St. Patrick’s Day Parade

New Orleans will be hosting a St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 18th. Folks will be decked out in green and lucky symbols such as four leaf clovers and leprechauns will line the streets. The “Luck of the Irish” will be in full view and folks will hopefully be having a fun time. Without raining on anyone’s parade, may I ask what luck is? Is it a magical force out there bringing good to some and havoc to others? Is luck some power manipulating our lives? These are some of the honest questions Charlie Johnston took the time to address in his new book, No Such Thing As Luck – A Biblical Perspective. (can be viewed at www.nosuchthingasluck.com) Using the Bible as his basis for truth Johnston shows how God has been robbed of His praise by talk of good luck and the Devil has hid behind bad luck. He confronts familiar ideas about destiny, fate, fortune, and chance upon which beliefs about luck has rested. What it reveals might cause you to rethink using these words in your vocabulary. You may talk about the “Luck of the Irish” but maybe they are just a “Blessed People”. No Such Thing As Luck is a real eye-opener that Christians especially should enjoy – even Irishmen. At this year’s parade, maybe we could promote higher values than the luck symbols people have displayed in the past. Carol Johnston 3667 Northside Church Road Greenwood, FL 32443 (850) 592-8769