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 the main thing.” Jesus, he said, is the main thing and should be the central focus of ministry and preaching. I could...

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION ― Some Christians are content to think of themselves as poor sinners, saved by grace. They reason that since no one can live a perfect life, God does not expect them to live much differently from non-believers. They believe God loves them...

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION ― Circulating among Methodists lately has been a video of a United Methodist drag queen denouncing the Bible. Openly gay Isaac Simmons is celebrated by some as the first drag queen certified as a candidate for ordination in the United...

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 sons were all grown by the time he published his helpful book titled "Bringing Up Boys". Dobson’s counsel arrived too...