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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FaithTree Online Prayer Walk

Praying for Our Community Together

The Bible calls us to pray on all occasions and to constantly pray for God’s people (Ephesians 6:18). FaithTree Online Prayer Walks have each gathered hundreds of believers from around the world to pray before our faithful God. Let’s join together to pray in Jesus’s name once again at our eighth Online Prayer Walk all day on August 29! We are excited to see what God will do through this time!

FaithTree Online Prayer Walk

Praying for Our Community Together

The Bible calls us to pray on all occasions and to constantly pray for God’s people (Ephesians 6:18). FaithTree Online Prayer Walks have each gathered hundreds of believers from around the world to pray before our faithful God. Let’s join together to pray in Jesus’s name once again at our ninth Online Prayer Walk all day on August 29! We are excited to see what God will do through this time!

Flopping on the Deck (August 26, 2024)

James challenges where we find hope as we begin this new series in the first chapter of the Epistle from James.

This Week at Little Hills: Where is Christ Now? (August 25, 2024)

Pastor Tim helps us think about the next question in the New City Catechism (“Where is Christ now?”), a question that relates to how we view subjects such as communion.

We Need Good -- and True! -- News (August 19, 2024)

The next set of Proverbs challenge us to think about how our words — even seemingly insignificant ones — can have a huge impact on those around us.

Little Drops, Sopping Wet (August 12, 2024)

The next set of Proverbs challenge us to think about how our words — even seemingly insignificant ones — can have a huge impact on those around us.

This Week at Little Hills: Does the Lord’s Supper add anything to Christ’s atoning work? (August 11, 2024)

Pastor Tim helps us think about the next question in the New City Catechism (“No, Christ died once for all. The Lord’s Supper is a covenant meal celebrating Christ’s atoning work; as it is also a means of strengthening our faith as we look to him, and a foretaste of the future feast. But those who take part with unrepentant hearts eat and drink judgment on themselves.”).

Bear with Each Other, Even Enemies (August 5, 2024)

Do we really have to show love to those whom we consider “enemies”? God calls us to show His love to everyone, so let’s think about what that means.

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.

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