Walt Albritton Articles

Alter Call | Oct. 31, 2024

Facing the unpredictable OPINION —When I was 40, Bruce Larson was one of my favorite authors. His book, The Emerging Church, affirmed for me the necessity of small groups for growing churches. In Dare to Live Now,he challenged lukewarm Christians to embrace God’s...

Alter Call | Oct. 24, 2024

An appointment with God OPINION — Spending time in prayer, alone with God, has been one of the wisest decisions I have ever made. As I look back, my only regret is that I did not spend more time praying.Only one man ever ridiculed me for praying. That man had been...

Alter Call | Oct. 17, 2024

Picking Up The Pieces OPINION — One of life’s greatest lessons is learning to pick up the pieces and get back in the game. To live well in the brokenness of our world is a lesson everyone must learn.Looking back at my childhood, I am so thankful my parents had learned...

Alter Call

He will restore hope for the future OPINION — My wife and I were guests of friends in Falls Church, Virginia. I was preaching in their church for a few days. About 4:30 on the morning of our second day there, I collapsed in the hallway. The noise of my fall awakened...
Lord, Have Mercy On Me

Lord, Have Mercy On Me

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — Anyone familiar with the life of King David will recall that his usefulness to God sprang from the moment that he...

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Every Person Needs Help

Every Person Needs Help

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — Years ago, I heard an unusual testimony by a man who was born with no arms. He said his mother dressed him until he...

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Lord, Have Mercy On Me

The Lesson of the Sunflowers

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — Since the heinous Russian invasion of Ukraine, much has been written about sunflowers. That’s because the...

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Lord, Have Mercy On Me

The Smorgasbord Bible

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — Once there was only the King James version. Now there are dozens of different translations of the Bible. Many...

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Lord, Have Mercy On Me

Wrestling with Weaknesses

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — As I have grown older, I have grown weaker physically. It is one of those problems that I call the fleas that come...

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Lord, Have Mercy On Me

I Need Jesus

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — Way back in the ‘50s, the Methodists often sent young preachers, who were still college or seminary students, out in...

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Lord, Have Mercy On Me

Keeping Hope Alive

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — There are bewildering questions for which I have no answers. Why do men suffer? If God is good, why does He allow us...

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Lord, Have Mercy On Me

The Main Thing

By WALTER ALBRITTON The popular Baptist preacher Peter Lord got an “Amen” from me when I heard him insist that churches need to “make the main thing...

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