Will Willimon, the one time Dean of the Chapel at Duke, tells of a visit he made to the office of a lawyer in his congregation. It was just a drop-in. Will says he did not know the man that well - his wife seemed to bear the church interest for the family. Listen to the story in Will's own words:

It was at the end of the day. I entered the outer office of his law firm. Everyone had left. All was dark, except for a light coming from the inner office. He called to me. Invited me to come back to his office.

"Didn't expect to see you here, preacher," he said in a voice that sounded tired. "Come on in, I was just about to fix myself a drink. Can I interest you in one?"

"Sure," I said, "if it's caffeine …