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This is The Life

Logo for the television series, "This Is The Life"

You're invited to enjoy "This is The Life" from television's "Golden Age." This Emmy Award-winning series, produced by Lutheran Television Productions, aired in syndication on TV from 1952 to 1986. Watch stars like Jack Nicholson, Leonard Nimoy, and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, cut their teeth on their craft - long before they hit the "big time." Included below are some (54) of the many episodes from this series. 

Viewers will find the subjects and story lines aren't the stuff of sitcoms or even family-oriented shows that always went for the happy ending. Here are stories of faith-healing gone awry; a married couple's loss of their daughter; a pastor whose legalism was driving his members away; the bitter animosity of a father against his daughter's suitor; and more. In the end, each episode has one thing in common: God reigns through every event in our lives, and it is by faith in His Son-following and honoring Him-that our lives find their fullest meaning.

The Visitation

Dick Sergeant (Bewitched)

Pastor Andrew Burdick is having problems keeping his congregation together. Bishop Smith visits him to identify some troubling leadership spots and to renew faith in his ability to get things done.

Episode artwork for the televsion series, "This is the Life": The Visitation

Cell of Hope

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (Roots)

Flag Washington gets a new cellmate Jimmy Stricklin who is obnoxious. Washington, who came to Christ while in prison, is tested and they come to blows.

Episode artwork for the televsion series, "This is the Life": The Visitation

Happiness is Dirty Hands

Daniel Travanti (Hill Street Blues), Mike Farrell (M*A*S*H)

School teacher Kent teaches High School in a troubled area. The decision for him and his wife to live in an impoverished area causes trouble in their marriage. Kent’s friend Art offers some help.

Episode artwork for the televsion series, "This is the Life": The Visitation

The Sexton

Silver Award - Int. Film and TV Festival of New York, 1978

A pastor and a sexton (church caretaker) with magical powers fight an eerie duel in a church.

Episode artwork for the televsion series, "This is the Life": The Visitation

Undertow

David Ogen Stiers (M*A*S*H)

Harry loses his daughter to drowning. In his grief, he blames the lifeguard.

Episode artwork for the televsion series, "This is the Life": The Visitation

A Nice Girl Like You

Lee Meriwether (Barnaby Jones)

A widowed pastor dates a middle-aged single woman in his parish, but when she professes her love he tells her he cannot return it.

Episode artwork for the televsion series, "This is the Life": The Visitation

Amazing Grace

John Karlen (Cagney & Lacey)

A man who has come from a poor beginning to a rich and full life must learn not to forsake his Christian faith.

Episode artwork for the televsion series, "This is the Life": The Visitation

The Healer

Gary Collins (TV Host)

Dave Forman is a dynamic “faith healer” who becomes angered by the drowning death of his daughter. His grief becomes too great when a father asks him to heal his diabetic daughter.

Episode artwork for the televsion series, "This is the Life": The Visitation

Awake With a Stranger

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A guilt-ridden man is confronted and haunted by a lapse in judgment.

Episode artwork for the televsion series, "This is the Life": The Visitation

My Husband My Sorrow

Don Galloway (Ironside), Kathryn Grant (Anatomy of a Murder)

A man and woman who deal with whether they should consummate an adulterous affair.

Episode artwork for the televsion series, "This is the Life": The Visitation

The Missing Ingredient

Jack Nicholson (A Few Good Men, The Shining)

Bob and his fiancee Lynn are planning their wedding when she overhears her parents planning to separate after the wedding. Suddenly, Lynn has some reservations.

Episode artwork for the televsion series, "This is the Life": The Visitation

Conspiracy of Silence

Gordon Jump (WKRP in Cincinnati)

A husband and wife come to grips with a terminal illness.

Episode artwork for the televsion series, "This is the Life": The Visitation
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