by design | Mar 2, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor A master carpenter once said that when you study a finished table, you are not just looking at wood, you are looking at every hand that shaped it. They selected the timber, planed it smooth, and...
by design | Feb 23, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor My guiltiest pleasure is simple: I like some old-school country music. Before you assume the worst, I’m not talking about songs celebrating drunken binges or bad decisions. I’m talking about the golden era....
by design | Feb 9, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor Imagine walking through a quiet, empty city at night. Put yourself there. The streets are familiar, but every shadow seems to move. Every distant sound, a car door slamming, a dog barking that doesn’t...
by design | Jan 26, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor In 2026, most of us would never begin a long drive to an unfamiliar destination by simply pulling out of the driveway and hoping we figure it out as we go. The days of Rand-McNally grid maps are over, and...
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....
