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Train Ride

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Episode: 142

Lesson/Theme: Pranks; breaking up the daily routine.

Bible Verse: Matthew 5:44

Characters: Eugene, Whit

Writer: Phil Lollar

Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell

Original Air Date: January 26, 1991

Last Air Date: July 16, 2008

Description:
While Eugene and Whit are taking a train ride back to Odyssey from Chicago, Eugene meets an old enemy named Lawrence Chalmers. For several years, Lawrence has been Eugene's nightmare. Lawrence stole a term paper from Eugene at their previous college. This caused Eugene to get a lower grade and kept him from attending the university of his choice. Not only that, but Lawrence also stole Eugene's girlfriend, Margaret Hoffmeyer, and ended up marrying her! Seeing Lawrence again makes Eugene so upset, he can't eat that night and retires to his room to sleep. Meanwhile, as the train rounds a corner, Whit looks at the rear baggage cars and witnesses a struggle between two figures, one of whom falls off the train! Whit rushes back to the baggage car and finds Margaret unconscious. She awakens in near hysteria, crying that her husband, Lawrence, was pushed out of the train. And she claims that Eugene did it! Did Eugene actually murder Lawrence? If he didn't, who did? Is Lawrence Chalmers really dead? For the answer to these questions, tune into 'Train Ride'.

Questions:
How did Whit figure out what really happened on the train? Do you think God likes jokes? Why or why not? What kinds of things do you do to break up your daily routine?