Articles by Timothy R. Butler

Timothy R. Butler is Editor-in-Chief of Open for Business. He also serves as a pastor at Little Hills Church and FaithTree Christian Fellowship.

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Are We Importing Sin or Salvation (March 31, 2025)

We continue to explore Psalm 9 by returning to what God values. Are we keeping our focus and our actions on Him or veering off course?

This Week at Little Hills (March 30, 2025)

Why is Pastor Tim wearing a fall shirt on a spring day? Context is important in all sorts of parts of life — and very, very important when trying to understand who God is.

Does God Put Us Down in the Ditch? (March 24, 2025)

When we read about God’s judgment, we can wonder if God is the one putting us into bad places and how it could possibly be that someone who is loving would do that. Scripture helps us see things are actually a “tad” different than that.

This Week at Little Hills (March 22, 2025)

As Spring arrives, Pastor Tim turns to God’s promise about the seasons in Genesis 8. God is faithful to provide the seasons and so much more.

The Repetition Trampoline (March 17, 2025)

A special fifth anniversary Steadfast takes us to the next part of Psalm 9.

The Folks Who are Never Cover Stories (March 10, 2025)

God cares for the lowly — like us — and wants us to follow Him in showing that care.

FaithTree Online Prayer Walk

Praying for Our Community Together

The Bible calls us to pray on all occasions and to constantly pray for God’s people (Ephesians 6:18). FaithTree Online Prayer Walks have each gathered hundreds of believers from around the world to pray before our faithful God. Let’s join together to pray in Jesus’s name once again at our eleventh Online Prayer Walk all day on May 1! We are excited to see what God will do through this time!

Ash Wednesday

Coming Before Our Forgiving God

As we enter into a season of preparation in the weeks ahead of Easter, Ash Wednesday is a time to stop, reflect and place before God those sins and struggles we are burdened by. Join us for a brief evening prayer service that will include receiving ashes, a sign God’s people have participated in since the Old Testament times to express our frailty before God. As we take this time together, we will be reminded of the life He offers us in His Word.

Not the King of a Micronation (March 3, 2025)

Why do the Psalms keep taking us back to God’s strength? Because we (rightly) yearn for security and he is the one who provides it.

Pardon Me? (February 24, 2025)

We lose focus on what God has done for us and then aren’t able to do what He really wants us to do.

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