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Perhaps it's just speculation on my part but, is it really possible to have a "Universal Church" concept that does NOT involve an administration? What is the point of being able to describe such a notion? Even if it isn't a formalized administration at the outset, my sense is that any such concept has the seeds of an adminstration within it, as the one that defines the notion is the one in charge of what it is, literally as a matter of definition, no? In essence, the struggle to be a champion of "Universal Church" is just the religious part of the universal power struggle.

In our fellowship here today, we had God's shining among us again and it was comforting and enjoyable that He met with us. He is the One of glory. Praise the Lord! It may be proper to have a widows roll among us at some point; I cannot say right now. But we realized again today that we need to be totally focused solely on having Him visit with us consistently in our meetings.

I had the further sense that unless any practical matter issues directly out of that shining time, we really have no business pursuing that thing, no matter how scriptural it is. And we should pursue whatever it is for exactly as long as we are 100% clear that it is His wish for that to continue. He is the unique Head of us. We must learn to hear His voice and follow wherever He leads.

Perhaps as a direct result? I don't really care to hear anybody's good ideas about how to have "a proper church life" at this point.

God was manifest in our pitiful little meeting today.

That's enough.