This website is a means of sharing writings and messages about New Covenant Christianity in post-Christian America. We are instructed in scripture to, "Gird up the loins of our minds."
Things I Have Learned From Flying CommercialRobert Wurtz IIHe gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with... Continue Reading →
Things I've Learned From Elderly SaintsRobert Wurtz IIThe glory of young men is their strength, And the splendor of old men is their gray head. (Proverbs 20:29)It is sometimes hard to imagine that every elderly person that we come into contact with was young once. The unlocked wheels of time have a way of changing... Continue Reading →
From Neophyte To DevilRobert Wurtz IINot a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil (1 Timothy 3:6 NKJV).Paul is writing to Timothy in what are commonly known as the "pastoral" epistles. Perhaps a better description would be "leadership" (overseer) epistles. Nevertheless, in our passage above, Paul... Continue Reading →
An Enemy Has Done ThisRobert Wurtz IIAnother parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and... Continue Reading →
Stones Folly and a Dangerous MixtureRobert Wurtz II...having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! (2Timothy 3:5)Our passage is taken from a familiar context towards the end of Paul's last letter to Timothy. Here he gives a long list of sins similar to Romans 1:29-31, but adds this... Continue Reading →
How Shall They Hear?Robert Wurtz IIFor "WHOEVER CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED." How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they... Continue Reading →
Religio Licita (Approved Religion)Robert Wurtz III know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. (Revelation 3:15)Religio licita is a Latin term used in ancient Christian writing to describe how Rome approved of Judaism within the Roman Empire- in contrast to Christianity that was effectively outlawed. Roman... Continue Reading →