Episode 86: What's Saving My Life Right Now + Brenda Palmer

The Jess Connolly Podcast

Jess Connolly

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

It’s officially the summer of friends on The Jess Connolly Podcast, and this week Jess is joined by the incredible Brenda Palmer. She is a preacher, podcast host, and author of the powerful new book, The Journey of Yes.

In this episode, Brenda shares how saying “yes” to God, especially when it meant walking away from a dream job, led her into deeper purpose, unexpected growth, and a clearer sense of calling. From her behind-the-scenes work as a producer to stepping into full-time ministry, Brenda opens up about how obedience in the quiet places prepared her for what’s next.

Whether you are standing at a crossroads or in a season of quiet faithfulness, this conversation will inspire you to trust the God who is writing your story.

Let’s go.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Jess Connolly podcast, where we talk about living fully awake, spiritually, mentally,
0:08.8	physically, and emotionally. Here, we don't strive for perfection. We pursue wholeness. And we believe that
0:17.0	women who are awake to the goodness of God cannot help but bring light to the world around
0:22.8	them. This summer, we're mixing things up with summer with friends, a special season full of
0:29.7	life-giving conversations and encouragement. Each episode is starting with a short chat or coaching
0:35.7	session, just you and me,
0:41.0	and then we'll head into an honest, hope-filled interview with one of my friends.
0:43.1	Whether you're listening on a walk,
0:44.7	on the way to work,
0:45.7	or from a beach chair,
0:46.7	I hope this time leaves you more grounded,
0:49.7	more joyful,
0:50.7	and more fully awake in Jesus' name.
0:55.2	Let's go.
1:05.3	Hello, friends, as you've heard, it's Summer with Friends on the Jess Connolly podcast. And every single week, I have an interview with a friend of mine sometimes about their book or about their work and
1:11.7	sometimes just about life. But at the top of the episode, we're doing just like a little
1:16.5	mini check-in, a little mini fun session together. And we are kicking that off this week with a
1:23.7	prompt that I've heard many people use in the past. and that is, what is saving your life right now?
1:31.1	So I wanted to run through what is saving my life right now.
1:34.8	I want to tell you, I'm a little uncomfortable with the phrase, what's saving my life right now?
1:38.8	Because one thing I've learned about in seminary is the concept of so teriology, which is Jesus as Savior. So I want to say,
1:45.6	what is saving my life right now is Jesus, my Lord, and Savior. And that's always that. But what is
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