Finding Grace in Every Step and Every Ingredient: Demi-Leigh Tebow & Kendall Vanderslice
Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith
Jesus Calling
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🗓️ 28 November 2024
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
*This episode mentions violence and may be triggering for some listeners.*
This week, we’re joined by Demi-Leigh Tebow, a South African native, former Miss Universe, and wife of NFL superstar Tim Tebow. Demi-Leigh is a passionate advocate for individuals with special needs and disabilities. She discusses how her faith helped her overcome personal challenges, including a life-altering carjacking, and how it now fuels her mission to empower women through her Unbreakable Women’s Workshop.
Later in the episode, we’ll hear from Kendall Vanderslice, a baker, writer, and teacher, who takes us on a profound dive into the practice of bread making. Kendall shares how she discovered baking as her calling, explores the rich symbolism of food in scripture, and reveals how the kitchen can become a sacred place for encountering God.
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Interview Quotes:
“I eventually realized that I had a choice to make. I could choose to question God for the rest of my life, or I could choose to trust Him for the rest of my life. I knew choosing to trust Him also meant making peace with knowing that I was not going to have all of the answers, and that that was going to be okay.” - Demi-Leigh Tebow
“I don't like being interrupted. I don't like being taken off the course of my day. I don't like stopping to help somebody else in need. Right? That's uncomfortable. Well, I think that there can be so much blessing in obedience in those moments where we are willing to be interrupted for the sake of somebody else.” - Demi-Leigh Tebow
“I had to learn that if I truly wanted to have real confidence in my identity, I had to root my confidence in something other than myself. Something that is fixed. Something that is never changing. Something that is always trustworthy and something that is bigger than myself.” - Demi-Leigh Tebow
“My diamond and pearl crown did not last. But do you know what will last? The impact that I get to have with that crown, living out my God-given purpose, maybe using that crown as a vessel.” - Demi-Leigh Tebow
“I am thankful for my plans that have been ruined. I am thankful for the wrenches that have been thrown in my plans. Because His plans have been better and bigger and more perfect for me every single time.” - Demi-Leigh Tebow
“It is such a joy to get to share what I have learned through the process of baking with others so that they can meet God in the kitchen with dough between their fingers.” - Kendall Vanderslice
“The simplicity of baking itself is, I think, a really holy calling.” - Kendall Vanderslice
“We have this picture of death and resurrection all woven into the process of baking bread. I think it is no small matter that Jesus then chose bread as the central element of the communion table.” - Kendall Vanderslice
“We are invited to rest, not as a reward for what we've gotten done, but as a means of delighting in God's creation and being reminded that we were created to take care of and delight in this delicious and beautiful world.” - Kendall Vanderslice
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| 0:00.0 | Life Audio |
| 0:03.6 | This episode mentions violence and may not be suitable for all listeners. |
| 0:11.5 | Let every heart prepare him room. Bring Jesus into your home before you hang that first ornament, |
| 0:18.3 | with Jesus listens for Advent and Christmas. |
| 0:22.9 | This inspirational Christmas devotional includes prayers |
| 0:24.7 | that are perfect for the season, plus |
| 0:26.7 | scripture verses, alongside |
| 0:28.2 | heartwarming illustrations. |
| 0:30.5 | And it makes a treasured gift for |
| 0:32.4 | anyone on your list. |
| 0:34.4 | Jesus Listens for Advent and Christmas |
| 0:36.5 | is available at your favorite retailer. |
| 0:41.7 | You know, we constantly need that reminder of whose we are. You know, even though we know it, |
| 0:47.7 | we read scripture, we memorize verses, but that doesn't always equate to fully understanding or even fully believing. |
| 0:56.6 | And something that has been so important to me in my life is surrounding myself with people |
| 1:01.5 | that can constantly point me back to the truth. |
| 1:06.5 | Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast. |
| 1:09.0 | This week we're joined by Demi Lee Tebow, a South African native, former Miss Universe and wife of NFL superstar Tim Tebow. |
| 1:16.6 | Demi Lee is a passionate advocate for individuals with special needs and disabilities. She discusses how her faith helped her overcome personal challenges, including a life-altering carjacking, and how it now fuels her mission |
| 1:28.5 | to empower women through her unbreakable women's workshop. Later in the episode, we'll hear from |
| 1:33.4 | Kendall Banderslice, a baker, writer, and teacher who takes us on a profound dive into the practice |
| 1:38.8 | of breadmaking. Kendall shares how she discovered baking as her calling, explores the rich symbolism |
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