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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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?

What's the Difference Between an Eclipse and an Apocalypse? (June 10, 2024)

Even when we have the truth, we need to figure out how to convey it in love. Conveying truth in love involves caring about how the person we’re speaking to will hear it because of how we say it and when we say it.

Spot the Differences (June 3, 2024)

When we’re ready to accuse others of missing the mark of righteousness, are we prepared to explore the differences between ourselves and the righteous person too?

This Week at Little Hills: How Does the Holy Spirit Help Us? (June 1, 2024)

Pastor Tim helps us think about the next question in the New City Catechism (“How does the Holy Spirit help us?”) as we continue to explore how God the Holy Spirit helps us.

Level Up (or Not) (May 27, 2024)

We constantly seek to strive for the better position in society, but what if we stopped trying to see ourselves as important and instead saw ourselves humbly?

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