Tears Of Yesteryear presents the longest running soap opera , The Guiding Light Sponsored by: Duz. 1950 
Part 2


The brainchild of Irna Phillips, this show is based on her life experiences. When she was 19, an unmarried Irna gave birth to a still-born child. At this time, she found comfort through listening to the sermons preached by Dr. Preston Bradley, a minister of a church for the brotherhood of man. These sermons then became the backbone for the creation of her dramatic serial, The Guiding Light, 27 years later. The show originally centered around a preachers� sermons. Irna Phillips later published these sermons, and they became a best-selling book.

Tears Of Yesteryear presents the longest running soap opera , The Guiding Light Sponsored by: Duz. 1950  Join  us each  week


The brainchild of Irna Phillips, this show is based on her life experiences. When she was 19, an unmarried Irna gave birth to a still-born child. At this time, she found comfort through listening to the sermons preached by Dr. Preston Bradley, a minister of a church for the brotherhood of man. These sermons then became the backbone for the creation of her dramatic serial, The Guiding Light, 27 years later. The show originally centered around a preachers’ sermons. Irna Phillips later published these sermons, and they became a best-selling book.