahren26:54

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Today Elizabeth talks to three multigenerational minorities whose families have called the US home for at least three generations now. How have they felt they were culturally not ethnic enough amongst first and second generations? How have they felt they have been seen as different by European multi-generational? What have they learned with faith a…

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3.1 Third Culture Adults as International Students 26:40

vor 4 Jahren26:40

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Third Culture Adult (TCA) is an adult who has lived outside his passport country but only as an adult. In this episode, Elizabeth interviews three TCAs who specifically went overseas as international students. What was the funniest experience they had due to cross-cultural miscommunication? What was the hardest adjustment they had when first moving…

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Bonus Episode 2: Discussing the TCK/CCK Concept with Ruth Van Reken 32:06

vor 4 Jahren32:06

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For our podcast, we have been using the Third Culture Kids term for all Cross-Cultural Kids. Is that okay for the experts in the TCK world? What would someone like Ruth Van Reken, the author of Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds think? Let us get back down to basics to terminologies with Ruth and hear what she has to say about it as well a…

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Bonus Episode 1: Looking Back at Season Two 18:09

vor 4 Jahren18:09

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BONUS episode: Elizabeth, Jonathan, and Anna sat down together sharing what they thought about doing TCK VOF Season Two. P.S. Be prepared for a style change! Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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2.12 TCK as Parents 27:43

vor 4 Jahren27:43

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What are some differences in culture that you navigated with your spouse in parenting and how did you approach them? How did you strive to maintain a close relationship with your kids when you know that they will grow up and leave the house eventually? How has your faith shaped and challenged your understanding of being a parent? Panelists: Caleb C…

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2.11 TCK and Marriage 32:09

vor 4 Jahren32:09

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What is a cultural misunderstanding you had with your spouse and how did you walk through it? What has helped you understand each other's cultural worlds? Based on your own experience what is some advice would you give someone who is in a relationship or married with a TCK or non-TCK? And, how did your faith help you navigate the cultural challenge…

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2.10 Effects on Future Families 26:21

vor 4 Jahren26:21

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Jonathan sits down and talks with Steven Black, the host of TCK Care. Steven is getting his master's in clinical psychology and has worked as both a missionary and TCK Care person. Being a TCK himself, he speaks from both experience and education about the effects of the TCK lifestyle on future families. Check out Stevens podcast at https://tckcare…

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2.9 Understanding Identity as International and Transracial Adoptees (Part 2) 26:27

vor 4 Jahren26:27

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What was it like growing up as an International or Transracial Adoptee? Was any element of your ethnic culture emphasized growing up? If so, what did they do? If not, what do you hope they would have done? What advice would you give to someone who is planning to adopt? We continue our conversation about transracial and international adoptees with a…

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2.8 Understanding Identity as International and Transracial Adoptees (Part 1) 25:29

vor 4 Jahren25:29

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What was it like growing up as an International or Transracial Adoptee? How much influence did your blood culture have on your upbringing? How much influence does your adaptive culture have on your life? Come and join our panelists as they talk through their life and experiences growing up as international and transracial adoptees. Panelists: Chand…

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2.7 Ambiguous Loss: Loss Without a Funeral (Part 2) 23:04

vor 4 Jahren23:04

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Life hit Pat and Tammy McLeod hard when their son Zach collapsed on a high school football field; he had sustained a severe brain injury. This accident led the family into the world of ambiguous loss. Ambiguous loss is a loss that occurs without closure or clear understanding. This kind of loss leaves a person searching for answers, and thus compli…

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2.6 Ambiguous Loss: Loss Without a Funeral (Part 1) 28:02

vor 4 Jahren28:02

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Life hit Pat and Tammy McLeod hard when their son Zach collapsed on a high school football field; he had sustained a severe brain injury. This accident led the family into the world of ambiguous loss. Ambiguous loss is a loss that occurs without closure or clear understanding. This kind of loss leaves a person searching for answers, and thus compli…

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2.4 Growing Up as First and Second Generations 25:05

vor 4 Jahren25:05

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You don't just have to live overseas to be a TCK. Our panel today had a TCK experience because their parents lived in other countries and they understand what it is like living in between worlds. Panelists: Anthony Lee, Makda Negusse, and Sophia Abraham with Elizabeth Norvell is the interviewer. Visit our blog for more details on the interviewer an…

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2.3 TCK and Sexuality 24:16

vor 4 Jahren24:16

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Greg Coles spent fifteen childhood years as a TCK in Indonesia, on the island of Java. He moved back to the United States for college, where he studied communication, literature, and music, and recently finished a PhD in English. He now works as an author, speaker, and worship leader at his church in central Pennsylvania. His first book, Single, Ga…

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2.2 Understanding Identity as Multi-ethnic (Part 2) 22:43

vor 4 Jahren22:43

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We continue our conversation about what it is like growing up in Multi-Ethnic Families with a new set of panelists. Come and join our panelists in understanding their ethnicities during the turbulent year of 2020 and beyond. Panelist: Ricky Magoncia, Joabe Andrade II, and Alexius Alldrin, with Interviewer Jonathan Walthour Check out Joabe Sena Anra…

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2.1 Understanding Identity as Multi-ethnic (Part 1) 32:22

vor 4 Jahren32:22

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What is your favorite and least favorite thing about being multi-ethnic? Do you feel like you have to pick an ethnicity and how has family played into your understanding of that? Come and join our panelists in understanding their ethnicities during the turbulent year of 2020. Panelists: Alexis Salazar, Jamie Perry, and Kevin (KP) Patao with Jonatha…

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1.4 Missionary Kids and Identity 27:44

vor 5 Jahren27:44

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How do you determine your identity? For the cultures you identify with which one do you identify with the most? What does your passport country mean to you? What does your host country (where you grew up in) mean to you? How do you identity yourself currently? If that is different from in the past, how has that changed over time? Panelists: Paul Sn…

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1.3 Family Relationships 25:37

vor 5 Jahren25:37

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How have you felt like you don't fit in with your family especially related to culture? If you had a TCK experience with your siblings, how has your experience differed from theirs? Have you ever felt like you related to your TCK friends more than your family? How has the CCK/TCK experience manifested itself in family transitions? Panelists: Kriste…

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1.1 "Where Are You From?" 26:27

vor 5 Jahren26:27

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When did you feel the most challenged to describe what country you are from? Is there a difference between how you identify yourself and how others identify you? How do you determine where home is? Come and join Elizabeth, McKenna, Abbie, and Edward in their journey and how they answer those questions! Panelists: Edward Kim: originally from South K…

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033 A TCK in TCK Care 30:16

vor 6 Jahren30:16

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Rachel Bear, who was in episode 9 of this podcast comes back to talk about the new position that she has accepted working for MTI (Mission Training International) She talks about how her TCK experience has lead her to this position, and the way that being a TCK has both qualified her and disqualified her for this new role. Rachel is actively raisin…

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032 A Look At Korean Missions 38:05

vor 6 Jahren38:05

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This week, Jon talks with Joo Eon Ko about his experience as a South Korean Missionary Kid growing up in Cambodia. Then they move in to a conversation about the origins of the church in Korea and how it sends Missionaries, the way that missions works in Korea and the difference between American and Korean Missions. --- Send in a voice message: http…

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031 A Conversation with an MK 23:45

vor 6 Jahren23:45

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This week, Jon has an open and honest interview with Lydia Bendele about what it was like to grow up jumping between three different countries. Starting out in Australia, then moving to the US, then Argentina, then back to the US, and then back to Argentina, until finally ending up in the US. She talks through how all of these moves have changed an…

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030 When You Feel Alone 22:45

vor 6 Jahren22:45

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Samuel Bowen shares a deeply personal story of transition and his battles with depression. He talks about the affects that growing up as a TCK in the Middle East affected his battle with depression and is isolationism. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/t-c-k-tales/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.sp…

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029 The Importance of Being Called as a Family 21:14

vor 6 Jahren21:14

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Jon talks this week with Gavin Chase and about how both his parents and Josiah Venture were very particular about making sure that not just the parents were called to mission work, but that they were called as a family. Feeling called did not minimize the struggle of changing cultures at 12 years old, but it helped with life got hard for Gavin. ---…

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028 Wisdom From Someone Who Knows Something 28:30

vor 6 Jahren28:30

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This week, Jon sits down with Stephen Black, the host of TCK Care. Another podcast about being a TCK hosted by a TCK from Nigeria. Stephen talks about why he went into TCK Care as a career and ministry, the importance of living in tension, and what he would tell himself and others about his TCK experience. Check out Steven's Podcast here: https://t…

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027 Introducing Missional Student 22:26

vor 6 Jahren22:26

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Because I didn't have enough to do, I have a second super cool podcast to tell you guys about! The Missional Student Podcast is an extension of Missional Student.com. They have weekly blogs, free e-books and tools to help you learn how to live more and more on mission every day in your everyday life, plus a fun podcast with great conversation and c…

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026 The Aftermath of Cultural Rejection 28:28

vor 6 Jahren28:28

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This week I sit down with the President of the International Student Fellowship, Tim Gabuna. He talks about what it was like growing up Filipino in Canada and how he reconciled the two cultures growing up, and then as he has been preparing for ministry. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/t-c-k-tales/messageSupport …

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025 The Realities of Being Gray 34:15

vor 6 Jahren34:15

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Jon sits down with Patrick Nelson who is a person of mixed racial decent. Jon and Patrick have an open and honest conversation about what it is like to grow up ethnically ambiguous and what the world could look like in the future. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/t-c-k-tales/messageSupport this podcast: https://p…

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024 Interview with an International Student 25:29

vor 6 Jahren25:29

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Today I sit down and talk with Veronica, who though is not a traditional TCK has spent quite some time in the US. She talks about adjusting to American culture, adjusting to Moody culture, and being in an interracial, and intercultural relationship. If you want to look into the ministry that Veronica was saved though check them out here http://www.…

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023 How Not To Raise Your International Student 23:22

vor 6 Jahren23:22

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Lisa Guilbride speaks very openly and honestly about her first experience coming to the US. All the good, the bad and what helped her adjust to the culture and what made the cultural adjustment hard. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/t-c-k-tales/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/…

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022 Life After Conversion 26:35

vor 6 Jahren26:35

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Today's story is told by someone who grew up in a Muslim country and has since become a follower of Jesus. She talks about the hardship and the loneliness that comes from changing cultures, religious, and being alienated from one's family. A profoundly honest look at life after conversion for a Muslim Background Believer. --- Send in a voice messag…

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021 Racism in Africa 16:32

vor 6 Jahren16:32

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Ayanda Khumalo comes back on to talk about the race issue that has hit Zimbabwe, South Africa, and various other countries in southern Africa. He talks about what has been done to make change and puts forth his ideas on how to make lasting change in racial reconciliation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/t-c-k-ta…

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020 This is America; As Seen by an African 25:20

vor 6 Jahren25:20

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Ayanda Khumalo talks very openly, honestly and intelligently about what it is like to be an African Immigrant, living traveling and working in the US. He speaks about racism and why in all the talk about immigrants in the news recently, Africans are not really brought up that much. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho…

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019 An Ever Growing Theology of Home 20:35

vor 6 Jahren20:35

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As Season 2 draws to a close, Jonathan Walthour tells his story, the inspiration for this podcast and how his concept of home has changed throughout his life and through this podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/t-c-k-tales/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/t-c-k-tales/supp…

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018 Place, Family, and Stability 12:28

vor 6 Jahren12:28

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Katya Green reflects on three specific instances where she has seen good in her cross cultural experience.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/t-c-k-tales/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/t-c-k-tales/support

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017 Serving God Without Passion 30:24

vor 7 Jahren30:24

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Grace Choi talks about her experience moving back from Africa to South Korea and the way that God showed her that anybody can do ministry wherever they are, not just in a cross cultural context.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/t-c-k-tales/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/t-c-k-…

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016 Home is Not Where your Family Is 14:59

vor 7 Jahren14:59

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Tim Pablo, talks about what it was like moving from the Philippines, to Canada to work in a Chinese church and the major identity issues that he and his family had to overcome and are still working on overcoming.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/t-c-k-tales/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.c…

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015 The Wall Between Us 21:22

vor 7 Jahren21:22

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James Hasdak talks about what it was like growing up in Bangladesh as a Bangladesh native in a missions compound. The child of national missionaries. He speaks of the separation that he felt from people who looked like him but lived a very different life then he did. He also discusses the importance of not assuming someone's cultural background bef…

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014 Similar but Different 23:33

vor 7 Jahren23:33

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Caleb Hartwig talks about what it was like growing up as an American in Canada where his parents were missionaries to the First Nations people in British Columbia. He talks about how different, but similar his experience was to many of the TCK's he has met at Moody.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/t-c-k-tales/mes…

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013 The Identity Crisis of History 23:57

vor 7 Jahren23:57

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Tirzah Walker talks about what it is like to be Jewish walking through, not just America but also in the world in general. She speaks of some of the similarities between growing up Jewish and growing up in a different culture or country.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/t-c-k-tales/messageSupport this podcast: htt…

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012: My Identity is...? 20:21

vor 7 Jahren20:21

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John C Hughes talks about the realities of living out what "This is Us" tries to portray. Being an African American man adopted into a Euro-American family. How he struggled, and still does struggle, with his identity but ultimately finding that identity in Christ.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/t-c-k-tales/mess…

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