Comments on: On a Mission from God

By: Qwerty

Qwerty — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:37:55 +0000

I think Zayre’s went out of bussines; so, maybe Zaire will have to suffer (or not) with fewer missionaries.

By: Tsu Dho Nimh

Tsu Dho Nimh — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:09:11 +0000

I covet your book collection! Is your address public? If your dog friendly? Which room do you keep the books in?

Have you read Mary Slessor’s biography?

By: Joshua Zelinsky

Joshua Zelinsky — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:02:33 +0000

The ability to see signs everywhere seems to be an example of the human tendency to have overactive pattern recognition features. Humans note patterns all the time. Some humans understand that they don’t all mean something. Others convince themselves that they must mean something.

The missionaries who think they’ve had actual voices of God are at least being more consistent with the source material in the Bible. According to the Bible God talked to almost everyone. Now he sends subtle signs with misspelled bumper stickers? Seems a step down from burning bushes and the like.

By: csrster

csrster — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:02:09 +0000

How do you think they would have reacted if you had told them? Dollars to donuts he would have said that God can also use a bumper sticker as a sign, and if he misread “Zayre” as “Zaire” that’s because God wanted him to misread it. That’s the thing about Providence. Once you start believing in it, everything just _is_ Providential

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:05:36 +0000

I used to shop at Zayre in Knoxville. As far as I’m concerned, it was a miracle that they could get anyone to put their bumper sticker on a car.

By: Mike Haubrich, FCD

Mike Haubrich, FCD — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:19:17 +0000

I have a bumper sticker in my cubicle right now that says “Wall Drug of South Dakota.” So if you see any missionaries in Mitchell, ask them if they used to work in the Wells Fargo phone bank in Minnesota.o

Ask them if they prayed when they walked by my desk.

By: Rob Jase

Rob Jase — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:44:03 +0000

I suppose they were lucky. They could have been sent to Mt. Washington which is much colder than Zayre’s.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:38:39 +0000

ROFLMAO on this one. What if it had been a KMarts bumper sticker? What country would he be in?

By: Stephanie Z

Stephanie Z — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:32:31 +0000

“On a Mission From a Bumper Sticker” doesn’t have quite the same ring, does it?

By: Left_Wing_Fox

Left_Wing_Fox — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:11:30 +0000

Heh!

By the way, by quirk of formatting, the line “Don’t tell anyone where you heard this.” in your preamble appears next to “Welcome to Greg Laden’s Blog!” in the sidebar.