Title

Theme

Description

Advice With Dr. Flo

Causes of Sin

Radio psychologist gives advice to a variety of befuddled callers, challenging them to take accountability for their actions..

Age of Reason, The

Persistence

A 75-year old woman persists in pursuing her dream of completing seminary school but encounters resistance from her daughter.

At What Cost, Survival?

Expendability

Parody of the Reality Show "Survivor" with a twist: the Christian family.

Author! Author!

Origin of the Bible

A reviewer learns some basic background on the origins of the Bible while waiting in line at a book signing.

Automobile Repairs

Envy of evildoers

Auto repair customers profit from illegal business schemes.

Bedtime Story.

Salvation, Christmas

A family reads the Night Before Christmas, sort of.

Benny and Sheila and Their Warriors Within.

Courage

Two meek employees stand up to an abusive supervisor.

Control

Anger

An experimental piece in which a variety of emotions fragment into separate personalities to demonstrate how repressed feelings can trigger an outburst of rage.

Cover Story, The

Christmas

Overlooked by her male peers, a stubborn feature reporter in Biblical time wants to cover hard news.

Enemies

Enemies; Forgiveness

A resentful mother is outraged to learn that her daughter has been corresponding with her biological father.

Full Disclosure

Truth; Ulterior Motives

A seller tries to disclose housing issues to an unsure homebuyer, whose brother has ulterior motives for closing the deal.

Grateful Dead, The

Jesus raises dead man

Man discusses his near-death experience and his second chance in life in this introduction to life after death.

Half-Buried in the Snow

Spiritual renewal

Man with relationship problems sees a parallel to his situation when his car gets stuck in the snow, to the amusement of his know-it-all neighbor.

How Should I Greet Thee?

Mother's Day

Siblings shop for an all-encompassing Mother's Day card in lieu of having to reveal their feelings in person.

It Could Have Been Worse

Inconvenience

Stranded travelers are rescued during a snowstorm and react differently to the inconvenience..

Kindness of Strangers, The

Compassion

Strangers console each other in a hospital waiting room as their children undergo emergency surgery.

King and I, The

Christmas

Unhappy woman burdened by the inconvenience of the holiday season receives a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Future (in this case, Elvis).

Life and Death

Regret, second chances

Teenage girls at a slumber party contemplate death, regret, and second chances.

Lost in the Translation

Translating the Old Testament

Scholars translate the Old Testament, as seen through the eyes of a newcomer's first day orientation.

Missions Statement, The

Missions

Interviewer surveys parishioners on the church missions statement.

Only in My Backyard

Missions

In this preface to a missions presentation, dinner guests deplore world suffering but decline to contribute to international missions efforts.

Sex Talk, The

Marital Communication

Couple seeks marital counseling to improve their sex life.

Simeon's Rap

Simeon

Simeon tells the story of meeting Jesus at the temple (a rap).

Taking Care of Bus(y)ness

Mary and Martha

Martha accuses Mary of not taking on enough work at the office.

Teamwork

Taming the tongue

Divisive attitudes are perpetuated among a high school girls' basketball team.

That Kind of Money

Greed

Distant relatives vie for a deceased man's fortune.

Third Denial, The

Peter's Denial

Corporate layoffs illustrate how even a close colleague might deny a relationship as a means of self-preservation.

Time to Heal, A

Healing

Strangers in a hospital waiting room and reveal their attitudes on healing.

Tranquility

Peace

Woman searches a pharmacy looking for peace.

What Goes Around, Comes Around

Humility

A teaching assistant discovers a top student has plagiarized an essay.