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...
by design | Dec 8, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor Our Bible begins with, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” setting the tone for scripture and our world. Genesis offers a creation account with foreshadowing of Christmas and...
by design | Dec 1, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
God’s Sovereignty, My Gratitude, and the Changing Seasons of Life By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor Wouldn’t life feel so much simpler if it came with a remote control? Imagine holding a little universal device that lets you skip the hard...
by design | Nov 24, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Losing the Wonder: The Quiet Cost of an Ungrateful Heart By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor Anything that we don’t receive as a gift, we will eventually treat as a burden. Read that again. Maybe once or twice more. Do you understand it now?...
by design | Nov 10, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Gratitude: A Gateway to God’s Will By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor Gratitude is one of the rarest forms of faith. Anyone can praise God when life feels full, but it takes a deeply trusting heart to lift thanks when life feels empty. Real...
