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2020-02-26 to 28 Pictures: Charleston, South Carolina

One of the few upsides of having to cancel our Spring Break trip last March at the onset of the pandemic is that we are "stuck" with a rather large voucher from one of those discount airlines. Last autumn, Tricia and I spent a weekend in Savannah, Georgia and had a...

A John 3:16 Craft for Kids

John 3:16 is one of the most well known and reassuring verses in the Bible. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.John 3:16 (NIV) The following is a little craft I threw...

2020-03-01 Pictures: Lyndsey’s College Signing Day

This afternoon Lyndsey made it official, signing her letter of intent to play college basketball for the Hiram College Terriers starting next year. While she made the decision and committed to Hiram before Christmas, she has been looking forward to this day since her...

2020-02-13 Pictures: Lyndsey’s 18th Birthday

I am little behind on posting photos. These are some of my favorites from a couple of weekends ago when we got a chance to celebrate Lyndsey's 18th birthday. It's hard to believe that my little girl is officially an adult. It was nice to have the family all back...

What is DOCTRINE?

Introduction I love working with kids, and I love teaching them hard concepts in ways they can understand. To that end, for years I have been working on a dictionary of theological terms for kids and teens. In sharing those definitions, there seemed no better place to...

If You Want It Done Right

In all likelihood, you know how the phrase ends: If you want it done right, DO IT YOURSELF! This is a bit of a mantra for me, and frankly, something that I struggle with daily both in leadership and in my Christian walk.  In theory, this is easy to accept. ...

What Does God Hate?

This is the little and humble post that started it all. I happened to be reading through my Bible, and this passage impacted me so much that I posted a little blurb about it on Facebook. That was July 28, 2008, and I've been writing and sharing ever since. (Maybe...

Other Series

Many of the series I write have to do with kids and children’s ministry, but I have done a number of other series based on various Bible studies I have done. This is where you can find those series.:


A Love That Surpasses All Knowledge (A Biblical Definition of Love)

three-red-hearts-clipartThis was the very first series I ever did here on Dad in the Middle. It takes a look at love from a biblical perspective starting with some background information then examining, in detail, the definition of love from 1 Corinthians 13.


A Christmas Carol Advent

One December I looked at a different Christmas Carol for each day leading up to, and including, Christmas. Each day includes a YouTube video, a history of the song, a commentary and analysis from your truly and questions for further discussion. I learned a lot and had a great time putting this series together.


I Believe…

I BelieveThis series looks at my beliefs about various issues. Based on an extensive search of the scriptures, each article presents a Biblical look at a specific topic and includes scriptural references for each belief. I’m looking forward to continuing to fill this series out with time. I think of it as my own little bullet list of systematic theology.


Monday Morning Prophecy

cross-pictureThis is the longest running series on Dad in the Middle. I am slowly but surely looking each week at the hundreds of Old Testament prophecies fulfilled in the birth, life, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The prophecy of the Old Testament was instrumental in God drawing me to him, so this series holds a special place in my heart.


This Month In The Middle

Back before I switched themes and selected one that had a good Table of Contents feature, I spent a little time each month putting together a listing of postings for that Month. Those are accumulated on this page. You can tell it is old as the logo is a throw back to an earlier time hear on Dad in the Middle.


Why I Believe the Bible

BIbleWilliam Tyndale once said that “a plough boy with the Bible would know more of God than the most learned ecclesiastic who ignored it.” This series looks at 25 reasons for believing that the Bible is the inerrant word of God.