Theme: A modern day look at how the renewal of the Holy Spirit continues to happen.

Three attorneys awaiting their fourth member for a meeting, do the shark thing about who's moving up and who's not and what's going on with Martin the king shark who, for some reason, has been acting very differently lately. Martin arrives and under scrutiny reveals exactly what has made him different recently: the Holy Spirit.

Funny to general audiences (hysterical for attorneys), very true to the corporate board room and to the change in a life renewed by the Holy Spirit.

Can be introduced with optional 1st century scene surrounding Peter's speech in Acts, "People of Jerusalem, these men are not drunk as you suppose; it's only nine in the morning! No this is to fulfill the prophecy spoken of by.....". Using these two in conjunction makes for a powerful Pentecost Sunday experience.

(3 m, 1 w; 11 min)

Sandy is a Christian who is recovering from alcoholism. Hal is a Christian coworker who for weeks has pursued a friendship with Sandy. Tonight he wants her to join him, the coworkers, and his wife for an evening out. Sandy, in pain and suspicious, rejects his offer and confronts him with her feeling that she has become his project. Hal reveals his real intent to be a friend who would walk with her through her recovery just as someone had walked with him after the loss of his child.

A strong statement about ministry from the heart.

(1 m, 1 w; 10 min)

John has come to address an issue of forgiveness with his mother. She is now trying to re-establish relationship with him after abandoning him and his father when he was a child. John has come to express his forgiveness for what she did in the past. The only problem is that his mother doesn't feel she needs forgiveness, nor has she asked for it. A short poignant, realistic look at the issue of forgiveness and our call to do it, regardless of the response.

Excellent feedback on this piece.

1w,1m (6 minutes)

The parable is given the contemporary context of a scene class in New York. A woman with great experience ( in her estimation) is out to impress the famous teacher to get a step up in her career. Meanwhile her scene partner whose film credit is "Attack of the Killer Beavers" is simply trying to memorize his lines. He finally gets to tell the instructor of his feelings of unworthiness to be in the class at all and his thankfulness for grace.

A funny, yet touching analogy about the heart attitude we should have for prayer.

1w,1m (8 minutes)

Based on Psalm 73. A cutting edge piece very sensitively written. A French fashion model with AIDS drops in after hours at an Episcopal church, because he "wants to find the love of God." He finds a woman-priest fresh out of seminary, who is pregnant and lamenting "might have beens" in her life. She is unduly fascinated with his glamorous career. He exposes the falsehoods behind the glossy images of mass media and reveals to her that when he read Psalm 73 he lamented his life, because "his body was sleek and sound and he wore his pride like a necklace." Now he is dying "of a very fashionable disease" and wants to find the peace of God. She leads him through the sinner's prayer as he becomes a baby Christian and she realizes her pregnancy is a gift not a burden.

This is an excellent piece, if we do say so ourselves.

1W, 1M 18 min

Laura, an attorney trying to climb the ladder of success, calls her Christian coworker, Phil, into her office. She gives him an illegal inside scoop on a cheap land deal he could score if he moves quickly. At first he's tempted, but then backs away. When she wants to know why, he tells her how he's profited from illegal information in the past and never gotten caught at it. But it's left him miserable inside and worse, his choices brought about destructive consequences in other people's lives around him.

An example of healthy choices in the midst of temptation.

(1 m, 1 w; 10 min)

THEME- By grace you have been saved through faith, it is a free gift of God... At the unemployment office there are endless lines to go through in order to get to the coveted interview line for a job. Mimi , a waitress having taken one week of computer, has come to begin the process of the hunt for a better job. She sits next to a computer programmer in the interview line who clarifies how she has to go through 6 hours of lines before she can get in . Mimi goes up to one of the clerks and explains the kind of job she wants and within a minute is given a card for where to start work. When the computer programmer, furious at her cutting through the system, demands an answer, the clerk simply tells him that Mimi got in under "just because".

A wonderfully, funny and thought provoking illustration of grace.

(2m, 4 W, about 10 extras. 10 min.)

A group of women who meet weekly for aerobic class compare New Year's resolutions. Amidst the vows to lose weight, get a better job, and better social life, one woman struggles with wanting a new life and the angst of how to find it.

A great lead in for a sermon.

(6W - 11 min. 15 min)

Theme: Letting Jesus bear the weight. A political strategist in D.C. has just received news that he is dealing with liver cancer. A bag lady joins him who claims to have been a chemist for Dow and taught at Vassar before losing her mind. She now rearranges peoples prayer candles in the National Cathedral and prays for the people who left them. Thus ensues a funny poignant conversation about what it means to bear the weight in your life vs having Christ as your cornerstone.

A simple play that has had surprising impact.

(1m,1w 18 min)

Theme: What does it mean in the lifestyle of the 90's to take up your cross daily and follow Christ.) Ed is buying lingerie in Victoria's Secret and bumps into Jill from church who assumes it's for his wife. In their ensuing conversation we learn that Jill's husband has cancer and she has had the challenge of being a daily support and encouragement to him during this time. We also learn it's not easy and at times the most tempting thing in the world would be to chuck it all and say yes to the advances of her very attractive art teacher. To this Ed says, "Why not."

An uncomfortable piece addressing what it means to deny yourself and follow Christ and the repercussions of our choices.

(1w, 1m, 10min)

THEME: Jesus speaking to the Pharasees who criticized his disciples eating with unwashed hands, "It is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him, but what comes out of his heart" Jeff is a strict vegetarian who's had the worst meal of his life at Lisa's friends house. His continual criticism of their eating habits brings a confrontation about how there's something wrong with his heart attitude that is effecting everything in his life.

(1m,2w 12 min)

With Wally and the Beaver! Beaver has had it with TV interruptions and chore responsibilities. He demands his allowance for the rest of his life and it's off to Golly Land where there's fountains of fun, loads of laughs, and nobody makes you take out the trash. What follows is a painful lesson about his foolishness and the unconditional love of his Father. This can be done with a mixed cast of children, teenagers, and adults.

It's fast-paced, funny, and when done well, the feeding the pigs scene and reconciliation scene are very moving.

(5 m, 5w; 17 min)