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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The Science Lab of Emotion (July 29, 2024)

As people struggle through things, it can be hard to understand how to help them. We may not always get it right, but how can we be more Christ-like in helping them through struggles?

This Week at Little Hills: Is Baptism with Water the Washing Away of Sin Itself? (July 28, 2024)

Pastor Tim helps us think about the next question in the New City Catechism (“Is baptism with water the washing away of sin itself?”) as we continue to explore what exactly it is that Baptism does.

This Week at Little Hills: What is Baptism? (July 21, 2024)

Pastor Tim helps us think about the next question in the New City Catechism (“What is Baptism?”) as begin our examination of what baptism is and what it means to be baptized.

Stuffed on the Wrong Things at the Buffet (July 15, 2024)

Pastor Tim cools off in the pool as we think about cooling off our uncontrolled wills and being more focused on the things God values.

This Week at Little Hills: What Are the Sacraments or Ordinances? (July 13, 2024)

Pastor Tim helps us think about the next question in the New City Catechism (“What are the sacraments or ordinances?”) as we start a section of the catechism considering Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

Waterless Clouds or Life Giving People? (July 1, 2024)

Are our words promising things we have no intent to do that leave people to die or are they much needed refreshment in a hurting world?

This Week at Little Hills: What is the Lord’s Prayer? (June 30, 2024)

Pastor Tim helps us think about the next question in the New City Catechism (“What is the Lord’s Prayer?”). How does the prayer Jesus taught us help us to understand Him and His will for us better?

Pooling the Truth (June 24, 2024)

How does showing care in how we relay information speak to our state before God? It is part of the broader picture of who we are in Jesus.

Socks Against Sin (June 17, 2023)

Do you like receiving critique and correction? Me, neither. But God offers us loving correction that draws us closer to the beauty He intends and, when we do it right, the correction we give and receive each other can do the same.

This Week at Little Hills: With What Attitude Should We Pray? (June 15, 2024)

Pastor Tim helps us think about the next question in the New City Catechism (“With what attitude should we pray?”). How do we approach talking with God?

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