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 Science of Trent Richardson

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Jay F Guin
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Tradition

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Jay F Guin

From XKCD.com. PS — Does this remind you of anything?

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The Fork in the Road: “The Way of UNITY between “Christian Churches” and Churches of Christ,” Part 2

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Would the instrumental churches impose the instrument on the rest? Boles continues his arguments — The other alternative that many took, and still advocate, is to place the organ in the “area of silence” or in the field of expediency. … Continue reading →

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My Sermon on Peace

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Jay F Guin

I’ve only preached one sermon in my life, that is, before Sunday. I was in high school and we had one of those Sunday nights when the teens lead the service. I spoke five minutes on Romans 14. They never … Continue reading →

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The Fork in the Road: “The Way of UNITY between “Christian Churches” and Churches of Christ,” Part 1

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Jay F Guin

My favorite conservative preacher — and the newly minted editor of the Gospel Advocate — G. A. Tidwell posted this comment: The best position on this issue [inclusion of instrumental congregations in the Churches of Christ] was well stated by … Continue reading →

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Acts: 2:12-21 (New Wine, Daughters, and Judgment)

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Jay F Guin

New wine (Act 2:12-13 ESV) 12 And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”  13 But others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.” Don’t you love Luke’s sense of humor? Remember, this … Continue reading →

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Acts/Community Disciplines: Missio Dei

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Missio Dei (pronounced Missio Day) is Latin for either “the mission of God” or “the sending of God.” It’s something that theologians have been discussing for the last several decades, but the idea has only recently really caught on as … Continue reading →

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Acts 2:4-11 (The Spirit, Tongues, Mighty Works)

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Jay F Guin

(Act 2:4 ESV)  4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Filled with the Spirit “Filled with the Holy Spirit” is a phrase that will … Continue reading →

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Churches of Christ in Decline: 21st Century Christian changes policy on what is a Church of Christ

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Long-time readers will remember the controversy that arose in early 2009 over the new edition of Churches of Christ in the United States. At that time, 21st Century Christian decided to exclude instrumental congregations — even congregations with both instrumental … Continue reading →

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The Herald of Truth Ministries Video

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Good stuff. (And here’s hoping that Tim forgives me.)

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