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.

Moderation Fail

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Jay F Guin

I woke up this morning only to find that every comment was being moderated by the spam software. It was a conflict between the caching software and the spam software. The webhost fixed it as soon as I told him … Continue reading →

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From the Comments: The Connection of the Church with Israel, Part 8 (Rightly Dividing the Law of Moses)

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Jay F Guin

So just what parts of the Law of Moses survive? Do we honor the Sabbath? The Sabbath as Sabbath or Sunday as Sabbath? I bring up the Sabbath because it’s a good example of just how muddy our thinking can … Continue reading →

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A Boy and His Kite: “Ways”

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Jay F Guin

Download for free from NoiseTrade. (Sounds rather like a Christian Radiohead in this song.) Lyrics: Ways. Ways. I awoke. I awoke to your ways Your ways are not my ways. I awoke. I awoke to your ways (Who here thought … Continue reading →

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A Boy and His Kite: “Wash Me Clean”

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Jay F Guin

Music available for free download at NoiseTrade.

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A Boy and His Kite: “‘Til the End of Time”

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Jay F Guin

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From the Comments: The Connection of the Church with Israel, Part 7 (The Jerusalem Council’s Decision)

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Jay F Guin

In the last post, we considered the process by which the Jerusalem church’s leadership came up with an answer to the circumcision question: whether Gentiles must convert to Judaism to be saved. Peter and Paul both addressed the council, pointing … Continue reading →

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From the Comments: The Connection of the Church with Israel, Part 6 (How Much of the Law of Moses Continues?)

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Jay F Guin

Oddly enough, one of the  toughest questions the early church had to wrestle with was to what extent the Law of Moses continued in effect after Pentecost. We like to imagine that the apostles or New Testament prophets were gifted … Continue reading →

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5 churchy phrases that are scaring off Millennials

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Jay F Guin

From an article by Adie Zierman, at FaithStreet (read the full article at the link for additional thoughts by Zierman) — “The Bible clearly says…” We are the first generation to grow up in the age of information technology, and … Continue reading →

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Finally, a Granddaughter!

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Jay F Guin

I have four sons. I have one grandson. And now I have a granddaughter. Rachel Claire Guin Born yesterday, 7 lbs 12 oz and 20 inches. Ah, the joys of grandparenting …

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From the Comments: The Connection of the Church with Israel, Part 5 (Jesus an Old Testament Prophet?)

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Jay F Guin

So now it’s time to talk about Jesus some more. You see, lately I keep seeing this odd teaching that because Jesus taught before Pentecost, he’s really an Old Testament prophet and so his words are not binding on Christians. … Continue reading →

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