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Dr. Ray Arnold has gone home to be with the Lord

February 16, 1926 to December 28, 2011

Ray Arnold, 85, a Gig Harbor resident for over 60 years, passed away peacefully December 28, 2011. In 1946 he graduated from Prairie Bible Institute, Three Hills, Alberta, Canada with a Diploma in Missions. In 1950 he graduated from John Brown University with a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Arts & Business Administration. He completed further studies the same year at the Summer Institute of Linguistics (Graduate Study), University of Oklahoma. In 1962 he graduated from the East West Cultural Institute, Chiba City, Japan, which included ten years of Japanese Language and Culture studies. In 1964 he graduated from the University of Washington with a Master of Arts in Far Eastern Regional Studies. In 1992 he completed the Doctor of Ministry degree from Faith Evangelical Lutheran Seminary (dissertation entitled - The Progress of Christianity in Japan: Peculiar Barriers to a Positive Response). From 1953 to 1964 he served as the Founder and President of the Japan Baptist Bible College, Chiba City, Japan. From 1965 to 1990 he served as the Vice-President of Arnold & Krilich, Inc. Insurance Brokers; taught Far Eastern History at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA (2 years); taught a similar course at Foss High School, Tacoma, WA (6 years); taught Japanese at Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA (2 years). From 1990 to the present he served faithfully as the Professor of Missiology at Faith Evangelical College & Seminary, Tacoma, WA. He was an active member and elder of Peninsula Baptist Church. Family members include his children Gail, Larry, Greg and Joy, 6 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren and many adopted children. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Betty of 62 years. A memorial service will be held at Grace Place, 3801 South Union Ave., Tacoma, Saturday, January 7, at 2:00 pm.

Faith Evangelical College & Seminary October Graduation 2011

 

New Book from Dr. H. Wayne House & Dr. Dennis Jowers!

Reasons for Our Hope:

An Introduction to Christian Apologetics

In the light of the threats posed to Christianity by militant Islam, intolerant secularism, and widespread misinformation (The Da Vinci Code, the Jesus Seminar, etc.), the necessity of informed and articulate defense of the Christian faith today can hardly be contested. Reasons for Our Hope offers a sophisticated yet accessible guide to "destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and . . . taking  every thought captive to the obedience of Christ" (2 Corinthians 10:5). The book's 31 chapters are divided into four sections:

• Apologetics in Scripture and in History - a look at apologetics in the Old and New Testaments, early church, middle ages, the Reformation, Enlightenment, and today.

• Apologetic Problems - issues such as the value of philosophy, dealing with skepticism, the problem of evil, miracles, the Resurrection, etc.

• How to Use Apologetics in Engaging the World - how to engage the Cultist, Secularist, Postmodernist, Muslim, and Eastern Mystic.