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.

Church Leadership: Switch

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Jay F Guin

I’ve not read it yet, but I’m planning to read Switch: How To Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip and Dan Heath at the first opportunity. A great summary of the book may be found at LeadershipJournal.net. Borrowing an … Continue reading →

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What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? Chapter 4

Posted on August 18, 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 →

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Communion Meditation: On Being Thankful for What Makes Me Happy

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Jay F Guin

In a profoundly insightful post, Matt Dabbs wrote, If I am honest with myself 99.9% of the things I am thankful for make me happy. But when you read Jesus’ thankfulness over his broken body and his poured out blood … Continue reading →

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Church Plants: David Fitch argues that we stop planting churches

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Jay F Guin

David Fitch is an author and frequent speaker at church seminars. He recently posted on his blog a request that we stop planting churches! Instead of funding one entrepreneurial pastor, preacher and organizer to go in and organize a center … Continue reading →

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What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? Chapter 3

Posted on August 15, 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 →

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What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? In Response to Comments

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Several readers have posted comments objecting to Leroy Garrett’s characterization of the Churches of Christ as “sectarian.” The word “sectarian” takes on a variety of meanings depending on the context, but I think it’s clear from Leroy’s writing that he … Continue reading →

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I’m Back!

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Jay F Guin

I’m back. Just now. My suitcases aren’t unpacked yet, and I’ve not checked the DVR for recorded programs. But the car’s trunk is empty, and I’ve just downloaded 328 emails, including 109 comments on One In Jesus posts. I’ll catch … Continue reading →

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Searching for the Third Way: Open Theism, Part 2

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Jay F Guin

The hard question And so, you see, I’m not exactly an Open Theist or Closed Theist. And most of the arguments simply don’t address what, to me, is the hard question. The hard question to me isn’t whether God can … Continue reading →

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Hermeneutics: How to Read the New Testament in Light of the Old Testament, Part 3

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Why we’ve been blind to the Old Testament Why is it that New Testament commentaries so routinely overlook powerful, vivid allusions to the Old Testament? Why do some cross-referencing Bibles not even bother to refer the reader to the Old … Continue reading →

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What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? Chapter 2

Posted on August 12, 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 →

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