Walt Albritton Articles

Altar Call | Don’t spit against the wind

OPINION — Resentment is a poison that can slowly ruin your life. To harbor bitter feelings toward someone is like taking a poison and expecting the person you despise to die.That is one of the great lessons I learned from sitting at the feet of E. Stanley Jones. When...

Altar Call | Yes and no

OPINION —  You are 94 and your days are numbered. Does that not trouble you? No, that does not bother me. Yes, my days are numbered, but they are numbered by the Lord, and He has given me peace about his plan for me.  You have been undergoing treatment for...

Altar Call | Look for the beautiful

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — To live wisely and well, one must come to grips with the reality that life is a mixture of opposites. There is sunshine and there are dark clouds. Good times and bad times. Pain and pleasure. Life and death. Joy and sorrow. Hardship is a...

Altar Call | Standing on the promises of God

BY MATT ALBRITTON OPINION —  How many times have you joined others in singing the great hymn, “Standing on the Promises?” How many times have you been comforted by its words? My favorite verse is verse two. Standing on the promises that cannot fail, when the...
Altar Call | What to do when the devil drops by

Overdue apologies blocked by pride

In my reading, a phrase grabbed my attention: “Overdue apologies blocked by pride.” I thought, “Yes, I have been there.” I reckon most people have...

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Altar Call | What to do when the devil drops by

Altar Call | What of the future?

OPINION —  Seventy-five years ago, Elton Trueblood dared to publish a book titled “The Future of the Christian.” At the time many insisted that...

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Altar Call | What to do when the devil drops by

Altar Call | Overflowing hope

All creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay. For we know that all creation has...

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