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.

Reader Looking for a Church Recommendation

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Jay F Guin

I get emails — I just moved to Denver, and was looking for a church recommendation in the area (the one you have in Colorado Springs is likely too far away for me). Have you heard of any good ones … Continue reading →

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Leaving for Miami

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Jay F Guin

I’m getting packed for Miami! I’ll be here a little while, and then won’t be back until late Tuesday. Then again, if we lose, I may just walk into the Atlantic Ocean, never to return. I mean, I just can’t … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: 6:64-65 (“no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father”)

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Jay F Guin

(John 6:64-65 ESV)  64 “But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)  65 And he said, “This … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: 6:52-63 (“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”)

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Jay F Guin

(John 6:47-51 ESV)  47 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.  48 I am the bread of life.  49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.  50 This is the bread that … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: 6:41-46 (“Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph?”)

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Jay F Guin

(John 6:41-42 ESV)  41 So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”  42 They said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: 6:36-40 (“All that the Father gives me.”)

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Jay F Guin

(John 6:36-37 ESV)  36 “But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe.  37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: 6:15-35 (“I am the bread of life.”)

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Jay F Guin

(John 6:15 ESV)  15 Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself. Many of the Jews were desperately unhappy with Roman rule. Moreover, … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: 6:1-14 (“This is indeed the Prophet”)

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Jay F Guin

(John 6:1-3 ESV) After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.  2 And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 5

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Let’s reflect a bit on the character of Jesus as revealed in this chapter. Jesus healed a man lame from birth on the Sabbath. He had no hope of being healed by the medicine of the day. And hopping in … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: 5:17-47 (“Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him”)

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Jay F Guin

(John 5:17-18 ESV)  17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”  18 This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, … Continue reading →

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