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Larry Ballard

What my Grandchildren will Remember

October 28, 2021July 2, 2019 by Larry Ballard

My wife Violet and I have been married for 55 years and were unable to have children of our own, so the Lord sent us a 3-day-old baby boy a few years after we were married. We knew his teen-age mother and she asked if …

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Choosing Wisely Before You Divorce

October 1, 2018September 30, 2018 by Larry Ballard

Do you find yourself in a marriage that is filled with pain and conflict? Does it seem like you just “don’t love each other anymore?” Are you at the impasse of “irreconcilable differences?” Does it seem like all hope for a loving relationship has evaporated? …

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Dear Aby #21 – Literal vs Lateral

October 9, 2019July 14, 2018 by Larry Ballard

Dear Aby, Taking the Bible literally does not mean that every statement applies equally to our present day situation. Under the Law of Moses, a person who committed adultery was to be punished by death. Therefore (as critics assert), any Christian who takes the Bible …

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Dear Aby #20 – Taking the Bible Literally (part II)

October 9, 2019July 12, 2018 by Larry Ballard

Dear Aby, Reading the Ordinary Way by Greg Koukl. Here’s how I would lay the groundwork for an answer if I’m asked if I take the Bible literally. I would say I think that’s the wrong question. I’d say instead that I take the Bible in its …

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Dear Aby #19 – Take The Bible Literally?

October 9, 2019July 10, 2018 by Larry Ballard

Dear Aby, Here are some thoughts by Greg Koukl in response to the question: Do You Take the Bible Literally? It’s an ambiguous, and, therefore, confusing, question, making it awkward to answer. Clearly, even those of us with a high view of Scripture don’t take …

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The remarkable life of Dr. Bruce Litchfield

July 6, 2018July 4, 2018 by Larry Ballard

Somewhere over Australia on Monday, July 2nd around 7:30 p.m. heaven’s gates opened to welcome home a remarkable, servant of the Lord; Dr. Bruce Litchfield. Heaven will never be the same! To say that Bruce Litchfield was a unique, tireless, unwavering, follower of Jesus would …

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“Dear Aby” Letters of Apologetics

October 9, 2019June 29, 2018 by Larry Ballard

These are letters I am sending to my granddaughter in preparation for college. You are welcome to use them in any way you wish. You can alter them by adding or deleting from the text. There is no need to give any credit to me. …

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Dear Aby #18 – Is the Bible True?

October 9, 2019June 27, 2018 by Larry Ballard

Hi Aby, Archaeology also affirms the reliability of the Bible. As is true with any historical work, not every single detail in the Bible can be directly confirmed. However, the Bible cannot be called unreliable simply because it contains parts which have not yet been …

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Dear Aby #17 – Bible is full of errors?

October 9, 2019June 25, 2018 by Larry Ballard

Hi Aby, One objection people raise about the Bible is that it is full of errors. How confident can we be that the Bible we have in our hands is a faithful reconstruction of the original text? The fact that there are multiple early copies …

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Dear Aby #16 – The Church full of Hypocrites? (part II)

October 9, 2019June 23, 2018 by Larry Ballard

Hi Aby, As I mentioned in my previous message, one major excuse that people use in their refusal to embrace Christianity concerns hypocrites in the church, both past and present. People like to point to past misdeeds done in the name of Christ, such as …

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