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.

John’s Gospel: Questions for John 1:19-35

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Jay F Guin

PORTRAITS OF JESUS Lesson Two (John 1:19-35) John’s (the Baptist) Portrait of Jesus The Prophet (The Christ) The Lamb of God The Son of God  Introduction: John the Baptist is introduced as a witness to Jesus in 1:6-9 What was … Continue reading →

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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: By John Frye

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Jay F Guin

We’re reflecting on an excellent essay by Christian Smith, “On ‘Moralistic Therapeutic Deism’ as U.S.Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith,” which I found at the website for the Princeton Theological Seminary. Christian Smith wrote Soul Searching: The Religious and … Continue reading →

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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: How MTD Destroys Christians, Part 2

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Jay F Guin

We’re reflecting on an excellent essay by Christian Smith, “On ‘Moralistic Therapeutic Deism’ as U.S.Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith,” which I found at the website for the Princeton Theological Seminary. Christian Smith wrote Soul Searching: The Religious and … Continue reading →

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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: How MTD Destroys Christians, Part 1

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Jay F Guin

We’re reflecting on an excellent essay by Christian Smith, “On ‘Moralistic Therapeutic Deism’ as U.S.Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith,” which I found at the website for the Princeton Theological Seminary. Christian Smith wrote Soul Searching: The Religious and … Continue reading →

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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: A Moralistic Religion

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Jay F Guin

We’re reflecting on an excellent essay by Christian Smith, “On ‘Moralistic Therapeutic Deism’ as U.S.Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith,” which I found at the website for the Princeton Theological Seminary. Christian Smith wrote Soul Searching: The Religious and … Continue reading →

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Gone to PA

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Jay F Guin

I’m heading off to Pennsylvania for a few days. I’ve been up late doing repairs on the website. I know there have been problems with the commenting software. I think I have it working now. Somehow, in the repairs I … Continue reading →

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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: A Therapeutic Religion

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Jay F Guin

We’re reflecting on an excellent essay by Christian Smith, “On ‘Moralistic Therapeutic Deism’ as U.S.Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith,” which I found at the website for the Princeton Theological Seminary. Christian Smith wrote Soul Searching: The Religious and … Continue reading →

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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: The De Facto Religion of Many Christians

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Jay F Guin

I’d like to draw your attention to an excellent essay by Christian Smith, “On ‘Moralistic Therapeutic Deism’ as U.S.Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith,” which I found at the website for the Princeton Theological Seminary. Christian Smith wrote Soul … Continue reading →

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Plans for This Week

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Jay F Guin

I’ll be traveling to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania to have treatment on my right hip. I have a condition called trochanteric bursitis. “Trochanteric” refers to the trochanter, which is the knobby part of your hip bone that sticks out to the side. … Continue reading →

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For My Daughter-in-Law

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Jay F Guin
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