This Week at Little Hills - Ecclesiastes (February 15, 2026)

Melanie helps us to make sense of meaning (and seeming meaninglessness) by going to Ecclesiastes we continue on in 52 Verses, 52 Books and 52 Weeks for 2026.

When All the Lights Go Out (December 28, 2025)

This week’s sermon:

Once the Christmas packages are cleared away, the dark sections of life can become painfully visible again—and we may have no idea how to fix them. Revelation 22 meets that helplessness with a river of life, a tree for the healing of the nations, and a coming day when night will be no more.

The Joys of Christmas

Celebrating the Twelve Days of Christmas

Does joy end when the clock strikes midnight, closing out Christmas Day? Tim Butler’s new twelve days of Christmas devotional booklet the Joys of Christmas, which is our Christmas gift to you, invites us to embark on a journey to “store up” Christmas joy well beyond December 25. Following the Medieval meditative list known as the Joys of Mary, often encountered through the carol of the same name, we will explore a total of thirteen “joys” that all of us can experience from the life of Jesus. The following is an excerpt and you can download the rest for free in PDF form. A Kindle or print copy is also available inexpensively on Amazon.

Just Accomplishing Something

Sometimes I just need to actually accomplish something. Even if that something is esoteric and not particularly necessary. That is how I spent the last few weeks contemplating computer file systems.

A Cicada's Indelible Mark

As the multitude of cicadas sang briefly across the nation this past month, a storm blew one of them onto my path. Strange as it may sound, as I witnessed that little bug struggle through the aftermath, I was given a masterclass on dealing with my own storms.

This Week at Little Hills: What Does the Law of God Require? (October 27, 2023)

Jim takes us to the question “What Does the Law of God Require?,” the fifth question of the New City Catechism, as part of the launch of Sunday School Express.

This Week at Little Hills: How Can We Glorify God? (October 20, 2023)

Melanie takes us to the question “How Can We Glorify God?,” the fifth question of the New City Catechism, as part of the launch of Sunday School Express.

This Week at Little Hills: What Else Did God Create? (October 14, 2023)

Jim takes us to the question “What Else Did God Create,” the fifth question of the New City Catechism, as part of the launch of Sunday School Express.

This Week at Little Hills: How and Why Did God Create Us? (October 7, 2023)

Pastor Tim takes us to the question “How and Why Did God Create Us,” the fourth question of the New City Catechism, as part of the launch of Sunday School Express.

Worth Protecting (January 30, 2023)

This week’s Steadfast:

Do we have a purpose in life? Pastor Tim wraps up our series on Psalm 3, looking at our individual callings from God.