In the eighth season premiere, the Camden's spend the last week of summer at a beach house. At the beginning of the summer, Simonhuged Paul Smith in an automobile accident. Simon is having a hard time dealing with the fact that hehuged him and everyone tries to help him. Eric and Annie try to push Simon to go back to school which begins in a week. Eric would like Paul's parents (guest-stars Katie Mitchell and Mark Moses) to accept the insurance companies offer to the money. Paul's brother vandalizes the church by adding graffti to the sign saying "Thou Shalt Nothug". Simon runs away to New York to get away from the troubles he is having in Glen Oak.
Also, Lucy and Kevin discuss possibily having a child. Peter is spending a lot of time around Ruthie and the Camden family. Ruthie finds out about Mary and Carlos being married.
s08e01 - The Long Bad Summer (1)
s08e02 - An Early Fall (2)
s08e03 - PK (a.k.a. Preacher's Kid)
s08e04 - I Wasn't Expecting That!
s08e05 - Simon's Home Video (a.k.a. The Kid Is Out of the Picture)
s08e06 - Charity Begins at Home
s08e07 - Getting to Know You
s08e08 - Baggage (a.k.a. Out of the Past)
s08e09 - Go Ask Alice
s08e10 - The One Thing
s08e11 - When Bad Conversations Happen to Good People
s08e12 - The Prodigal Father
s08e13 - Major League
s08e14 - Healing Old Wounds
s08e15 - Don't Speak Ill of the Dead or the Living
s08e16 - The Anniversary
s08e17 - Two Weddings, an Engagement and a Funeral
s08e18 - Angel
s08e19 - There's No Place Like It
s08e20 - High and Dry
s08e21 - Lost and Found
s08e22 - Little White Lies (1)
s08e23 - Little White Lies (2)
Reverend Eric Camden and his wife Annie have always had their hands full caring for seven children, not to mention the friends, sweethearts and spouses that continually come and go in the Camden household. This year, Eric and Annie will find their family back together in Glenoak with the return of Matt and Simon.
As is often the case when the house is overflowing with Camdens, Eric and Annie are in for a bumpy ride as their children take landmark steps in their lives. Meanwhile, Eric and Annie continue their journey as soul mates, parents and grandparents whose love and respect for each other brings them ever closer.
Through all the ups and downs, Eric and Annie have managed to keep their romance alive and their family together. Not only are they raising their own seven children, they've picked up several additional family members along the way.