by design | Jan 19, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor This piece is written from a deeply personal place. One day recently, I woke up before the alarm sounded, my eyes opening to a weight I could not see but felt immediately. The room was still dark, yet my mind...
by design | Jan 12, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor I have personally travelled to Jerusalem and other parts of the world, where I have observed the ruins of old city walls with observation towers. In St. Augustine, Florida, stands the Castillo de San Marcos....
by design | Jan 5, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor It’s a new year! And with every New Year, I am constantly reminded of the story of a young woman and her mother-in-law tucked away in the Bible between the times of the judges and the books of history. After...
by design | Dec 29, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor If you are like me, you are not particularly fond of the days between Christmas and New Year’s. The decorations remain, the songs still echo faintly, but the urgency, excitement, and expectation seem to have...
by design | Dec 22, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor For many Americans today, political scandals or governmental rumors have become an expected backdrop of public life. Headlines cycle, accusations surface and cynicism shrugs as the news moves on. But in the...
by design | Dec 15, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor It was an ordinary night outside of Bethlehem, where a handful of shepherds kept their routine watch under a quiet sky. They were men forgotten by most and noticed by few, who silently carried out one of the...
