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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Sep 11, 2025

Fury or Prayer: We Have a Choice

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 12:37 PM

Such a weird flood of emotions. My church is part of a twice yearly, live streamed “Online Community Prayer Walk.” It always strikes me deeply, but how much more so as it falls on 9/11 and, more immediately, amidst two nation-shaking murders.

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Aug 27, 2025

Whether Apple Crate or Cracker Barrel, Change Ain't Improvement

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

The Cracker Barrel rebrand ought to remind everyone, change and improvement are not the same. Amongst others, I hope Apple is listening.

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Aug 20, 2025

Get the Church Out of the Political Dump

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 11:07 PM

Some piles of garbage are better than others. But if you asked me which one I’d like to lie down in, I’d say, “None of them.” The answer should be the same when answering about which sort of politics should influence Christianity.

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Aug 13, 2025

No Actors Were Harmed in the Making of this Video

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 2:47 PM

My congregation got a preview of a new show set in Biblical times. By the look of the clips, it could be a spinoff of The Chosen. There’s just one peculiar difference that makes all the difference, for good or ill.

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Jul 28, 2025

Vortex’s Take on the Model M: Cover Band or New Legend?

We test the Model M SSK Triple Mode WK (TKL)

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 11:15 PM

What would happen if you took the classic layout and look of the Model M and rebuilt it with modern mechanical guts? Vortex decided to find out and the result is a unique keyboard with one foot in two different decades. Passed up the Legend itself because it lacks too many modern comforts? Then read on for the Remix.

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Jul 08, 2025

The Best Prime Day Deals Are Slightly Hidden

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 1:11 PM

The next few days, we’ll all be bombarded by Amazon’s Prime Day deals and the equivalents from other stores. But, the best are just off stage. A new Mac Mini for less than $287, for example.

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Jul 01, 2025

The Action Live Streaming Camera I Used for Inaction

OBSBot's Tail 2 Shines in Filming with Mobility Issues

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 11:51 PM

I’ve reviewed a lot of technology over the years, always aiming to use it as intended. In the case of the OBSBot Tail 2, life had other ideas. What do you do with an action-ready, live streaming camera when you can barely move?

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Jun 25, 2025

The AI Preacher: from the Cloud or the Spirit?

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 9:42 PM

AI has infused itself into every part of our lives. Nearly everyone can feel it nipping at some aspect of their jobs. Pastors like myself are not immune. As we see uses and misuses throughout society, should AI be allowed to take over the sermon?

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Jun 11, 2025

A World of Definitional Gerrymandering

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 12:20 PM

We need to define terms. Our culture is always ready to debate and toss accusations, but we fail to stop and see if we even mean the same things by the words we hurl. No wonder we never settled anything.

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Jun 04, 2025

It's Time Hospitals Communicated as Clearly as Domino's

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 11:05 PM

I’m exhausted. Worn down from dealing with the medical system that is supposed to heal us. It shouldn’t be this way and we have the technological means to fix at least some of it right now.

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