by Clay Gatlin | Mar 19, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
Do you enjoy water parks? Or, do they make you think of tuna packed in a can, and you’re just one of them? If you have ever taken a van load of kids to a water park, you know what that is like. As soon as the vehicle is in “Park,” the kids head...
by Clay Gatlin | Mar 16, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
“I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the Lord.” — Psalm 118:17 This just in: life is hard. Can we all just agree to admit this out loud together? Why are we so afraid as Christians to say, “Hey… I’m...
by Clay Gatlin | Mar 12, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
“Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.” — Hebrews 12:28–29 Who doesn’t love campfires? It’s...
by Clay Gatlin | Mar 9, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
“They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.” — Titus 1:16 (ESV) “Even a child makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.” —...
by Clay Gatlin | Mar 5, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
“And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’...
by Clay Gatlin | Mar 2, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.” — Hebrews 4:15 Been there, done that. How many times have we consoled a hurting...
by Clay Gatlin | Feb 26, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
Do you ever do anything just because? Think about that for a second. It seems like people have an agenda attached to almost everything they do, say, or think. And honestly, leadership culture reinforces that. Every meeting has an objective. Every conversation has a...
by Clay Gatlin | Feb 23, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
“My God will supply every need of mine according to His riches in Glory in Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 4:19 How does the whole asking, believing, and acting part work in this relationship with God? That’s a fair question, and one that every...
by Clay Gatlin | Feb 19, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
When you hear the phrase “All In,” you probably think of poker. Now, you may not be the kind of gambler you’d find at a casino. You may never play a slot or bet a buck at a table. But make no mistake, you are a gambler. Every leader is. The question...
by Clay Gatlin | Feb 16, 2026 | Be Encouraged!
“By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.”— 1 John 3:16 “Little words can be big things.” These were the words that came so eloquently from the mouth of a nine-year-old. It...
