Walt Albritton Articles

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You give them something to eat OPINION — Jesus was sad. Word had come to him of the beheading of his cousin, John the Baptist, a man he loved and admired. He wanted time alone to pray. But that seemed impossible; crowds of people were clamoring to hear him preach and...

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Servants or stars OPINION — Despite his prominent leadership role in the early church, the Apostle Paul was never guilty of pomposity. Not once did he insist that fellow Christians think of him as the “Big Cheese.” He never asked for a dime to erect anything that...

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Love Means Never Giving Up On Someone OPINION — Bob told me he made a lot of wrong choices growing up. In high school he ignored the curfew hour set by his parents, often coming home late at night “drunk as a hoot owl.”Bob was surprised by his father’s strange...

Alter Call | May 23, 2024

We all need balcony people OPINION — Rejection is painful. Wrapped in cruelty, it can wound and even destroy relationships. Affirmation, on the other hand, strengthens relationships. In a world so broken by violence and rejection, affirmation wrapped in love becomes a...
Don’t Give Up! Persevere!

Don’t Give Up! Persevere!

By WALTER ALBRITTON The word “persevere” is seldom used in everyday conversations. If we want to encourage a struggling friend, we are more apt to...

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Don’t Give Up! Persevere!

We Met in the Cemetery

By WALTER ALBRITTON Thursday, Dec. 16, was the first anniversary of the death of my wife, Dean. As we neared that date, my four sons, their wives...

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Don’t Give Up! Persevere!

If You Say So

By WALTER ALBRITTON Luke tells about a time when Jesus was standing by the lake teaching the word God to a crowd of people who were eagerly...

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Don’t Give Up! Persevere!

Best Medicine for Loneliness

By WALTER ALBRITTON Kind friends often express concern for me by saying, “I know you have missed Dean this year.” Those caring words remind me of...

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Don’t Give Up! Persevere!

Be Strong and Courageous

By WALTER ALBRITTON Find my wife’s grave in the old cemetery in Wetumpka and beside her grave you will see a stone bench. It was placed there by a...

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Don’t Give Up! Persevere!

Oh, That’s Good!

By WALTER ALBRITTON A man told me that finally he had decided to read the Bible – from Genesis through Revelation. “But pray for me,” he said;...

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