No, seriously, what would he brew?

Happy Reformation Day! OK, for all the non-seminary types, today marks the day that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the door of the church at Wittenberg. If you’re unfamiliar with the story, you can do a reasonably good catch-up on your Luther history by renting the movie “Luther” without the expense of a seminary degree or the drudgery of actually reading a book. Surprisingly, it’s a pretty good flick, and if that’s not enough for you, he eventually marries a nun. Now admit it: there’s nothing as hot as a lapsed monk getting down with a lapsed nun. No? Ok, suit yourself.

I was surfing my old files the other day and found the song I wrote that is the inspiration for the name of my blog: What Would Jesus Brew? This song grew out of an unusual time in my life. Just before coming to law school, I was a shift supervisor at Starbucks by day and an adjunct Religion professor at Marshall University by night. About the time that Mel released “The Passion of the Christ,” the spirit moved, and I penned the following. Catch me with my six string some time and I’ll play it for you.

“What Would Jesus Brew?”

My head is so heavy the hour is getting late
But I procrastinated and the exam’s at eight.
Lord, it don’t look like I’ll get any sleep tonight,
And keeping my eyes on the page is such a fight.
Lord I know you once had to stay up way past two ,
And so I ask you humbly . . . What would Jesus brew?

CHORUS:
What would Jesus brew?
Staying up with me and you?
Enough to serve 5000
Or just a cup or two
Would it be espresso roast,
I need the Holy Ghost to tell me:
What would Jesus Brew?


I hope the Lord won’t think that my request is sacrilegious,
But I need a coffee even the Son of God would call delicious .
Everybody needs a savior and it looks like I’ll need two:
I need Jesus to be my Lord, and coffee to be my brew.
My stubborn ways have entrapped me in a night that just won’t end,
But I still need to know if the Lord would approve of Breakfast Blend.