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.

Blog Poll Corrections

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Jay F Guin

The polling software I’m using for the blog poll doesn’t reformat based on the size of the reader’s fonts. As a result, for several readers, the poll was bigger than the space on the page set aside for the poll … Continue reading →

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Which are your favorite progressive Church of Christ blogs?

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Jay F Guin

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Email Subscription Problems

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Emails stopped around March 20, 2011 For those readers who lost their email subscriptions around March 20, 2011, that’s the date that Theobloggers changed ISP providers. The result was to change the address that the emails came from. No longer … Continue reading →

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“I’ll Need That in Writing”: From Community House Church Quincy (corrected)

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Jay F Guin

For the answer, read here.

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Real Restoration: Isaiah and the Story of the Bible

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Jay F Guin

As we covered in the first few posts of this series, Genesis begins by setting up certain conflicts that give rise to God’s story. Isaiah offers a preview of how these conflicts will be resolved — * Satan vs. God … Continue reading →

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Archaeology: Why Paul Went West

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Jay F Guin

While we’re looking at fascinating articles from the Biblical Archaeology Review, you’ve just got to know about this article, “Why Paul Went West.” The diaspora of Jews in the east developed very differently from the diaspora in the west. The … Continue reading →

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Thought Question: The Death of Biblical Minimalism(?)

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Jay F Guin

New article from Biblical Archaeology Review called “The Death & Death of Biblical Minimalism” is a must read for readers interested in archaeology. For centuries, archaeologists were believers who assumed the Old Testament to be essentially accurate. That position has … Continue reading →

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Email Question

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Jay F Guin

I just discovered that my wife’s email subscription to OneInJesus stopped working on April 20. Is anyone else having the same problem?

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Real Restoration: Isaiah: Understanding Who the Servant Is

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Who is the Servant? The argument is often made that the “servant” of the Servant’s Song is in fact Israel — and the argument is not without weight. (Isa 41:8-10 ESV) 8 But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I … Continue reading →

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Tornado: Aerial Photos and a Film

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Jay F Guin

First, you just have to read this story by a UA student about his experience in the tornado. Next, there’s this cool Tuscaloosa News aerial footage. (Sorry, but I couldn’t figure a way to embed the video and there’s this commercial and cheesy … Continue reading →

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