Dad in the Middle » Monthly Wrap Up http://waynestocks.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:55:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 This Month in the Middle (March 2010) http://waynestocks.com/2010/04/11/this-month-in-the-middle-march-2010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-month-in-the-middle-march-2010 http://waynestocks.com/2010/04/11/this-month-in-the-middle-march-2010/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:00:24 +0000 Wayne http://waynestocks.com/?p=3373
  • This Month in the Middle (February 2010)
  • This Month in the Middle (January 2010)
  • Wordle Challenge – March 2010
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    Each month this entry provides a categorized listing of the posts from the prior month (actually the month before last by the time this gets posted, but who’s counting?). Make sure you check out our Index Page as well for listing of all posts to Dad in the Middle.

    Tips For Large Group Teaching

    Children’s Ministry / Kid’s Stuff

    Children’s Ministry Blog Patrol

    Wordle Challenge

    Misc.

    Return to the “This Month in the Middle” index page.

    Related posts:

    1. This Month in the Middle (February 2010)
    2. This Month in the Middle (January 2010)
    3. Wordle Challenge – March 2010

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  • This Month in the Middle (March 2010)
  • This Month in the Middle (January 2010)
  • Wordle Challenge – February 2010
    • ]]>

    Each month this entry provides a categorized listing of the posts from the prior month (actually the month before last by the time this gets posted, but who’s counting?). Make sure you check out our Index Page as well for listing of all posts to Dad in the Middle.

    Tips For Large Group Teaching

    Children’s Ministry / Kid’s Stuff

    Children’s Ministry Blog Patrol

    Wordle Challenge

    Just for Fun

    Music

    Misc.

    Return to the “This Month in the Middle” index page.

    Related posts:

    1. This Month in the Middle (March 2010)
    2. This Month in the Middle (January 2010)
    3. Wordle Challenge – February 2010

    ]]>     http://waynestocks.com/2010/04/04/this-month-in-the-middle-february-2010/feed/ 0     This Month in the Middle (January 2010) http://waynestocks.com/2010/02/14/this-month-in-the-middle-january-2010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-month-in-the-middle-january-2010 http://waynestocks.com/2010/02/14/this-month-in-the-middle-january-2010/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:08:37 +0000 Wayne http://waynestocks.com/?p=3129
  • This Month in the Middle (February 2010)
  • This Month in the Middle (March 2010)
  • Wordle Challenge – January 2010
    • ]]>

    Each month this entry provides a categorized listing of the posts from the prior month. It was an exciting month here at Dad in the Middle as we finally got a permanent address for this blog. From now on, you can find us at http://waynestocks.com . So, without further introduction, here is the “This Month in the Middle” for January 2010! Make sure you check out our Index Page as well for listing of all posts to Dad in the Middle.

    Tips For Large Group Teaching

    Children’s Ministry / Kid’s Stuff

    Children’s Ministry Blog Patrol

    Wordle Challenge

    Theology

    Just for Fun

    Music

    Misc.

    Return to the “This Month in the Middle” index page.

    Related posts:

    1. This Month in the Middle (February 2010)
    2. This Month in the Middle (March 2010)
    3. Wordle Challenge – January 2010

    ]]>     http://waynestocks.com/2010/02/14/this-month-in-the-middle-january-2010/feed/ 0     This Month in the Middle (December 2009) http://waynestocks.com/2010/01/03/this-month-in-the-middle-december-2009/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-month-in-the-middle-december-2009 http://waynestocks.com/2010/01/03/this-month-in-the-middle-december-2009/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:00:27 +0000 Wayne
  • This Month in the Middle (November 2009)
  • This Month in the Middle (October 2009)
  • This Month in the Middle (September 2009)
    • ]]>     This Month in the Middle WideEach month this entry provides a categorized listing of the posts from the prior month. So, here the final “This Month in the Middle” for 2009 summarizing entries during December! Make sure you check out our Index Page as well.

    A Christmas Carol Advent

    Children’s Ministry / Kid’s Stuff

    Children’s Ministry Moments

    This Month in the Middle

    Misc.

    Return to the “This Month in the Middle” index page.

    Related posts:

    1. This Month in the Middle (November 2009)
    2. This Month in the Middle (October 2009)
    3. This Month in the Middle (September 2009)

    ]]>     http://waynestocks.com/2010/01/03/this-month-in-the-middle-december-2009/feed/ 0     This Month in the Middle (November 2009) http://waynestocks.com/2009/12/31/this-month-in-the-middle-november-2009/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-month-in-the-middle-november-2009 http://waynestocks.com/2009/12/31/this-month-in-the-middle-november-2009/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:00:22 +0000 Wayne
  • This Month In The Middle (August 2009)
  • This Month in the Middle (September 2009)
  • This Month in the Middle (October 2009)
    • ]]>     This Month in the Middle WideEach month this entry provides a categorized listing of the posts from the prior month. So, here is the (slightly delayed) “This Month in the Middle”for November 2009! Make sure you check out our Index Page as well.

    Come Ye’ Children Synopsis

    Children’s Ministry / Kid’s Stuff

    Children’s Ministry Blog Patrol

    Children’s Ministry Moments

    Why I Believe the Bible

    Monday Morning Prophecy

    A Christmas Carol Advent

    Just for Fun

    Misc.

    Return to the “This Month in the Middle” index page.

    Related posts:

    1. This Month In The Middle (August 2009)
    2. This Month in the Middle (September 2009)
    3. This Month in the Middle (October 2009)

    ]]>     http://waynestocks.com/2009/12/31/this-month-in-the-middle-november-2009/feed/ 1     Dad in the Middle – The Year in Review http://waynestocks.com/2009/12/30/dad-in-the-middle-the-year-in-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dad-in-the-middle-the-year-in-review http://waynestocks.com/2009/12/30/dad-in-the-middle-the-year-in-review/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:00:49 +0000 Wayne
  • New Year's Resolutions
  • This Month in the Middle (December 2009)
  • This Month in the Middle (October 2009)
    • ]]>     In a couple of days, I intend to post on some New Year’s Resolutions and look forward to the coming year, but today I thought it made sense to look back at the past.  Specifically, I thought it might be interesting to look back at the past year of this blog.  As any of you who read these posts have probably surmised, I am a list person, and will get to some lists of best and most popular in a little bit.  Before we do that though, I want to take just a bit to reflect.

    It has been an exciting year for me here at Dad in the Middle.  I started this blog back in the Summer of 2008 with a series on the Biblical Definition of Love.  Not many people read it back then – which was OK.  I mainly started the blog because I like to write out what I am studying, and I decided a blog might be an interesting way to do that and if a dozen people or so read it or got anything out those posts, that would have been fine!  I continued along that way for a while and even wrote about a few other things.  I took a couple of month break from writing anything at the beginning of the year, and the first post was not until February 21 when I posted I’m sorry…an open letter to my family and friends a combination of confession and testimony.  After another month of two or three posts, something happened towards the end of March.  I started to feel more and more called to try to use this blog more for the glory of God and less as my personal note taking site.

    On March 29, I summarized an interesting Nightline Debate on the topic of “Is Satan Real?” After that, the posts became more and more frequent.  On April 7 I started The Blog Patrol which has morphed several times during the year and become a popular feature on the sight.  It is now a monthly feature called The Children’s Ministry Blog Patrol.  Over the course of the year, my focus has also shifted from general issues related to Christianity to a greater focus on issues related to Children’s Ministry.

    Another significant moment came following a post I did called 8 Reasons to Get Involved in Children’s Ministry from Psalm 78 in June.  Following that post, David Wakerly was nice enough to link to it from his site Kid Inspiration.  He was also kind enough to take a good natured dig at the unimaginative name of the blog (which at that time was Wayne’s Random Thoughts) which in his words “is what you call your blog before you realise there are approx. 18.7 million with the same title.”  In his defense, there was a smiley face after that text!  In all seriousness though, I had thought about changing the name previously and David’s post was enough to prompt me to come up with something we gave rise to renaming the blog Dad in the Middle.

    There have been times throughout the year when I have considered taking a break from the blog or stopping altogether.  Invariably, I get a comment or a kind word from someone who has found the blog useful.  I have been, and continue to be, amazed how God has worked through this simple blog to affect lives.  I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised though – he is a big God!  I am looking forward to the coming year and what it will bring, but the following are some of my favorites from the past year:

    TEN MOST VISITED POSTS/PAGES THIS YEAR

    These are, very simply, the ten posts and/or pages which received the most traffic during the past year.  The only one that really surprised me was that my About Me page made the cut, but I guess people want to see if what they’re reading was written by some nut job.  I hope they weren’t too disappointed when they found out that is was!

    1. Who Made God? (Questions Kids Ask)
    2. 25 NOT SO Random Things About Me
    3. 25 Reasons I Believe the Bible
    4. Why Did God Make Us? (Questions Kids Ask)
    5. About Me
    6. A Love That Surpasses All Knowledge (A Biblical Definition of Love)
    7. 30 Ways to Get Connected with Your Kids
    8. In the Beginning…God!
    9. I believe…What I believe about sin
    10. Psalm 119 – The Word of God

    I should point out that this list was compiled about two weeks ago.  Since that time, The Real Christmas Story propelled itself up to #7 on the list from #12 and almost took over the #6 spot.  Rather than redo the list, I thought I would mention it here!

    MY TEN FAVORITE POSTS IN THE PAST YEAR

    Some of my favorite posts to write did make it into the most popular list like 30 Ways to Get Connected with Your Kids, but many did not.  The following are some of the stories I enjoyed the most and/or most enjoyed writing about.

    1. I’m sorry…an open letter to my family and friends
    2. From the mouth of babes…
    3. Little Mouth…Deep Truth (Children’s Ministry Moment #2)
    4. Someday
    5. ABC’s of Children’s Ministry
    6. 50 Word Gospel
    7. 30 Ways to Get Connected with Your Kids
    8. 8 Reasons to Get Involved in Children’s Ministry from Psalm 78
    9. 22 Ways to Teach Kids HOW to Think And Not Just WHAT to Think
    10. Best of the Best – Children’s Ministry Internet Resources

    TOP TEN UNDER-VIEWED POSTS

    Then, there were a number of posts that just never took off, but I thought were worth reading (in my humble opinion).  Feel free to check them out now.

    1. What Do You Want to Be Known For? (Another Jacob Moment)
    2. Isaiah 52:6 – Here I Am!
    3. Top Ten Christian Books for Kids
    4. Happy Birthday to Me!
    5. How Many People Were On That Boat? (Children’s Ministry Moment #5)
    6. 15 Things I Learned from Vacation Bible School
    7. I’m Busy! Do I Have Time To Care for God
    8. Going Dark – The Recap!
    9. Jesus Loves Me – Behind the Music
    10. Spurgeon on Self-Righteousness

    TEN FAVORITE SATURDAY MORNING VIDEO POSTS

    It didn’t happen by design, but Saturday morning has become a day where I generally post a video that I’ve come across that interested me.  Here are some of my favorites.

    1. Old Testament…New Ideas (Jelly Telly’s Books of the Bible Series)
    2. Psalm 55:22 (Seeds Family Worship)
    3. You’re Losing Us!
    4. Evidence
    5. Give up Yer Aul Sins
    6. Family Man
    7. Bible Shorts
    8. When God talks Creation Rocks
    9. Teach Your Kids Bad Theology: A How-to Guide – tangle.com
    10. How Great Thou Art (Carrie Underwood)

    TEN FAVORITE JUST-FOR-FUN POSTS

    Sometime on Saturday mornings, and sometimes on other days throughout the week, I’ve posted videos or other items that are just for fun.  I believe God gave us laughter for a reason.  Here are some of my favorites!

    1. The Porpoise Driven Life
    2. Things You Don’t Say To Your Wife
    3. Motivation
    4. A Tribute To Chick-Fil-A
    5. The Importance of Scripture Memorization Under Pressure!
    6. Esther and Freddie Mercury (aka Purim Will Rock You!)
    7. Praying With Kids
    8. The DaSeussi Code
    9. Parenting By The Book
    10. Baptism by the Water Cooler

    TOP TEN (PLUS ONE) “LIST POSTS”

    Finally, if you didn’t catch on before this recap, you should have by now – I’m a list person.  I keep lists of lists.  Technically, this is a list of lists, and since there were so many of them, I actually made this a Top Ten plus 1!  These are some of my favorite list posts from the prior year.

    1. 8 Reasons to Get Involved in Children’s Ministry from Psalm 78
    2. 30 Ways to Get Connected with Your Kids
    3. 22 Ways to Teach Kids HOW to Think And Not Just WHAT to Think
    4. 15 Things I Learned from Vacation Bible School
    5. 5 Things Kids Must Know About Sin (Children’s Ministry Think Tank)
    6. 213 Things I Learned from Shepherding A Child’s Heart
    7. 25 NOT SO Random Things About Me
    8. 8 Questions to Determine How Proud You Are
    9. 25 Reasons I Believe the Bible
    10. Top Ten Children’s Ministry Blogs
    11. Top Ten Non Children’s Ministry Blogs That Those in Children’s Ministry Should Follow

    Related posts:

    1. New Year's Resolutions
    2. This Month in the Middle (December 2009)
    3. This Month in the Middle (October 2009)

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  • This Month in the Middle (November 2009)
  • This Month in the Middle (September 2009)
  • This Month In The Middle (August 2009)
    • ]]>     This Month in the Middle WideEach month this entry provides a categorized listing of the posts from the prior month. So, here is the (slightly delayed) “This Month in the Middle”for October 2009! Make sure you check out our Index Page as well.

    Top Ten Christian Books for Kids Series

    Come Ye’ Children Synopsis

    Children’s Ministry / Kid’s Stuff

    Children’s Ministry Blog Patrol

    Children’s Ministry Moments

    Why I Believe the Bible

    Monday Morning Prophecy

    Just for Fun

    Music

    This Month In The Middle

    Misc.

    Return to the “This Month in the Middle” index page.

    Related posts:

    1. This Month in the Middle (November 2009)
    2. This Month in the Middle (September 2009)
    3. This Month In The Middle (August 2009)

    ]]>     http://waynestocks.com/2009/12/27/this-month-in-the-middle-october-2009/feed/ 1     This Month in the Middle (September 2009) http://waynestocks.com/2009/10/25/this-month-in-the-middle-september-2009/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-month-in-the-middle-september-2009 http://waynestocks.com/2009/10/25/this-month-in-the-middle-september-2009/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:00:20 +0000 Wayne
  • This Month In The Middle (August 2009)
  • This Month in the Middle (October 2009)
  • This Month in the Middle (November 2009)
    • ]]>     This Month in the Middle Wide I officially renamed this series “This Month in the Middle” last month and added the new graphics. Each month this entry provides a categorized listing of the posts from the prior month. So, here is the Monthly Round Up of the posts to Dad in the Middle for September 2009. Look for the new index page to Dad in the Middle coming soon!

    What Kids Must Know About Sin Series

    Come Ye’ Children Synopsis

    Children’s Ministry / Kid’s Stuff

    Children’s Ministry Blog Patrol

    Why I Believe the Bible

    Monday Morning Prophecy

    Just for Fun

    Misc.

    Related posts:

    1. This Month In The Middle (August 2009)
    2. This Month in the Middle (October 2009)
    3. This Month in the Middle (November 2009)

    ]]>     http://waynestocks.com/2009/10/25/this-month-in-the-middle-september-2009/feed/ 0     This Month In The Middle (August 2009) http://waynestocks.com/2009/10/18/this-month-in-the-middle-august-2009/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-month-in-the-middle-august-2009 http://waynestocks.com/2009/10/18/this-month-in-the-middle-august-2009/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:00:18 +0000 Wayne
  • This Month in the Middle (September 2009)
  • This Month in the Middle (November 2009)
  • This Month in the Middle (October 2009)
    • ]]>     This Month in the Middle WideInspired by the classic television staple of my youth – This Week In Baseball, I have officially renamed this series “This Month in the Middle.” I also I decided I needed a graphic – please note the utter lack of creativity! Each month this entry provides a categorized listing of the posts from the prior month (in this case a couple of months ago with the September version coming soon!). So, here is the Monthly Round Up of the posts to Dad in the Middle for August 2009. I’m just slightly behind on this one, but my plan is to start a new index page when I get to my 200th post sometime here in the next month or so:

    Come Ye’ Children Synopsis

    Children’s Ministry / Kid’s Stuff

    Children’s Ministry Blog Patrol

    Why I Believe the Bible

    Monday Morning Prophecy

    Just for Fun

    Misc.

    Related posts:

    1. This Month in the Middle (September 2009)
    2. This Month in the Middle (November 2009)
    3. This Month in the Middle (October 2009)

    ]]>     http://waynestocks.com/2009/10/18/this-month-in-the-middle-august-2009/feed/ 1     Dad in the Middle…Monthly Round Up (July 2009) http://waynestocks.com/2009/08/06/dad-in-the-middle%e2%80%a6monthly-round-up-july-2009/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dad-in-the-middle%25e2%2580%25a6monthly-round-up-july-2009 http://waynestocks.com/2009/08/06/dad-in-the-middle%e2%80%a6monthly-round-up-july-2009/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:00:54 +0000 Wayne
  • Dad in the Middle…Monthly Round Up (June 2009)
  • Wayne's Random Thoughts…Monthly Round Up (April 2009)
  • This Month In The Middle (August 2009)
    • ]]>     Here is the Monthly Round Up of the posts to Dad in the Middle for July 2009. You will note that there were a greatly reduced number of posts this month. This was due to my Go Dark week during which I did not use any technology. I also only posted one article prior to that week announcing my plans to God Dark. So, here is a very brief Monthly Round Up:

    The “Go Dark” Challenge

    O Come Ye’ Children Synopsis

    Children’s Ministry / Kid’s Stuff

    Children’s Ministry Moments

    Monday Morning Prophecy

    Blog Patrol

    Original Poetry

    Why I Believe the Bible

    Just for Fun

    Misc.

    Related posts:

    1. Dad in the Middle…Monthly Round Up (June 2009)
    2. Wayne's Random Thoughts…Monthly Round Up (April 2009)
    3. This Month In The Middle (August 2009)

    ]]>     http://waynestocks.com/2009/08/06/dad-in-the-middle%e2%80%a6monthly-round-up-july-2009/feed/ 0     Dad in the Middle…Monthly Round Up (June 2009) http://waynestocks.com/2009/07/12/dad-in-the-middle-monthly-round-up-june-2009/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dad-in-the-middle-monthly-round-up-june-2009 http://waynestocks.com/2009/07/12/dad-in-the-middle-monthly-round-up-june-2009/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:11:23 +0000 Wayne
  • Dad in the Middle…Monthly Round Up (July 2009)
  • Wayne's Random Thoughts…Monthly Round Up (April 2009)
  • Wayne's Random Thoughts…Monthly Round Up (May 2009)
    • ]]>     Big month for the blog formerly known as Wayne’s Random Thoughts. Here is the Monthly Round Up (better late than never) of the posts to the newly renamed Dad in the Middle from June 2009:

    Children’s Ministry

    Questions Kids Ask

    Shepherding A Child’s Heart Synopsis

    Monday Morning Prophecy

    Blog Patrol

    Just for Fun

    Parenting

    What I Believe….

    Other Sites

    Misc.

    Related posts:

    1. Dad in the Middle…Monthly Round Up (July 2009)
    2. Wayne's Random Thoughts…Monthly Round Up (April 2009)
    3. Wayne's Random Thoughts…Monthly Round Up (May 2009)

    ]]>     http://waynestocks.com/2009/07/12/dad-in-the-middle-monthly-round-up-june-2009/feed/ 0     Wayne's Random Thoughts…Monthly Round Up (May 2009) http://waynestocks.com/2009/06/05/waynes-random-thoughts-monthly-round-up-may-2009/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=waynes-random-thoughts-monthly-round-up-may-2009 http://waynestocks.com/2009/06/05/waynes-random-thoughts-monthly-round-up-may-2009/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:00:06 +0000 Wayne
  • Wayne's Random Thoughts…Monthly Round Up (April 2009)
  • Dad in the Middle…Monthly Round Up (June 2009)
  • Dad in the Middle…Monthly Round Up (July 2009)
    • ]]>     This blog is growing almost every day. Last month, I started a monthly recap of the prior month’s posts in case new readers may have missed something. I was a little late with it last month, but this month I met my goal to get it out in the first week of the month. Rather than a sequential listing of the posts for the month, I thought this would be more useful if I grouped things by category. So, here are the posts to Wayne’s Random Thoughts for the month of May 2009:

    Shepherding A Child’s Heart Synopsis

    Monday Morning Prophecy

    Blog Patrol

    Bible Study / Theology / Etc.

    Children’s Ministry

    Just for Fun

    Other Sites

    Misc.

    Related posts:

    1. Wayne's Random Thoughts…Monthly Round Up (April 2009)
    2. Dad in the Middle…Monthly Round Up (June 2009)
    3. Dad in the Middle…Monthly Round Up (July 2009)

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  • Wayne's Random Thoughts…Monthly Round Up (May 2009)
  • Dad in the Middle…Monthly Round Up (June 2009)
  • Dad in the Middle…Monthly Round Up (July 2009)
    • ]]>     This blog is growing almost every day.  With that in mind, I thought it might make sense to do a monthly recap of the prior month’s posts in case new readers may have missed something.  My goal is to get this out in the first week of each month.  I barely made it this month.  Rather than a sequential listing of the posts for the month, I thought this would be more useful if I grouped things by category.  So, here are the posts to Wayne’s Random Thoughts for the month of April 2009:

    Shepherding A Child’s Heart Synopsis

    Monday Morning Prophecy

    Blog Patrol

    Bible Study / Theology / Etc.

    Children’s Ministry

    My Kids

    Just for Fun

    Other Sites

    Misc.

    Related posts:

    1. Wayne's Random Thoughts…Monthly Round Up (May 2009)
    2. Dad in the Middle…Monthly Round Up (June 2009)
    3. Dad in the Middle…Monthly Round Up (July 2009)

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