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In this narrated story (the narrator is the only speaking part), Hank Spinner finds his life is becoming overwhelming. At first, everything is "hunkey dorey." He keeps his boss, Mr. Hunkey, and his wife, Dorey, quite happy (represented by him spinning imaginary plates on wooden poles each character holds). He is further challenged when Peachy, his daughter, and Keen, a new account, require his attention. Add to those obligations Oakey, a healt...

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It's time for the offering and four people express their reasons for giving. The first chooses not to give because he believes he could use his tithe more wisely himself. The second gives because of the recognition he might receive. The third hates giving because she feels God is never satisfied with what she offers. The fourth enjoys giving because it is his opportunity to say thanks to God.

Most of us believe we have nothing to worry about when it comes to the sixth commandment. But this sketch helps us take a comical look at the murder we commit with our mouth. During a conversation, Jane enters the Twilight Zone where consequences of her caustic tongue are deadly. It's too late when Jane realizes the lesson, she's already "killed" her best friend, her dog, her daughter, and a solicitor.

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Did you know that Christians always wear black? And they never mow the lawn on Wednesdays? This sketch takes a comical look at three people's misconceptions of what the Christian life is like.

Several brief scenes illustrate comically the confusion in our culture about prayer. In the first scene, a group of people pray fervently?to rip off the heads of the opposing team! Then a child's nighttime prayer becomes a confusing theology lesson from Mom, who doesn't really understand why we pray. A man prays for the meal, and puts on a holy sounding prayer voice complete with religious vocabulary. A teenager prays for justice on her ex-fri...

A sweeping look at the relationships that affect us throughout life. An on-stage narrator and actors recreate scenes from childhood, high school, college, and marriage that illustrate in a comic way the many frustrations of living with imperfect people. Clothes, brains, beauty, neatness, even store-bought rather than homemade cakes all affect whether we're accepted or rejected. The difficulty of loving others unconditionally is contrasted with...

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These short vignettes show the confusion many people have about the meaning of Easter. A 10-year-old struggles to accept her silly polka-dot Easter dress made by Grandma. When Dad enters, he's wearing a polka-dot tie and lapel hankie made from the same cloth! In the next scene, two moms cheer on their kids at an Easter-egg hunt. Other than candy, eggs, and prizes, no one has a clue what Easter is about. Finally, a grad student daughter and mot...

Somehow the word has been spread that in order to serve God and the church, you've got to suffer doing it or it doesn't count. That's why Paul is avoiding Reverend Roper's phone call. But to the surprise of Paul and Shirley, his wife, he discovers a new word in serving: joy!

An underachiever ("Sitter"), an overachiever ("Striver"), and an opinionated analyzer ("Stander") receive a visit from God. Each person discovers he or she is living in some excess, and finds he or she needs some quality another person possesses. When each makes a move according to God's gentle nudge, he or she becomes a more balanced, fulfilled person.

Roy is nervously pacing at what appears to be an airport terminal. Sue joins him and in the course of their conversation we discover they have died and are now on the outskirts of heaven waiting for their name to be called. Roy is counting on his duffel bag "trophies, " his life's accomplishments, as his ticket to get in. Sue's counting on the fact that the price has been paid already. In the end, Sue's name is called, and Roy is left clutchin...

Chris and Laura are a couple living on the fast track. Their highly scheduled existence leaves them little time for each other. When Laura reveals she is pregnant, Chris' machinelike response is, "February is a bad month." Laura ends up hurt by his insensitivity. While much of the sketch is comic, it moves toward a very poignant ending.

In this sketch we see how an Everyman character responds to God's desire to be a part of his life. In his college years he is too busy with studies and asks God to come back when he is more settled. In his early adulthood he has too many responsibilities but this time asks God to come back when he is retired. In his retirement he is glad to see God but isn't prepared for the challenge of meeting with him regularly.

A modern retelling of the story of the woman at the well from John 4. A "woman of the evening" meets a stranger at a bus stop, who not only shows her kindness, but even asks for a sip of her Coke. She is unaccustomed to being treated as a person, but the stranger amazes her even more by claiming to be Jesus. Though she is skeptical, his ability to sympathetically describe so many details about her life convinces her he's real?and as he leaves,...

An obviously overworked politician talks on the phone with his assistant about delegates from a political action committee who dropped by unexpectedly. He manages to stall them for a few minutes, during which he laments the incessant demands on him to please and appease. He also vilifies those around him who constantly want to use him. In fact, just recently he was forced to get rid of a group's political enemy when he himself found the man ra...

An Everyman character delivers three brief monologues. After each one, two or three guilt figures with small black slates mark down his "sins" while saying, "God is gonna get you for that!" Guilt-ridden Everyman has finally had enough and he cries out to God only to discover that instead of "getting him, " God forgives him. The guilt figures disappear and Everyman discovers in their place a large clean slate.

Charlie's in for a shock when Marla comes home from church. She heard a message on taking a step of faith and letting God have complete charge of the direction of our lives. The night before she saw a special on needy people in Africa and now she's convinced God has called her there. Marla ignores that her personality and skills are completely out of sync with a ministry in Africa and that her own community is a more suitable mission field.