Walt Albritton Articles

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...

Alter Call | Nov. 27, 2024

His love means nothing to me OPINION — I love a good story and the best stories have a happy ending. I like it when the big bad wolf loses and the three little pigs win. I cheer for the tortoise when he beats the hare to the finish line.The greatest story Jesus told...

Alter Call

A few words fitly spoken OPINION — The scene before me remains etched in my mind. I had walked into a huge ballroom in a hotel in Dallas, Texas, 15 minutes late. Five hundred people were already seated at tables, and I had no idea where to find a seat.Though I was...

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...
Homo Unius Libri

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’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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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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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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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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The Best Way to Relate to Jesus

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — How shall I relate to Jesus? That may be the most important question you will ever answer. There are several options....

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