My Top 10 by Bryan Miller

As we approach the New Year a number of TV shows feature the top 10 things that have happened over the past year. The top 10 funniest commercials, the top ten scandals, and the top 10 sports events just to name a few. Well here are my top 5 happenings for M.O.G. in the past 10 years. (Mine are in no particular order)

1. Celebrating our 10 Year Anniversary December 5, 1999 – December 5, 2009
2. Ministering at our first event – ALO’s Praise Joint in 2000
3. Being part of the first meeting to establish the UCCFS – Virginia Beach, VA – August 2006
4. Establishing our second under grad chapter at Stephen F. Austin State University – Abishai Chapter
5. Seeing Rodney Shepherd propose to his wife Kendra at one of ALO’s Praise Joint events after M.O.G. had just ministered

I encourage you to put together your top “whatever” list. It will help you remember the good times and God’s great blessings.

Merry Christmas by Bryan Miller

As Christmas approaches we are always constantly reminded to be politically correct. For example, say “Happy Holidays” rather than “Merry Christmas” because not everyone celebrates Christmas. I can remember having a conversation with a friend who told me that her young son is in a music class at school. Recently, they were learning to sing the song “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”, except the teacher told the class that it was going to be “We Wish You a Merry X-Mas”. Of course her child being a Christian questioned the teacher as to why that is the case. His teacher said the normal statement, “not everyone celebrates Christmas and we don’t want to not offend anyone.”

Well it offends her son and many others not to be able to say Merry Christmas. Not to mention the song is ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas”, not X-Mas.

For me Jesus Christ is the reason for the season. So I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.