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.

The Pain of Disappointment, Part 5 (Pagan Christianity)

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Jay F Guin

And so, we can perceive a flavor of paganism in some our Christian practices. It’s not surprising. After all, Christianity arose against a pagan background. And the early Christian church sometimes deliberately adopted and Christianized pagan practices to make Christianity … Continue reading →

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An Instrumental Piece

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Arranged and performed by my youngest. (For non-gamers, this is from ChronoTrigger – a video game.)

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The Pain of Disappointment, Part 4 (Paganism vs. Christianity)

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Jay F Guin

The Romans saw the gods as beings to be manipulated into providing blessings. The gods themselves cared little, if at all, about the people. Indeed, the stories about the gods suggested that that gods might rape and commit murder at … Continue reading →

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The Pain of Disappointment, Part 3 (Paganism vs. Christianity)

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Those of us who cut our teeth on Romans tend to see the Christian world in a faith vs. works way. It’s not a bad thing. It just misses an even bigger theme. Internal to the early church was a … Continue reading →

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Psalm 23

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Jay F Guin

So it’s my task as an elder to teach a Wednesday night class on the 23rd Psalm. I have a great exposition of the words I’ll cover (from the Creation 2.0 series). But I thought I might begin by opening … Continue reading →

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The Pain of Disappointment, Part 2

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Okay. I understand why it’s so difficult to respond to a post on the over-whelming excellencies of the Alabama football program, but I thought the Saban quote might lead to an interesting discussion. The quote is actually from Jim Rohn … Continue reading →

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Comments Fixed

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Jay F Guin

In an over-abundance of caution, my proxy service (Sucuri.net) blocked the commenting feature of the blog. I’ve fixed now. Please let me know if you run into other problems.

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Because a Fellow Elder Asked for More McFerrin

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Jay F Guin

And because there’s still more than one way to lead singing. Or to perform Bach Or to get kids involved Or just because it’s really pretty

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Back in the Saddle

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Jay F Guin

So my hip seems to be better. And I’ve gotten some big projects behind me. And I’m starting a new series called “The Pain of Disappointment.” (Sound familiar?) I’m not sure whether I’ll be keeping up the same pace as … Continue reading →

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A Reader’s Request for Jail Ministry Literature

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Jay F Guin

I get emails — A friend of mine is looking for any suggestions for possible correspondence-based Bible studies or courses that might lend themselves to a prison ministry. Any suggestions, leads, or websites to explore would be appreciated. I figured … Continue reading →

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