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This is The Life

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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.

No Laughing Matter

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A woman must learn to deal with her past in order to help someone else in her presence.

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

Old Smiley

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For over forty plus years, Charlie was certain that his “Happiness God” from the Orient brought him good luck.

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

Return Trip

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The modern-day story of a prodigal daughter.

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

Run Away to Home

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Away we go, back to where we started from.

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

Stranger at the Door

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Having given up a baby for adoption 22 years before, a man shows up on her steps saying he is looking for his mother.

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

The Cup

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A trucker struggles with guilt and is convinced that his sin is too great to be forgiven.

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

The Fathering Kind

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The story of a single father who is down and out trying to raise a son alone.

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

The Reluctant Witness

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An angler’s well-planned fishing trip is interrupted when he becomes a witness to crime and struggles with the aftermath.

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

The Selling Price

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A father and son face the issue of ethics, and how it relates to God’s law.

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

The Visit

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During wartime, a Christian’s response to tragedy becomes a witness to others.

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

Time Out for Bill

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Facing adversity.

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

To Take a Life

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A devoted son’s loving father is terminally ill, suffering severely and pleading to die.

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

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