Ham

Teaching moment:

I overhear a student say, "That is so unfair!"

Me: Well, you know... life isn't fair. And praise God that it isn't because if it were fair, we would all go to hell. The Bible says that the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23). So since we're all sinners, we deserve nothing but hell and God's wrath. Thankfully though, life isn't fair and Jesus took all the sin of the past, present and future, and it was nailed to the cross when He was crucified. He defeated sin and death, and if we believe in Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we get to spend eternity in heaven instead of hell. So you're right... things are so unfair because we deserve nothing, especially eternity in heaven."

Pastor's son in my class: ¡Jamón!

Me: Ham? Jamón means ham.

Pastor's son: Oh, I wanted to say "Amen!"

Me: Oh... you were thinking too hard because it's a cognate; it's "amén."

Pastor's son: Oh, okay. Amén to that!

Me: Yes, ham to that.