Big Changes, New Dreams: Kathie Lee Gifford and Jim & Jill Kelly
Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith
Jesus Calling
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🗓️ 15 October 2020
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Often in life, unexpected changes can lead to new dreams. God has proven time and time again that He can use any moment—good or bad—to change the trajectory of our lives for His glory. Legendary entertainer Kathie Lee Gifford was born with dreams that unfolded as she pursued her passion to perform. As she’s moved through the entertainment world for the past fifty years, Kathie has followed where God has called her, including a new season where she’s helping kids pinpoint the dreams God has in store for them with her brand-new book children’s book Hello, Little Dreamer. NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, and his wife, philanthropist Jill Kelly were living what they thought was the perfect life—Jim had just retired after a successful career with the Buffalo Bills, they had a beautiful daughter and had just welcomed their son Hunter into the world. But their world was rocked when Hunter was diagnosed with a rare disorder and projected not to live past his second birthday. The Kellys realized they couldn’t rely on the things they had before, like their own ability to make things happen, and had to instead reach for something greater. Both Jim and Jill came to faith because of a desperate need for hope, and when they realized how much healing God can bring, they started the Hunter’s Hope Foundation to provide that same light to others.
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Interview Quotes:
“People asked me this my whole life: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” And I think that's the wrong question to ask children. I think it's not what they want to be so much as what does God want you to be?” - Kathie Lee Gifford
“I can't tell you how many people I was honored and privileged to lead to the Lord because I happened to be on a movie set, on a TV set, or in a recording studio or on location.” - Kathie Lee Gifford
“Preach the gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words. Love people. When you love people, that's when they sense Jesus.” - Kathie Lee Gifford
“I've never been confused at all about what I'm supposed to do. And I think that's because I was pursuing my dreams. I can't even imagine what God's got for me next.” - Kathie Lee Gifford
“In that moment of just tremendous fear and anguish and devastation, I knew that I was going to have to seek beyond what this world has to offer.” - Jill Kelly, on her son Hunter’s Krabbe leukodystrophy diagnosis
“We realized . . . that it was God using the suffering of our one and only son to point us to the suffering of His one and only Son, Jesus.” - Jill Kelly
“He is the reason, without doubt, that I've seeked the Lord and that I am where I am now in my walk with my faith.” - Jim Kelly, on his son Hunter
“God, through Hunter, taught us the greater hope. And that's eternal life. So that's our greater hope for the foundation as well.” - Jill Kelly
“As long as what I'm doing today is making somebody want to seek tomorrow, make them want to thank the good Lord for that tomorrow, that's what it's about. “ - Jim Kelly
“What an honor it is and so humbling to be a conduit of God and to be His ambassador and to allow Him to work through us.” - Jill Kelly
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| 0:00.0 | Join us on Tuesdays this fall for the Jesus Calling stories of faith television show on Circle TV |
| 0:07.0 | hosted by country music superstar Lauren Elena. |
| 0:10.5 | Each week we'll talk with people from all walks of life about their heart aches, their victories, |
| 0:16.2 | their joy, and their pain, and how their faith kept them going through it all. |
| 0:21.3 | You don't want to miss it, Tuesdays at 8.30 p.m. Eastern time and re-erring |
| 0:26.3 | Sundays at 2 p.m. eastern this fall on Circle TV. Visit Jesus Calling |
| 0:31.9 | dot com slash TV to find out how to watch in your area. |
| 0:38.0 | Where your joy is is where your bliss will be and where your dreams are discovered and where your |
| 0:46.8 | dreams are brought to life is where life will bloom and blossom within you. |
| 0:54.0 | Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast. |
| 0:56.8 | The one constant in our lives is change. |
| 0:59.2 | As we grow, we watch our lives take on new challenges, |
| 1:02.4 | gather new people in our circles, and even invite new dreams. |
| 1:06.0 | Our guests today remind us that no matter what season we are in, |
| 1:10.0 | God can use our new dreams for his glory. |
| 1:19.4 | Kathy Lee Gifford was a born entertainer. From the time she was a little girl, she was putting on plays for classmates, singing on stage and writing her own performances, |
| 1:25.6 | as her parents cheered her on along her way. In her new season of life, Kathy Lee is reflecting on what |
| 1:31.7 | and who has helped her create her 50-year career in entertainment, |
| 1:35.7 | and she wants to help kids recognize the dreams God has put in their own hearts, |
| 1:39.6 | which she talks about in her new children's book. |
| 1:41.9 | Hello, little Dreamer. |
| 1:45.4 | My very first memory of being a little girl |
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