Timothy Hartwig

Timothy Hartwig

Tim Hartwig is currently serving as President of the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary.

Comfort in Depression

Watch on YouTube – Watch on Facebook Psalm 43:5 Recent research has revealed that 1.5%, 3.3 million people in the United States each year, are diagnosed with depression. 13% of the population is on antidepressant medication. Obviously depression is a…

What does God say about Marijuana?

1 Peter 5:8 Cannabis sales are booming. Twenty-nine states now have legalized medical marijuana and if my numbers are right eight have even legalize recreational marijuana. Christians are faced with a dilemma. What should their should attitude be towards marijuana?…

God is our Ruler

Psalm 2:4-6 Who did you vote for in the last election? Now that’s a question that can get you into a heated debate. People have such strong opinions about who should be the President of the United States and who…

Just Bad Luck?

Watch on YouTube – Watch on Facebook Jeremiah 29:11 I was riding a motorbike and went over a bump and got a little airborne while I was in the air the bike stand came down, caused me to have an…

The Stain of Sin

1 John 1:7b Watch on YouTube For about three years I worked in underground mines. Boy that can be dirty work. My last job was a driller and often I would come up from underground almost pure black. The oil…

Are you lonely?

Psalm 139:7 I’ve been surprised with how lonely life can feel. And you don’t have to be on some deserted island to experience it. Probably one of the loneliest parts of my life was when I was working in Western…

The Guilt of Sin

Psalm 32:5 I was having something like a pillow fight with my younger brother and sister we’d done it many times but this was different this time when I hit my sister in the back of the head, she pitched…

God Cares about You

Matthew 10:29-30 I was once visiting with an elderly woman when she expressed this thought: that God was up in heaven and so busy with everything else that he didn’t have time for little old her. Does God really care…

When disaster strikes, is God in control?

Romans 8:28 Have you seen the pictures? That is often the question that is asked when massive disaster hits. A hurricane, tornado, earthquake, or fire we see the images of people’s lives wrecked, their possessions taken away, sometimes even their…