A church by any other name

Alan Knox posted a very interesting look at the word translated "church" in English translations, ekklesia. The ekklesia in context looks at the different ways ekklesia is used. I think it is a useful study, we far too often superimpose what "church" means to us in contemporary culture when we read "church" in our Bibles. We must always be careful to read what is actually in the text rather than what we think/wish was there. We are all held captive to some extent by our presuppositions, but studies like this help us cut through our presuppositions and get to the meaning of the text.