Walt Albritton Articles

Alter Call | Dec. 24, 2024

Recalling joy in the Cumberland Mountains OPINION — Living a life filled with love must begin in the home with the family. A preacher cannot share authentic love with others if his family views him as a “street angel and a house devil.” Fortunately, despite our...

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The challenge of the unexpected OPINIONGenealogy mattered to Matthew. So he began his gospel by tracing Jesus’ ancestors from Abraham to Joseph, thus proving Jesus Christ to be both the Son of David and the Son of Abraham. As the son of Abraham, he is a Jew. As the...

Alter Call | Dec. 12, 2024

A man I wish I had known If I were to name ten people I wish I had known, Carl Sandburg’s name would be on my list. I would love to have sat on the porch of his Blue Ridge Mountain home and talked to him about his life and his poetry.Years ago Dean and I belonged to a...

Alter Call | Dec. 5, 2024

Staying Power OPINION — Staying power, the courage to persevere, to stay the course. Some have it; some don’t. Difficulties, failures or opposition cause some to throw in the towel. Some cannot handle criticism; they wilt under the censure of others and give up.Yet...
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A Living Hope

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a...

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Everything

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — 3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by...

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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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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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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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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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