Wolfgang Simson’s recent article at House2House strikes me. Good stuff, particularly these words:

God’s word speaks of house churches – we built church-houses. The King speaks of wishing to own us – we discuss whether to satisfy him with a tithe, be it gross or net; God speaks of apostolic and prophetic foundations, and we usually build on anything else.

This is what scares me about praying, that I might hear and be asked to obey. I both fear that and want it. Yet another lovely Paradox of the Kingdom.

Why couldn’t Jesus have said, “The democracy of God,” or even, “The republic of Heaven?” The Greeks and Romans had thought of these things, you know.