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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What if We Could Live as Long as Methuselah? (March 11, 2024)

Methuselah lived 969 years — longer than anyone else recorded in Scripture. Does that mark success or remind us of failure that creeps around even that long of life?

This Week at Little Hills: What Else Does Christ’s Death Redeem? (March 10, 2024)

Pastor Tim takes us to the question “What else does Christ’s death redeem?” from the New City Catechism. Does Christ’s death and resurrection “only” grant us salvation or does His work do even more?

Breaking the Norm (March 4, 2024)

God calls us to fully face the “norm” of death so we can better understand how He works and how our lives fit into His work.

This Week at Little Hills: Does Christ’s Death Mean All Our Sins Can Be Forgiven? (March 3, 2024)

Pastor Tim takes us to the question “Does Christ’s death mean all our sins can be forgiven?” from the New City Catechism. Can God really forgive us?

What is God's Image in Us? (February 26, 2024)

We can get confused about the image of God in us. Is it just a “photocopy” of God? No, but it does tell us what He values and what He calls us to do.

Is A Good Creation a Lost Dream? (February 19, 2024)

Sin distorts our ability to understand what God is saying to us and how much we need His mercy.

This Week at Little Hills: Why Must the Redeemer Be Truly God? (February 16, 2024)

Pastor Tim takes us to the question “Why must the Redeemer be truly God?” from the New City Catechism. The question leads us to wrestle with the fullness of who God is and how we can come before him, the subject of this week’s sermon.

Distortion (February 12, 2024)

Sin distorts our ability to understand what God is saying to us and how much we need His mercy.

Ash Wednesday

Coming Before Our Forgiving God

As we enter into a season of preparation in the weeks ahead of Easter, Ash Wednesday is a time to stop, reflect and place before God those sins and struggles we are burdened by. Join us for a brief evening prayer service that will include receiving ashes, a sign God’s people have participated in since the Old Testament times to express our frailty before God. As we take this time together, we will be reminded of the life He offers us in His Word.

Does God Oppose Technology? (February 5, 2024)

Sometimes we look at technology as a force opposed to God. But is that what the Bible actually says about about human innovation?

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