Walt Albritton Articles

An Alter Call | Oct. 3, 2024

My philosophy of life changed OPINION — Years ago I was observed that many successful people have a philosophy of life that provides motivation and energy for living. I determined to write my own, but decided first to research “philosophies of life.” This quickly...

Alter Call| Sept. 26, 2024

Welcome the touch of another hand OPINION — Need a job? A good way to get hired is to say to a foreman, who might need someone with your skills, “Can you use another hand?” If he accepts your offer, and you put in a good day’s work, you may have a steady job the next...

Alter Call

That trembling in my soul OPINION — Were You There” is a haunting phrase in the old spiritual, “Were you there when they crucified my Lord?” The refrain stirs my soul every time I sing it: “Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble ….”The song reminds us that...

Alter Call | Sept. 12, 2024

He died for you OPINION — As a young pastor I was taught, when serving the Sacrament, to say to each recipient, “The body and blood of Jesus.” I did that for many years. Then one Sunday I felt led to say simply, “He died for you.”It is one of the most profound truths...
God Expects Believers to Live Holy Lives

Homo Unius Libri

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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God Expects Believers to Live Holy Lives

God’s Best Gifts

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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God Expects Believers to Live Holy Lives

Belonging Matters

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION— Three of my siblings were born in a hospital. My sister Neva and I were born at home, a humble home in the country 12...

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God Expects Believers to Live Holy Lives

Listen Up!

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — Dozens of football players are on the practice field exercising. They are talking to each other. Suddenly they hear a...

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God Expects Believers to Live Holy Lives

It’s Your Main Business

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — He was dead, sealed in a borrowed tomb. Two days later, the earth trembles, the stone rolls away, and Jesus walks...

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