Author Archives: Jay F Guin

About Jay F Guin

My name is Jay Guin, and I’m a retired elder. I wrote The Holy Spirit and Revolutionary Grace about 18 years ago. I’ve spoken at the Pepperdine, Lipscomb, ACU, Harding, and Tulsa lectureships and at ElderLink. My wife’s name is Denise, and I have four sons, Chris, Jonathan, Tyler, and Philip. I have two grandchildren. And I practice law.

“Muscle & Shovel”: Chapters 1, 2 & 3

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Jay F Guin

[Click here for a table of contents to all my posts regarding Muscle & Shovel.] We are considering Michael Shank’s book Muscle and a Shovel. As I’ve said before, Shank has an obvious talent for story telling, and it’s a … Continue reading →

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Pawnshop Kings: “Love Like Jesus”

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Jay F Guin

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“Muscle & Shovel”: On the Solution to It All

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Jay F Guin

We are considering Michael Shank’s book Muscle and a Shovel. I begin republishing a post from February 2, 2008 — (1 Pet 5:5b-6) All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but gives … Continue reading →

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“Muscle and a Shovel”: An Introduction and a Rerun

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Jay F Guin

For reasons that are kind of hard to explain, I think it’s important that I return to the book Muscle and a Shovel by Michael Shank and take up the arguments made there in some detail. I realize that many longtime … Continue reading →

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From the Comments: The Connection of the Church with Israel, Part 12 (A Little New Perspective)

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Jay F Guin

We’re getting close to the end. Really. Part of N.T. Wright’s contribution to contemporary theology is his understanding of the place of Israel in the great, grand narrative of scripture. For most of us, Israel is like a mistake God … Continue reading →

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From the Comments: The Connection of the Church with Israel, Part 11 (Back to Romans)

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Jay F Guin

Back to Romans Early in Romans, Paul plainly alludes to the several Old Testament passages we covered in the last post. (Rom 2:28-29 ESV) 28 For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. 29 But … Continue reading →

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From the Comments: The Connection of the Church with Israel, Part 10 (The Moral Law Within, Part 2)

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Jay F Guin

Jeremiah explains that God will make a new covenant with this people. (Jer 31:31-34 ESV) 31 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 32 not like the … Continue reading →

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From the Comments: The Connection of the Church with Israel, Part 9 (The Moral Law Within, Part 1)

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Jay F Guin

Deuteronomy and the Spirit Imagine the scene. Nearly all the Israelites who’d left Egypt with Moses had died in the desert. The next generation — desert-hardened, accustomed to traveling as led by God’s special presence in the camp — prepared … Continue reading →

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Social Media for Normal Churches

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Jay F Guin

My article “Social Media for Normal Churches” was posted at Wineskins earlier today. Please click over and check it out.” While we’re on the subject of Wineskins, Matt Dabbs has invested countless hours in making the archived articles available — … Continue reading →

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Paul and the Faithfulness of God: Baptism and Justification

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Jay F Guin

We’ve been considering N. T. Wright’s newly released Paul and the Faithfulness of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God) — a massive and masterful consideration of Paul’s theology. Wright briefly (by his standards) discusses the connection of justification with … Continue reading →

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