Walt Albritton Articles

An Altar Call | We need each other

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — Fellowship is one of our greatest needs. Homes, cars, jewelry, money are things we want but none of those things can satisfy our need of fellowship with other people.We are not made to live alone. Human beings are hard-wired to need other...

Altar Call | SJC

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — When Dean and I were 28, we met an English teacher who was a radiant witness for Jesus. It was love at first sight. Her name was Estelle Carver. Thirty years older than us, she was serving as the Bible Hour teacher in many of the Ashram...

Altar Call | Precious Lord, use my hands

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — The word “hand” can be found 1500 times in the Bible. When Cain killed Abel, the ground opened to receive Abel’s blood “from the hand” of his brother.Moses took the staff of God in his hand. When Moses’ hands grew tired, Aaron and Hur held...

Altar Call | A servant’s heart

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — Jesus told how the Spirit of the Lord came upon him and anointed him to preach. I remember when the same thing happened to me.During my senior year in Wetumpka High School, I helped to arrange a youth revival that was held in June at my...
Alter Call | June 27, 2024

Alter Call | June 27, 2024

He's alive and I'm forgiven OPINION — Jesus died on Friday, so Saturday was a terrible day for those who had loved Jesus. God was silent on that...

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Alter Call | June 27, 2024

Alter Call | June 20, 2024

Men Jesus can count on OPINION — Recently a pastor invited me to participate in a remarkable experience in his church on the outskirts of Opelika....

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Alter Call | June 27, 2024

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You give them something to eat OPINION — Jesus was sad. Word had come to him of the beheading of his cousin, John the Baptist, a man he loved and...

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Alter Call | June 27, 2024

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Servants or stars OPINION — Despite his prominent leadership role in the early church, the Apostle Paul was never guilty of pomposity. Not once did...

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Alter Call | June 27, 2024

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Love Means Never Giving Up On Someone OPINION — Bob told me he made a lot of wrong choices growing up. In high school he ignored the curfew hour set...

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Alter Call | June 27, 2024

Alter Call | May 23, 2024

We all need balcony people OPINION — Rejection is painful. Wrapped in cruelty, it can wound and even destroy relationships. Affirmation, on the...

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Alter Call | June 27, 2024

Alter Call | May 16, 2024

One Great Romance One of my favorite Bible verses is Revelation 3:20: Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens...

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Alter Call | June 27, 2024

Alter Call | May 9, 2024

The sound of those crutches OPINION — Now that walking is impossible for me without the use of a walker, it helps to remember friends who endured...

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Alter Call | June 27, 2024

Jesus changed him

OPINION — The New Testament story of a man named Saul is an awesome example of the life-changing power of Jesus. In the days following the...

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