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Author Archives: Jay F Guin
CENI: Is CENI a Hermeneutic?
I occasionally move a comment I wrote to the main page, since most readers (I suspect) don’t read all the comments — and I’m bad to write too-long comments that I should save for posts. Jason wrote, “The problem with this … Continue reading
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Sean Palmer: It’s You, Not Me: Why More & More Ministers Are Leaving Churches of Christ
Wineskins Featured Author Sean Palmer recently triggered a tsunami of Internet page views with his article “It’s You, Not Me: Why More & More Ministers Are Leaving the Churches of Christ.” ______________________ Increasingly, ministers of all stripes are sharing with … Continue reading
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Sara Barton: On Bibliolatry
I’m continuing to explore the world of Wineskins featured authors. Today I’ve been poking around the website for Sara Barton, a professor of English and Religion at Rochester College. And, well, this is a little intimidating. I mean, I’ve taken … Continue reading
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Jonathan Storment: Strange Fire and Churches of Christ
I’m looking forward to working on Wineskins together with its featured authors (see list in the righthand column). Among the featured authors is Jonathan Storment, the pulpit minister for the Highlands congregation in Abilene, who blogs at Part of a … Continue reading
Contemporary vs. Traditional A Cappella Services
I get emails — I’ve been reading through several of your posts (for years). I have enjoyed many of your articles and those of the guest authors on your pages. As a church elder, you (clearly) read often and spend … Continue reading
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An Email about Authority and Mathematics
I get emails — I’m trying to help a bright young brother, who recently got his Ph.D. in math. He wrote that the church he was now attending was the only “conservative” church of Christ in the city. I asked … Continue reading
Paul and the Faithfulness of God: Wrapping Up Volume 1, Part 2
We are 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. A Summary of Paul’s Worldview We’ve considered in the recent posts … Continue reading
Why I Joined a Church of Christ (and Why I Might Leave)
Is it only those of us in the Churches of Christ who write articles on “Why I Am a Member” of my denomination? It’s a common theme among us in the Churches, and that is likely not a good sign … Continue reading
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Paul and the Faithfulness of God: Wrapping Up Volume 1, Part 1
We are 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. The book is written in four parts, with two parts apiece … Continue reading
Wineskins is Up!
The Wineskins eZine website is now up — complete with fresh articles by Matt Dabbs, Naomi Walters, John Mark Hicks, Sara Barton, Jonathan Storment, Patrick Mead, Les Ferguson, Jr., and Paula Harrington. This month’s topic: Embracing Biblical Restoration.
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