Walt Albritton Articles

The medicine my sick heart needed

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — We buried our boy, our only child, on a lovely day in May. Our hearts were burdened with grief. That summer we sought relief from our sorrow by taking a vacation at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. Billy Graham would be preaching in a...

The secret of his prayer life

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — I am indebted to Thomas Carruth. When I get to heaven I plan to look Tom up and thank him for what he did for me. It was a simple thing. He sent me a brochure that described a retreat called an “Ashram.” Attached was a note on which he had...

The Lamb in the midst

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — In the early days of Jesus’ ministry, John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” Years later, after the resurrection of Jesus, the beloved disciple John has a vision...

In my need, His power is displayed

OPINION — Friends make an awesome difference in our lives. Two special friends – Greg Lotz in Cincinnati and Bonny Johns in Pensacola – shared with me a new song that stirs my soul. The song reminds me that the living Jesus wants to display His power in my weakness....
A Captivating New Idea

A Captivating New Idea

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — I love discovering a captivating new idea, like the one I found in “Resilient,”  John Eldredge’s recent book — that...

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A Captivating New Idea

Hold On!

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — When I was young, I read Thor Heyerdal’s “Kon-Tiki,” a true adventure story of five men who survived a dangerous...

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Don’t Cry for Me

Don’t Cry for Me

RELIGION — Upon the death of his mother, the Dutch priest Henri Nouwen wrote a little book titled “In Memoriam.” It is an intimate account of the...

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A Captivating New Idea

How Blessed Are You?

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — A friend asked me if I had travel plans for the summer. I laughed and said, “Yes, I’m planning to drive over to...

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A Captivating New Idea

What Happened to Simon?

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — Good fortune was mine last Sunday at Saint James Church on Vaughn Road. A young man by the name of Wyatt Manuel was...

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A Captivating New Idea

Celebrating Your Death

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — When the Apostle Paul said he had been “crucified with Christ,” he did not mean that he had died on a cross. It was...

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