By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — When the Apostle Paul said he had been “crucified with Christ,” he did not mean that he had died on a cross. It was his way of explaining that he understood the paradoxical words of Jesus in Luke 9:23-24 — “If anyone would come after me,...

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — Weeping for others is a common experience. When Jeremiah wept for his people, his cry for help was not unlike the anguish we all feel when confronted with the suffering of loved ones: “My grief is beyond healing; my heart is broken....

RELIGION — During almost 89 years, I never lived alone. Then my wife died. Sensing my need, my sons took turns spending the night with me for a couple of weeks. Since then, for two years now, I have lived alone. My sole companion has been my little dog Buddy, who...

RELIGION — Grady Rowell and I became friends when his family moved to Wetumpka shortly after World War II. We were classmates at Wetumpka High School and both our families were members of First Methodist Church in Wetumpka. Grady was 91 when his body died. Three days...