Walt Albritton Articles

My Boat Is So Small

RELIGION — It was a simple statement. On a plaque in a friend’s office. Just 13 words: “O God, Thy sea is so great, and my boat is so small.” I liked it. I wondered who the author may have been. It did not sound like a quote from Moses, or Lincoln, or Jefferson, or...

I Went to the Cemetery

RELIGION — It was her birthday, June 4. She would have been 91. My son Tim, a forester, took me to the cemetery — the old one, in Wetumpka, our hometown. She grew up there, not far from the cemetery. I called her a city girl. I was a country boy, living on a farm, 12...

Life’s Sacred Moments

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — Books have been a wondrous source of blessing in my life. None more than the Holy Bible. It tops my list of valuable books, for I have heard God speaking to me through the words of that book. As a lifelong Methodist, I have loved the way...

Shouting and Singing

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — In the beginning my preaching was so poor that some people were going to sleep before I got halfway to the benediction. Lacking confidence, I was using a manuscript and reading my sermons. With characteristic candor, my dear wife finally...
Fixing and Protecting Our Primary Relationships

Any Rope Burns On Your Hands?

By WALTER ALBRITTON Before he met Jesus, Saul was a brilliant pharisee living in Jerusalem. After the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, Saul...

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Fixing and Protecting Our Primary Relationships

Running Life’s Greatest Race

By ALBRITTON I remember vividly my flight into Nome, Alaska. After flying from Mobile to Chicago, I had enjoyed a pleasant Delta ride into...

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Fixing and Protecting Our Primary Relationships

Catching Hardship by the Handle

By Walter Albritton No one escapes adversity. Hardship finds us all. No matter how hard you may try to hide from trouble, sooner or later it will...

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