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.

Cloverton: “The End Is the Beginning”

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Jay F Guin
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John’s Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 6

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Jay F Guin

The usual approach to chapter 6 is pretty straightforward. * Jesus feeds 5,000, showing his awesome, God-like powers. * Jesus walks on the water, showing his awesome, God-like powers. * Jesus teaches a lesson on the Lord’s Supper, which the … Continue reading →

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Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Okay, here’s the original —

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Cloverton: “Take Me Into the Beautiful”

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Jay F Guin
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John’s Gospel: Drinking Jesus’ Blood, Part 2

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Jay F Guin

The meaning of “blood” Jesus said, (John 6:53-56 ESV)  53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in … Continue reading →

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Hallelujah, performed with new lyrics by Cloverton

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Jay F Guin

I’ve always loved the melody to Leonard Cohen’s song, but never thought the lyrics were truly Christian. The Cloverton band has fixed that, coupled with a brilliant, understated performance.

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John’s Gospel: Drinking Jesus’ Blood, Part 1

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Jay F Guin

[This may be a little redundant, but nothing I’ve said on chapter 6 to this point requires that we drink blood. I just have this nagging feeling that I’ve been missing something.] The Law of Moses anticipated that, in the … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Chapter 6 — A Note on Communion

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Please forgive the following rant. But I’m just so tired of shallow commentaries that don’t listen to what Jesus is saying. Jesus’ difficult statements in John 6 about eating his flesh and drinking his blood have normally been interpreted as though … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: A Question for the Readers

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Jay F Guin

I’ve rarely posted so many consecutive articles on a single book of the Bible — a virtual commentary on the Gospel of John. But the readers have rarely responded so well to an exegetical series. Normally, my verse-by-verse posts draw far … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: 6:66-71 (“Do you want to go away as well?”)

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Jay F Guin

(John 6:66 ESV)  66 After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. The traditional interpretation is that the disciples left Jesus because they thought he was teaching cannibalism or some such thing. And to … Continue reading →

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