» Snapshots of Life
January 21, 2012 17:53 from Dear Friend
Over the Christmas holiday, my parents came to visit me. What a great experience to have my parents see this part of my life that I have tried and failed to describe adequately to them so many times! When they first arrived, my mom said to ..

» Making the Bible Impossible (Part 3)
January 6, 2012 16:40 from Kids' Doc in Jos
Recap of previous two posts: The most important and thought-provoking book I’ve read this year is The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture by Christian Smith . In it, the author critiques a p..

» January update
January 4, 2012 19:34 from David and Debbie
Dear Friends, Happy New Year! We trust it will be one of blessing and increased joy in the Lord. Thank you so much for your prayers for us over these past weeks. We praise the Lord that we were able to finish our marking and submit our grad..

» The Bible Made Impossible? (Part 2)
December 30, 2011 21:41 from Kids' Doc in Jos
The most important and thought-provoking book I’ve read this year is The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture by Christian Smith . In it, the author critiques a particular way of interpreting..

» The Bible Made Impossible? (Part 1)
December 30, 2011 21:33 from Kids' Doc in Jos
The most important and thought-provoking book I’ve read this year is The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture by Christian Smith 1 (available in hardback and Kindle versions). In it, the auth..

» JOYOUS CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR
December 13, 2011 09:54 from The Brods Abroad
I want to say JOYOUS Christmas because as I have been reflecting on who it was that came on that first Christmas night my heart is filled with JOY. I hope that yours also will be one that overflows with it as you ponder that great event lo..

» Christmas Countdown
December 12, 2011 14:35 from Ally's After-thoughts
My friend, Christie, gave me a great idea...a Happy Birthday Jesus birthday cake countdown to Christmas! Each day in December we add a "candle" to the birthday cake. Each candle comes with a verse and then something to do that day, typical..

» Kindle Books for Free Borrowing through Kindle Owners’ Lending Library
December 3, 2011 11:44 from Kids' Doc in Jos
Amazon has announced a new service for its Prime members, allowing them to borrow selected Kindle e-books at no charge, one at a time. I am guessing that you can do this even if you do not own a physical Kindle and are using instead a Kind..

» December update
December 2, 2011 09:42 from David and Debbie
Dear friends, We send you greetings in the Name of Jesus our Lord. There is an air of excitement at the Seminary today. Everyone is busy getting ready for the baccalaureate service this evening and the graduation tomorrow (3rd). The baccala..

» Catching Up
November 28, 2011 19:42 from Dear Friend
Yes, yes, it's been a terribly long time since I've posted. I keep on telling myself to find something to post about, and nothing ever comes to mind. Funny that. So many things have happened over the past few months: a rat infestation in my..

» Did “2800 B.C. Assyrian Tablet” complain about decline of civilization?
November 13, 2011 22:09 from Kids' Doc in Jos
“The Earth is degenerating today. Bribery and corruption abound. Children no longer obey their parents, every man wants to write a book, and it is evident that the end of the world is fast approaching.” From an Assyrian tablet, written cir..

» Chickenpox parties via mail?
November 9, 2011 21:25 from Kids' Doc in Jos
Some stories have come out in the past couple of days about someone selling chickenpox-infected lollipops through the mail for the benefit of parents who are afraid to immunize their children but want to give them “natural” infection. ..

» Our time with Emmanuel
November 5, 2011 22:35 from Kids' Doc in Jos
Emmanuel left us this week to go to a more permanent home, with Pastor and Mrs. Jege, who care for the boys at the SIM/ECWA City Ministries Care Center in Gyero, about 40 minutes from here along a barely passable road. Ema had stayed with ..

» November prayer letter
November 2, 2011 19:19 from David and Debbie
Dear friends, We send you greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Colleagues Dennis and Coletta Shelly will be spending Christmas in the US with their son and daughter but be back in time for the new semester to start in January. We..

» Sauron, Saruman, and the Man of Lawlessness
October 11, 2011 19:20 from Kids' Doc in Jos
I read the Bible aloud to Luke each night at bedtime. We started with the simplest picture Bible when he was very little and after many other versions have reached the New Living Bible. Anyway, last night we were reading 2 Thessalonians 2, ..

» Ema goes to the dentist
October 5, 2011 22:14 from Kids' Doc in Jos
We took Emmanuel to see the dentist today. Dr. Jay Maxfield is a retired American dentist who comes to Nigeria a couple of times each year to work in the dental clinic at Evangel. The way things work, we had to go to the clinic to see him b..

» Ema uses a fork!
October 2, 2011 18:59 from Kids' Doc in Jos
We had waffles tonight, as usual in our home on Sundays, so I took the opportunity to see if I could help Ema progress a bit in his eating behavior. So far, Barb has worked a lot to get him to take food on a fork without grabbing it either..

» Ema comes to the Blyth family
September 27, 2011 22:12 from Kids' Doc in Jos
Emmanuel (Ema for short) has been with us for 12 days now. For those who don’t know about him, he is 15 years old, looks like a very thin 7 year old, and is something like autistic. He was abandoned when he was two years old and lived alon..

» September update
September 2, 2011 08:37 from David and Debbie
Dear friends, We send you greetings in the Name of our Lord. Thank you for praying for the start of the August-December semester at the seminary. We had 318 students register for study this time which is above average. Debbie has three clas..

» August Update
August 4, 2011 13:36 from David and Debbie
Dear friends, Greetings from a very cool and wet Kagoro. We are hurtling towards the beginning of a new semester at an alarming rate! We can't put on the brakes but we know with the Lord's help and your faithful prayers we will do all that'..

» July prayer letter
July 18, 2011 15:30 from David and Debbie
Dear praying friends, We send you greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus. Thank you for your faithful prayers for us. We have seen the Lord at work in some difficult situations in the last few months. During the elections David preached o..

» July prayer update
July 3, 2011 17:10 from David and Debbie
Dear friends, We send you greetings in the Name of Jesus our Lord. Many thanks for praying for our time in the UK. It was great to visit close relatives and some friends in the four weeks. The time just flew past and we were not able to vis..

» Our Children are Letters for our ministry.....
June 28, 2011 10:10 from Nicky in Nigeria
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» Little lives growing..........
June 13, 2011 17:47 from Nicky in Nigeria
Its amazing to see how our girls are progressing and growing in the ministry. Those who have been following my blog for long will remember Favour who came to us in 08 after her mother died and Sandra earlier in the same year as a result of..

» Are Religious Beliefs Inherently Irrational?
June 8, 2011 07:39 from Kids' Doc in Jos
This is a discussion that grew out of comments on an article I posted on my Facebook page. I've moved it here to the blog because the Facebook wall is not a good place for ongoing discussions. The original article was Scientific Conspiracy..

» Who am I ?
June 5, 2011 14:57 from Nicky in Nigeria
I love the Casting Crowns song Who am I....? The chorus of which goes.. Not because of who I am But because of what you have done Not because of what I have done But because of who you are I am a flower quickly fading Here today and gone to..

» June prayer update
May 27, 2011 17:18 from David and Debbie
Dear friends, We send you greetings in the Name of Jesus. We are going to be in the UK for June on holiday. Pray for a safe journey on 30th and 31st May. Hope the weather isn't too cold. It will be good to see our relatives again and renew ..

» What is God Saying?
May 18, 2011 18:53 from Claudia's Camp Trails
Jesus loves the children, all the children of the world. Red, Yellow, black, and white, Jesus loves the children of the world. The youth in Nigeria are included. Nigeria is full of youth! Oh, so many youth. That is why I am doing what I am..

» Ministry News From Abuja
May 15, 2011 13:24 from The Brods Abroad
Christian Teaching Centre Discipleship Conference What an excellent week it was as David Olatunde and I (see picture below) spent 4 days with the group above. The teaching was received very enthusiastically as we spent 13 hours covering di..

» Prayer Update for May
April 30, 2011 15:47 from David and Debbie
Dear friends, Greetings from Kagoro in the name of our Lord. Thank you for responding to our urgent prayer request. Praise the Lord for the way we felt the impact of those prayers as we experienced the Lord's peace and protection. Classes w..