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Grocery store clerk (at checkout): "I really like your cross."
Me: "Thanks, I like it, too."
Clerk: "I have one, but it is not as cool as that."
Me: "My wife got it for me and I am quite fond of it."
Clerk: "You do know that it is more blessed to give than to receive, don't you?"
Me: "I've heard that."
Clerk:: "So what do you think about giving me the cross?"
Me: "I'm thinking that 'Thou shalt not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor'. Not his wife or his house or his silver cross."
Clerk: "I'm thinking each of us should seek to please his neighbor for his good, to build him up."
Me: "To which I would say, 'each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.' and I'm just looking to my own interests here."
Clerk: "How about the part that says to sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven."
Me: "It goes well with the part that says that the poor you will always have with you."
Clerk: "Does that mean I'm not getting the cross?"
Me: "Pretty much."
Clerk: "Are you a pastor or something?"
Me: "I am, and I can do this all day."
Clerk: "Ah, Grandma said to never get in a sword fight with a sword swallower."
Me: "I like your grandma."
Clerk: "Me, too. She bought me a cross."
Bag Boy: "You dudes just had a whole conversation and it is like you are quoting from a book I never read or something."
Clerk: "We are."
Bag Boy: "What book?"
Clerk: "The Bible."
Bag Boy: "Hey, my girlfriend just gave me one of those."
Me: "You should read it.?
Bag Boy: "I don't know, it looks pretty complicated."
Me (while handing him a card): "Call me if you need help understanding it."
Clerk: "I'll help you, too." (to me) "Can I have one of those, too."
Bag Boy: "Sounds cool."
Clerk (after studying card): "Thanks a lot. I like the name of your church. Sounds worth checking out. Oh, and you have that same cross on your card. That is awesome. You have a nice day, pastor."
Me (smiling): "I just did."
Clerk: "Me, too."
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