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Best of Strong Women: Discussing A Christmas Carol With Jessica Hooten Wilson
Sarah Stonestreet : Dec 20, 2023 11:07:00 AM
Did you know that the classic A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens has many themes that go well with Advent? Join us as we talk to returning podcast guest Jessica Hooten Wilson about this famous Christmas story and what it teaches us about time, waiting, and remembering Christ’s birth. You won’t want to miss the wonderful conversation.
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The Scandal of Holiness by Jessica Hooten Wilson
Giving the Devil His Due by Jessica Hooten Wilson
The Strong Women Podcast 80. The Scandal of Flannery O’Connor and the Power of Stories with Jessica Hooten Wilson
The Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
BBC Radio Productions of Charles Dickens
Santa Is Real, But He’s Dead (to the World) article by Jessica Hooten Wilson
Mother of the Lamb: The Story of a Global Icon by Matthew Milliner
God With Us: Rediscovering the Meaning of Christmas by Greg Pennoyer (Editor), Gregory Wolfe (Editor) and Scott Cairns
A Children’s Literary Christmas: An Anthology by Anna James
Unwrapping the Greatest Gift: A Family Celebration of Christmas by Ann Voskamp
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R Tolkien
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