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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Dec 30, 2024

Who Gets a Car for Christmas Anyway? (December 30, 2024)

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 3:11 PM

Pastor Tim talks about extravagant gifts and what the Bible says about the truly extravagant gift we receive at Christmas because of the very first Christmas.

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Dec 26, 2024

O Christmas Stream

Joyful Celebration through Epiphany!

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 12:58 PM

Join Little Hills and other FaithTree partner churches for a continuous rotation of Christmas music, nostalgic fireplace scenes, meditations from Scripture and more throughout Christmas weekend and the 12 Days of Christmas. Whether you want just a few moments of Christmas joy or want to watch the whole thing, it will be streaming 24x7 until Epiphany. Come back here for the link starting Christmas Day.

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Dec 25, 2024

The Joys of Christmas

A 12 Days of Christmas Journey Through the Joys of Jesus’s Life

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 6:43 PM

As we give gifts small or large, simple or snazzy, this Christmas, this year’s devotional booklet invites us to reflect on the profound ways in which God gifts us to give the best sort of gifts to others. We will go on a twelve day journey through Galatians 5:22-26, exploring how the Holy Spirit transforms us to embody the essence of Christmas hope in the year ahead.

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Dec 23, 2024

A Year's Changes Come Slowly (December 23, 2024)

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 7:38 PM

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.

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Dec 21, 2024

This Week at Little Hills (December 21, 2024)

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 11:14 PM

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.

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Dec 16, 2024

He Was Like Me, I'll Be Like Him (December 16, 2024)

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 3:36 PM
Two truths come out of Jesus being a human being: one that reminds us of His understanding of our situation and one that reminds us our present state is not the destination.
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Dec 12, 2024

This Week at Little Hills (December 11, 2024)

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 12:22 AM

Pastor Tim thinks about how we look to the wrong things in life and how Christmas calls us to a corrective.

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Dec 10, 2024

Hello, New Neighbor!

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 12:08 AM
https: //littlehills.church/newNeighbor/
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Dec 06, 2024

O Christmas FaithTree 2024

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 7:03 PM

O Christmas (Faith)Tree is something very special: a celebratory service at 7:00 p.m. on December 6 that interweaves favorite Christmas carols and songs — both old and new and in a range of styles — with the story of Christmas that runs from Genesis through Revelation.

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Christmas at FaithTree

Celebrate the Season with FaithTree and Friends

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 3:53 PM

FaithTree has so much happening this Christmas and so do our local church friends. If you’re looking for the best ways to celebrate the season, check out these great opportunities.

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