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Walt Albritton Articles

Alter Call | Nov. 14, 2024

Finding peace in my 'Remember Room' OPINION — When I turned 70 and retired from fulltime ministry, I found time to read books that I had little time to peruse while serving as a pastor. One of the authors I enjoyed was Frederick Buechner and his book, A Room Called...
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Alter Call | Nov. 7, 2024

Who's that knocking on the door OPINION — Comer Woodall was at the controls the first time I flew in an airplane. A young and popular Methodist preacher, Comer was preaching in a youth revival in Wetumpka during the summer of 1950. He was a pilot and had rented a...
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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...
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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...
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Without a Whimper, He Crossed Over

The Smorgasbord Bible

Aug 10, 2022

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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Without a Whimper, He Crossed Over

Wrestling with Weaknesses

Aug 4, 2022

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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Without a Whimper, He Crossed Over

I Need Jesus

Jul 27, 2022

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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Without a Whimper, He Crossed Over

Keeping Hope Alive

Jul 20, 2022

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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Without a Whimper, He Crossed Over

The Main Thing

Jul 13, 2022

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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Without a Whimper, He Crossed Over

Homo Unius Libri

Jun 29, 2022

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION ― Circulating among Methodists lately has been a video of a United Methodist drag queen denouncing the Bible. Openly...

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Without a Whimper, He Crossed Over

God’s Best Gifts

Jun 22, 2022

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION― Years ago I sometimes laughed and said I was disappointed in James Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family. My four...

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