Christmas On The Podcast (Part 4): It’s A Wonderful Life w/Jack Hoey

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For the final episode of 2024, it's PART 4 of our four-part Christmas series, where Pastor Jack Hoey III and host Joey Svendsen discuss the ultimate Christmas movie classic, It's a Wonderful Life. We’ll also catch up with Lead Pastors Josh and Lisa Surratt and hold the second annual "Christmas Trivia Championship Showdown."
Listeners will hear a variety of opinions about It's a Wonderful Life—Joey is disappointed by the lack of excitement surrounding what he thinks could be the greatest movie ever. Some of the hosts theorize that the movie may be more interesting to people with specific racial backgrounds, while Jack highlights that the main character, George Bailey was celebrated because of how he lived his life sacrificially for others—relating this idea to how God is also sacrificial.

Also included in this episode is a thought-experiment on having political discussions with family during the holidays, the balance between living sacrificially for others while not neglecting self, the significance of feeling compelled to give a gift to a person he or she received a gift from, and whether it's more difficult to find healthy community in 2024 when technology options have increased.

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Other Past Christmas Episodes:
Santa Claus and Other Lies
This Christmas, Rejoice With Those Who Rejoice
Christmas Episodes on Grief:
This Holiday, Mourn with those Who Mourn
This Holiday, Mourn with those Who Mourn II
In this episode
Jack Hoey III / Instagram
Josh Surratt / Instagram
Lisa Surratt / Instagram
Roy Jacques, host / Facebook
Tomelex Copeland, host / Facebook
Lynne Stroy, host / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Amy Worley, host / Instagram
special thanks to the Christmas Trivia Championship Showdown participants:
Teddy Winter, Corey Schneckloth, Brian Adleman, Jen Ullum, Jennifer Klatka, and Jenny Mayer; and the new Champs, Ciarrah Lindsay, Rebecca Lindsay and Luke Gaikwad.
Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver
Music, including theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music

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