by design | Jun 9, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Grief: An Uninvited Guest That Can’t Be Ignored By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor Grief is a really weird thing. It doesn’t always make sense. It doesn’t follow the rules. It never asks for permission to invade. It shows up in the strangest...
by design | May 19, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Relationships: An Untapped Remedy for Exhaustion By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor It was a busy Wednesday afternoon when Eli, a young professional, sat at his desk, feeling exhausted from a never-ending cycle of meetings, emails and...
by design | May 12, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
You Steer Where You Stare By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor “You steer where you stare.” I recently heard this statement from Jimmy Dykes, an ESPN and SEC basketball analyst, while speaking to a group of seniors from Gibbs High School. It...
by design | Apr 28, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
A Crisis of Trust By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor It all began with an unexpected package from Amazon—there was no note, just my name and the package from a kind, mystery sender. Inside the plain white bubble-wrapped package was a book...
by design | Apr 14, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Beyond the Cross: The Power of Easter and the Death of Jesus By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor It’s Easter—one of the most wonderful times of the year! Easter is often seen as a celebration of resurrection, but the significance of the...
by design | Apr 7, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Looking for Victory in the Valley (Part 4) By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor We often take things for granted until we experience them firsthand. We hear stories about love, loss, struggles and joy from others, but until we go through them...
