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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So Many Questions (July 3, 2022)

Like Habakkuk, we often wonder why God leaves us waiting in the midst of things that just aren’t how they should be. Why does evil prosper? Why does God allow his people to suffer? How do we process these things?

Songs for Our Temple (Week 27: Ps. 79-81)

Pastor Tim takes us to Psalms 79-81 to find hope in the dark times of life.

Unfortunate Reversal (June 27, 2022)

We all love a good story of a “reversal of fortune,” but are they always good? What makes them good? Agur helps us to consider that in the next verses of Proverbs 30.

Why God? (June 26, 2022)

We wonder why the wicked seem to prosper when God says He loves righteousness.

Mistranslated Wonder (June 20, 2022)

As we continue a series on Agur’s wise words in Prov. 30, we turn to things that bring wonder and how wonder can lead us to God (or away from Him without the proper “translation”).

Blessed are the Meek (June 19, 2022)

Can we really afford to be meek in a dog eat dog world like ours?

Success that Isn't (June 13, 2022)

What does success really look like? As we continue a series on Agur’s wise words in Prov. 30, we consider how we grasp for success.

Becoming a Wise Guy (June 6, 2022)

What does wisdom really look like? Do we really know as much as we think we do? As we begin a series on Agur’s wise words in Prov. 30, we consider how he challenges our view of wisdom.

Killer Hamsters and the Peace of God (June 5, 2022)

We’ve all stepped into a conflict hoping to bring peace and walked out having made things worse—turns out we didn’t understand the system as well as we thought. Jesus calls the peacemakers blessed in Matthew 5:9, promising they shall be called sons of God, so the question worth sitting with is: what kind of peace does He actually have in mind?

Have Your Cake and Lisa Too (May 30, 2022)

What are our motives as we “protect” things we care about? Is it to do what is right or to watch out for our own interests?

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