A Saying Only The Zombies Ever Pulled Off Successfully

We all have those moments in life where we just don’t quite know what to say. What is awkward is when we try to say something anyways.

Last week in class we were talking about the paternity of Jesus. To be more specific, our professor was explaining that since Joseph wasn’t exactly Christ’s father, there was a lot of shame surrounding their family and his birth. The Pharisees would often throw this fact in Christ’s face while in heated debate. 

As we’re talking about this, a woman who had been otherwise silent in class chimes in with her only comment all week-- “Who’s your daddy?” ....and things just got weird from there. There is no good response to that comment. Fortunately for her, only a handful of people in the room heard the question. For those of us who did, it definitely raised some questions. Such as: why did you think saying that was a good idea?

Let the record show-- “Who’s your daddy?” is not good as a pick up line, it is not good as a country song, and it certainly is not good as a response to a seminary professor.