Walt Albritton Articles

Altar Call | I was not prepared for what happened

OPINION — Some years ago, a friend suggested that I invite Ralph Freeman to sing in my church. I did so, and soon Ralph was more than a gifted singer, he was my dear brother in Christ.From the moment I first heard Ralph Freeman sing about Jesus, I realized he truly...

Altar Call | How beautiful the hands

OPINION — Long ago the Prophet Isaiah spoke of the beauty of the feet: “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news” (Isaiah 52:7). Years later the Apostle Paul reminds his friends in Rome of the beauty of feet when he quotes Isaiah’s...

Altar Call | Handling the agony of regrets

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — Ninety-three and counting — enough time to amass a long list of regrets. But my list is short, because the Lord has shown me how to handle my shame and regrets. To regret something that happened, or didn’t happen, is a common experience....

Altar Call | They spit in his face

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — In my devotional reading, I was stunned by the testimony of Kyoko Minekawa, a Japanese Christian woman. The child of an evangelist, she attended several schools growing up. Because she was a Christian, she endured the ridicule of...
The medicine my sick heart needed

The secret of his prayer life

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — I am indebted to Thomas Carruth. When I get to heaven I plan to look Tom up and thank him for what he did for me. It was...

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The medicine my sick heart needed

The Lamb in the midst

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — In the early days of Jesus’ ministry, John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who...

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The medicine my sick heart needed

My heart will go on singing

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — The Church teaches that God provides for our spiritual nourishment and growth in grace what are called the “ordinary...

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The medicine my sick heart needed

Songs strengthen faith

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — The songs we sing teach us where to find the strength we need in life’s trials. Pick up a hymnal and turn to “Soldiers...

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The medicine my sick heart needed

Entirely His

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — In his book, “My Utmost for His Highest”, Oswald Chambers declares that the supreme goal of his life was to be...

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The medicine my sick heart needed

The source of spiritual strength

OPINION — In the days of my youth, I was frail and weak. My dad was a strong man. I admired his strength. In the picture book of Bible stories my...

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The medicine my sick heart needed

Love Jesus Supremely

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — “The Imitation of Christ” by Thomas A. Kempis, written in the 15th Century, has been translated into more than fifty...

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