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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Parroting Good Works (May 6, 2024)

Seeking to understand God’s wisdom is impossible in full, but He still invites us to experience Him and His truth.

When Faithfulness Feels Like a Dead End (May 5, 2024)

Knowing where we want to end up is easy; trusting that faithfulness will get us there is another matter—especially when the path looks like a dead end. Ruth 3–4 traces ordinary people facing exactly that tension, each called to let go of control at the moment it costs them most.

God is With Us Even When Chocolate Isn't (April 29, 2024)

We struggle with being thankful when things are still not right, but David helps us to see the opportunity to thank our God right now.

This Week at Little Hills: What Do Justification and Sanctification Mean? (April 26, 2024)

Pastor Tim takes us to the question “What do justification and sanctification mean?” from the New City Catechism. We all need to think about what it means to have faith in the only one who can offer us true salvation.

The Smoker Takes Time (April 22, 2024)

If God is a God of justice (and He is), then how do we live in a time of injustice? David wrestles with this in the middle of Psalm 7.

The Sin-quake Will Be Dampened (April 15, 2024)

If God is a God of justice (and He is), then how do we live in a time of injustice? David wrestles with this in the middle of Psalm 7.

Love That Isn't Eclipsed (April 8, 2024)

David doesn’t ask God to only judge others, but himself, too. How can he do that? Does he believe himself to be above sin? Or is it that his hope isn’t in himself?

Call Me Mara (April 7, 2024)

Problems pile on until life feels more like a grave than renewed life, and we wonder where God is. The Book of Ruth opens with Naomi back from Moab empty and bitter, renaming herself Mara because the Almighty has dealt harshly with her—still certain God is King, yet unable to see whether that King still loves her. Is there hope when we find ourselves feeling the same way?

This Week at Little Hills: How Can We Be Saved? (April 6, 2024)

Pastor Tim takes us to the question “How can we be saved?” from the New City Catechism. This is a challenging but important question.

We're the Fools (April 1, 2024)

Sometimes our attempts to fix our situations we need rescue from go as badly as poorly planned April Fool’s jokes.

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