Thursday, April 12, 2012

Guest Post: The Best Zombie Plan is Jesus

by Carol Peterson


Gone are the Ninja Turtle and Little Mermaid movies. Now that our kids are grown, our shelves are stocked with everything sci fi/blow up. And the genre that nicely combines both is zombie.

Over the years—eyeballing movies as I’m cooking dinner and moving my vision between the raw hamburger and the zombie guts—I’ve grown to love the genre. It’s fun to cheer for the good guys. You know, the ones still living.

We laugh as we watch them limp across the screen, moaning with outstretched arms. They look a lot like some people I went to college with the morning after.

“Hey, look it’s Joe—heading to Chem 101!”

One thing zombie enthusiasts know is that in real life, you need to have “a zombie plan.” A plan to prepare for the eventuality when the dead are out to get you. The cult classic take off, Sean of the Dead, shows this nicely when Sean and his friends set out for the pub as their plan to stay safe from the body-eating zombies roaming the countryside. Everything you need is at the pub—electricity, beer and friends.


My personal zombie plan includes a collection of wind-up flashlights and shampoo by the gallon. I also cook up batches of casseroles for the freezer. It’s nice to have something hot and cheesy to eat while zombies are pounding on my door. And if it’s delicious enough, those zombies might even go for the casserole over juicy moi.

The zombie genre also addresses something we all face. Our desire to hang onto life as long as we can. If you’re the “walking dead,” then you are a tiny bit closer to conquering death, right?
Unfortunately, zombies are reanimated; they are not the dead returning to life.
That’s where Jesus comes in. Jesus died and returned to life; not as a zombie but as our Savior. His death and resurrection give us full assurance that, if we lean on Him, we have full assurance of eternal life with him.


Otherwise folks, our best hope to cheat death is to become a zombie. And if that happens, then you have to face people who are better prepared with wind-up flashlights, shampoo and casseroles!

Yep—the best part of a zombie plan is Jesus.

WHAT ABOUT YOU? Zombie plans are emergency preparedness plans. What would be the most important part of your emergency plan?

(Helpful zombie tip: make sure your zombie plan includes Twinkies. If you have a zombie-like expression on your face at this comment, you definitely need to watch Zombieland.)

[Carol Peterson runs a fantastic little blog, From Carol's Quill, which can be found here: http://fromcarolsquill.blogspot.com/ When she isn't blogging, Carol enjoys reading her bible, praying, and preparing for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. Our kinda woman.]

2 comments:

  1. Most important part of my plan? Building this:
    http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/05/18/zombie-proof-house-survive-undead-apocalypse/

    Problem solved. ;)

    Thanks a lot for sharing this with us, Carol.

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  2. Hey, Tony! Good zombie plan.

    Thanks for letting me join in the fun.

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