Everyone's praying and acting Holy, looking like they've never committed a sin or slept with their wives, dressed to the nines with perfect hair, carrying Scofield Reference Bibles with everything Jesus ever said written in red and saying "Bless you" when they pass me in the hall.
Replying with a different verb but the same pronoun, wearing jeans with holes in the knees, a UGA sweat shirt, hair to my shoulders and the "Revised Standard Version" of the Bible Dr. Delma Pressley ... A GREAT TEACHER! ... made me buy for four times it's real value in College ... I make my way to debate class.
It's early.
I'm sleepy.
I was out playing guitar in a bar last night.
Dr. J. J. Owens ... another truly great Professor ... is overseeing the class.
I'm uncertain why debating theology is required ... other than the fact it's a Southern Baptist Seminary ... and Southern Baptists all believe they'll be the only ones in Heaven anyway.
I'll be honest ... I slept through the first part of the first debate.
I have no idea what they're debating.
The first guy ... with really nice hair and a three piece suit ... is really loud and keeps waking me up.
Resting my chin in both hands I watch ... trying to keep my eyes open.
The guy is prepared for the ministry and ripping the heart out of his opponent ... who's dressed remarkably like me ... jeans with holes in the knees ... a Grateful Dead tee-shirt ... AND ... BIRKENTOCKS!
I've never seen Birkenstocks before!
Are those the same sandals Jesus wore?
WWJW ... or What Would Jesus Wear?
The minister with the nice hair and suit ... hits his chest twice when he concludes ... kisses his fingers and points them at the ceiling ... like he just scores the winning touchdown in the Championship game.
"GLORY!" somebody says.
"Son," Dr. Owens nods to the Deadhead.
"Yeah man," he says, scratching the back of his head, letting the long hair fall before feeling his unshaven face ... "Thanks! I mean it! ... Thanks! That was great and you really taught me something!"
Nice hair in a suit doesn't know what to say so he says nothing.
"Seriously Dude," the theological Deadhead continues, "just like it says in the Bible ... Joshua 15:16 ... I've been beaten by the jawbone of an Ass ... and you're one great Ass!"
"That's not fair!" nice hair in a suit exclaims looking at Dr. Owens who is grinning.
"Sit down son," he says, "you're the one who's been beaten."
