Long-running religious series featuring dramatizations of contemporary problems and how they were resolved using Christian solutions.

Each week, "This is the Life" presented dramas dealing with contemporary problems and how they were resolved using Christian solutions. Examples might include a professional baseball player who had betrayed the trust of his team; a college student who was mourning the loss of his girlfriend in a car accident; a recovering alcoholic struggling with the temptation to jump off the wagon; and a couple contemplating divorce. In the early years, the program featured the Fisher family, a "typical family" from Middleburg in an unnamed Midwestern state; in later years, the programs featured new characters and settings.—Brian Rathjen <[email protected]>

A half-hour religious drama series, airing on Sunday mornings on various networks and in syndication throughout the country. From 1952-1956 it featured stories of the Fisher Family. From 1956-1988 it began a single-episode format that featured different casts each each week with stories that focused on religious and moral questions. It was one of the longest-running shows on television (1952-1988).—Anonymous