Attached or see below a report on John Oakes' teaching trip to Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chengdu and Manila.        china_2012_journal 

Dr. John Oakes, Robert Carrillo and Mark Wilkinson will be teaching an 8-week 16-hour introduction to the Old Testament on consecutive Saturdays Feb 25-April 14 at the Mission Center of Hope in San Diego, CA.  For an outline, more information or to register see below.

Notes and power point for a lesson given by Dr. John Oakes in Manila, Philippines 1/15/2012.   Audio will be in the ARS store soon.    Preservation and Predestination Notes              Preservation and Predestination 1.10 Mb

This is a presentation given by Dr. John Oakes in Hong Kong 1/11/2012.  John acknowledges that, although all the notes and power point are his, many of the thoughts come from a similar presentation by Dr. Douglas Jacoby at the 2011 ARS Christian evidences conference.  Audio will be in the ARS store soon.                  Christianity and the Paranormal PPT 18.38 Mb         Christianity and the Paranormal Notes

Attached are notes and a power point for a 23 hour class on the Book of Hebrews given by Dr. John Oakes recently in Manila, Philippines.  The recordings will be available in the ARS store in the near future.  

 The Book of Hebrews 2.22 Mb             Hebrews Notes

Translated power points from John Oakes' teaching tour in China.   From Shadow to Reality Mandarin 680.50 Kb    Problem of Pain and Suffering Cantonese 1.38 Mb    Christianity and the Paranormal Cantonese 6.68 Mb    The Bible From God or Man? Mandarin 2.78 Mb   Acts and Church History Mandarin 6.70 Mb

Request:

I have a former student who is in college and really questioning his faith and is starting to believe in the arguments presented by Hitchins and Dawkins. Recently he posted this "question" asking for people to comment and give him feedback. I am looking for anyone who could help me give some meaty and though provoking comments.  (rest of question and response below)

We are reposting an article on a biblical and historical perspective of Christmas from 2007 for your enjoyment.  Merry Christmas.  John Oakes

It is not surprising, and it was just a matter of time, but it appears that scientists have now found a fairly reasonable candidate for a place which could support life outside our solar system.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16040655?mid=5475  See article below.

A lesson by Dr. John Oakes 11/30/2011 in San Diego, CA.  The topic is living by faith, which means believing in things not seen and living like an alien and stranger in this world.    Living By Faith 9.29 Mb