by René Lopez Live and Let Die is the title of one of the most famous James Bond (007) movies. As every Bond-enthusiast knows, those movies are filled with espionage, international intrigue, death, and of course ultimate victory for the good guy, James Bond, who always lives to fight crime another day. At the beginning

Life today, more than ever, is uncertain. Terrorist attacks that were only distant threats a few short years ago are now the subject of the daily news. The economic climate of the world is in constant flux and increasingly tenuous. Political regimes come and go with frightening regularity. Indeed nothing seems certain these days. The

A Review of How Good Is Good Enough? by Andy Stanley by Brian Stone Have you ever had problems explaining how the notion “only good people go to heaven” is logically and biblically incorrect? In his new book, How Good Is Good Enough?, Andy Stanley points out, “Smart, educated, accomplished men and women from just

There’s a verse in Acts which is extremely well known to five-point Calvinists. It reads, “And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed” (Acts 13:48). It seems to say that only those appointed to eternal life are able to believe in Jesus and gain eternal life. Hence all others are doomed to

by Scott Paige As the sun slowly rises over the tops of the trees and illumines a crystal clear lake void of any movement, silent as a reflection from a mirror, its light falls upon a small fishing boat in the middle of the lake. Two brothers gently finger their way through an assortment of

Was regeneration possible before the birth of the church? The other day I received an email from a friend we’ll call Steve who believes that the answer is no. He gave four lines of evidence. I will present and respond to each of his points and then give some closing reasons why I’m convinced regeneration

Mel Gibson’s motion picture “The Passion of the Christ” is one of the most highly anticipated and controversial films of our time. No matter what opinion you hold about it, no one can deny that it has everyone talking.1 For better or worse, it will most likely generate more worldwide attention for Christ than we

Colossians 1:21-23 is often used by Arminians to say that believers must continue in the faith in order to keep eternal life. And this same passage is used by Calvinists to say that believers must persevere in the faith in order to prove that they had eternal life in the first place. In other words,

by Michael Makidon Cruising at subsonic speed, the Nighthawk, better known as the stealth fighter, is one of the most elusive fighting machines on earth. With the use of radar absorbent materials and the optimization of its surface and edge profiles to reflect radar, it is nearly impossible to detect. On radar, the stealth more

Dear Grace Partners, The year 2004 marks Grace Evangelical Society’s 18th year of ministry. GES began as a dream to reach people with the clear message of eternal life through faith alone in Christ alone. Our primary mode of communicating this message has been our newsletter which at first reached only 30 households. However, because