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.

Missions: Mark Woodward, Part 3

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Jay F Guin

In Part 3 of his series, Mark takes a very skeptical view of the ability of the local church to manage a missions program — Local churches Are ill-equipped to truly oversee foreign mission work. Typically, churches who agree to … Continue reading →

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Music from the Apocalypse of John

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Jay F Guin

(Rev 1:4-6 ESV) 4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,  … Continue reading →

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Thought Question: Parental Control Software at the Church Building?

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Should churches place parental control software on computers used by church staff? From MMI Weblog, [Pornography’s] prevalence among staff members has been disclosed when some churches have decided to begin daycare centers to reach out to their communities, [Southern Baptist … Continue reading →

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Free (or Really Cheap) Parental Control Software

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Jay F Guin

I love computers. They are wonderful, powerful, useful tools. But they are also horrible temptations, especially for children. If your computer is connected to the Internet, it’s connected to some of the greatest theological works in history — and enough … Continue reading →

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House Churches & Institutional Churches, Part 3

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Jay F Guin

In the last post of this series, we found that the New Testament church didn’t exist in numerous autonomous house churches all in the same town. Rather, there was one church, under a single eldership, meeting in multiple houses and sometimes, … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: Acts: Peter’s Sermon

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Jay F Guin

So I’d finished up the series on Luke, and it seemed obvious that I should cover Acts next. It’s essentially Luke’s sequel to the Gospel of Luke. But, I thought, we’ve covered Acts so very many times. What would be … Continue reading →

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Thanks to All Who Comment Here

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Jay F Guin

It’s been immensely helpful to my own growth as a Christian, even — especially — those who disagree.

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Thought Question: Missions: Mark Woodward, Part 2

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Jay F Guin

In Part 2 of Mark’s city, Mark writes, The most ambitious [missionaries] for God are sometimes even successful [at finding supporting and sponsoring congregations], but most potential missionaries are lost to the mission field, giving up on their call because they … Continue reading →

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The Civil Wars: Barton Hollow

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Jay F Guin

A study in guilt —

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House Churches & Institutional Churches, Part 2

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Jay F Guin

The previous post in this series produced an interesting and insightful conversation, both in the comments and in some private emails. Let me add this thought to the mix: Neither the institutional churches nor house churches are organized as the New Testament … Continue reading →

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