A Year's Changes Come Slowly
Pastor Tim spent time in Busiek State Forest to better think about the time between the Newborn servant coming into the world and when we, His followers, will get to experience His triumph.
This Week at Little Hills
Pastor Tim thinks about how God brought light into existence, we turn from the light, but Christmas is the story of God bringing that light back to us.
He Was Like Me, I'll Be Like Him
This Week at Little Hills
Pastor Tim thinks about how we look to the wrong things in life and how Christmas calls us to a corrective.
Give More than a Fruitcake
To understand Christmas, we need to understand who Jesus is and what He gave for us. It gives us a direction for what He intends for our lives.
This Week at Little Hills
Pastor Tim reflects on preparations for Advent as we find ourselves at Thanksgiving weekend.
This Week at Little Hills
The seasons come and go but God’s faithfulness stays constant and we can hold onto Him throughout.
Being Chex Mix for the World
Are we going to be unified with the world or unified with the Lord? That’s the challenge that Paul hands down to us here.
This Week at Little Hills
What do we do when we hit road construction in life?
No Matter the Result...
God calls us to “civic” expressions of His love when elections go the way we hope and also when they do not.
This Week at Little Hills
We don’t always expect how God is going to lead us, but we can follow Him knowing He is very much with us every step of the way.
Those Who Drive Us Batty
As we come an election and contemplate how much those around us drive us crazy, God calls us to a different path as the church than what the world says we ought to do. We turn to 1 Timothy 2 for insights into the Lord’s plan for us in a partisan world.
This Week at Little Hills
God is the Savior — He rescues us from the issues big and small in our lives.
Be Chocolate to the World
As we try to not just do something but something pleasing to God, how do we do that? How do we add the flavor of His love into a world that needs it?
This Week at Little Hills
God is faithful. We see that demonstrated in everything He does other than make His creation flourish.
This Week at Little Hills
How is God working even when things seem to be going in ways we think are “shipwrecks”? Pastor Tim turns to Paul’s journey to Rome for this week’s encouragement ahead of Faithtoberfest.
Knowledge Needs to Go Somewhere
James encourages us to listen but not to stop at listening. Combining listening and acting is necessary for arriving where God wants us.
This Week at Little Hills
Pastor Tim thinks of the splendor of the autumn leaves and how that splendor points to the even more wondrous Creator behind them.
Slow to Speak, Slow to Share
How often do we “listen” to other people without really listening? How often do we jump immediately to actions and words that don’t reflect the heart of God? James challenges us to do something different.
This Week at Little Hills: He is Faithful
Pastor Tim reflects on why we dig into the truth about who God is even though it is mind boggling; it tells us about the One who sends us.