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.

Resident Aliens: Chapter 3, Part 1 (An Adventurous Colony)

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We’re working our way through Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony by Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Williamson, published in 1989. The church exists today as resident aliens, an adventurous colony in a society of unbelief. As a society … Continue reading →

Posted in Resident Aliens, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Everything Must Change: Chapter 4

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We’re considering Brian McLaren’s 2007 book Everything Must Change: When the World’s Biggest Problems and Jesus’ Good News Collide. The young man [a health care worker] continued, “You pastors are …” He hesitated as he raised one outstretched hand toward heaven. “You … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Must Change, Uncategorized | 11 Comments

What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? Chapter 15

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We’re working our way through Leroy Garrett’s book: What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? The paperback is $7.95, but it’s also available in Kindle edition for $0.99. For $0.99, it’s really an offer you can’t refuse! … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, What Must the Churches of Christ Do to Be Saved? | 50 Comments

Community Disciplines: Romans on Discipline, Part 2

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Jay F Guin

In the last post, we began to see how the Holy Spirit is God’s solution for our hard hearts. That’s the teaching of Romans 8, and Paul stands on the shoulders of the prophets when he teaches this. We skip … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Disciplines, Romans, Uncategorized | 26 Comments

Resident Aliens: Reflections on the Last Post

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We’re working our way through Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony by Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Williamson, published in 1989. In the last post of this series, we consider John Howard Yoder’s description of a “confessing” church — … Continue reading →

Posted in Resident Aliens, Uncategorized | 10 Comments

Everything Must Change: Chapters 1 – 3

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We’re working through Brian McLaren’s Everything Must Change: When the World’s Biggest Problems and Jesus’ Good News Collide,with a special emphasis on some of the concerns expressed through the Occupy Wall Street movement. McLaren writes, I’ll suggest that our plethora … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Must Change, Uncategorized | 75 Comments

What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? Chapter 14

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We’re working our way through Leroy Garrett’s book: What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? The paperback is $7.95, but it’s also available in Kindle edition for $0.99. For $0.99, it’s really an offer you can’t refuse! … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, What Must the Churches of Christ Do to Be Saved? | 58 Comments

Predicting Armaggedon

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Fourth quarter. Richardson scores, leaving LSU defenders in the dust. LSU attempts insane trick play. This time, it fails. Bama wins. Close game.

Posted in Uncategorized | 12 Comments

Community Disciplines: Romans on Discipline, Part 1

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Jay F Guin

As mentioned in the last post of this series, Willard argues for the necessity of ascetic practices based on the difficulty of bringing our fleshly natures under control as described in Romans 7 — (Rom 7:5-10 ESV) 5 For while … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Disciplines, Romans, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Resident Aliens: Chapter 2, Christian Politics in the New World, Part 2

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We’re working our way through Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony by Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Williamson, published in 1989. Yoder distinguishes between the activist church, the conversionist church, and the confessing church. The activist church is more … Continue reading →

Posted in Resident Aliens, Uncategorized | 7 Comments