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The Jess Connolly Podcast

Episode 39: Star For Jesus (And Other Jobs I Quit), an interview with Kimberly Stuart

The Jess Connolly Podcast

Jess Connolly

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8813 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Jess interviews her dear friend, ⁠Kimberly Stuart⁠, author of, ‘Star For Jesus (And Other Jobs I Quit),’. You’ll hear an honest conversation between the two as they discuss the beauty and mystery of grace. Get ready for plenty of laughs and tears. If you’re looking for a book to help you take a deep breath this summer, this episode is for you. If you are ready to learn more about the unvarnished, amazing grace that is freely given, this episode is for you. And, if you like cupcakes, this episode is for you. Join Jess’ ⁠Leaders are Learners⁠ book club and dive into this book with us; join and share your thoughts through email or voice message.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey friends, I'm Jess Connolly. I'm an author, a coach, a Bible teacher, and a local church leader,

0:07.0

and I love talking to real people who know what it means to have full lives, but also want to walk in abundance.

0:14.5

This podcast is for you. It's not my podcast. It's ours. It's for people who crave lighthearted conversations and deeply spiritual truth.

0:25.1

It's for people who are busy, tired, waiting, growing, dreaming, working, or praying about what's next.

0:33.3

Wherever you're listening from, if it's quiet, mundane, or busy, I am praying for you,

0:38.9

and I'm so glad you're here. Let's go.

0:45.6

Friends, if you are due to the Jess Connolly podcast, this is our podcast, and you may know

0:51.8

or you may not know, that once a a month we pick one book to read together.

0:56.2

And I intentionally do not have a ton of different authors on this podcast.

0:59.6

I only have the books that I most want you to read because I think they will actually change your life.

1:04.9

And today is no exception.

1:06.3

I've got my friend Kim Stewart here.

1:07.9

And we are talking about her new book, Star for Jesus, and other

1:12.1

jobs I quit. And not only is it one of the most life-giving, enjoyable reads, I actually believe

1:19.8

it's going to change your life. Kim, thanks for joining the podcast today. What a total joy to be here.

1:26.6

I'm so grateful for you. I want to kick right into this

1:30.6

episode and I want to tell you a hypothesis I have. Okay. And I want you to be honest with us.

1:36.5

I only ever. It's been a problem my whole life. No, here's the deal. I know you're very humble,

1:41.6

but I want you to be honest. Here is my hypothesis.

1:57.8

I think you might be one of the best writers I've ever read. And I do know that this is your first nonfiction book. Do you think that writing fiction made you a better nonfiction writer?

2:00.9

First of all, that is an extreme compliment.

2:02.1

Let us take a moment.

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