Seminary Humor

I arrived at class this morning a few minutes late, having not had a chance to eat breakfast. At our break, I dashed down to the dining hall and got some coffee, which is provided free of charge in reusable mugs. As I filled my cup I commented to the woman next to me about how delightful it was to not have to pay for it. She said, "Jesus paid for it!" *beat* "Jesus paid for everything!" Another *beat*. We both burst into laughter. "Hallelujah, thank you Jesus!" I said. And she said, "You know it," and though she was still smiling, she wasn't really joking any more. I sipped my coffee and said, "Taste and see how good the Lord is!" She nodded because she knew I meant it too.

Upstairs in the student lounge, as I fed money into the slot and selected a strawberry Poptart, I was bemoaning aloud my failure to pursue a healthier eating agenda. Another student in the lounge said to me, "Sometimes we have to be satisfied with the first fruits of Nabisco."