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.

Real Restoration: Abraham’s Covenant with God, Part 1

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Jay F Guin

God’s mission to repair us as broken eikons, that is, flawed images of God, begins with Abraham. You know the story, I’m sure. Abraham was hardly the holiest man we can imagine. He treated his wife badly at times. His … Continue reading →

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One In Jesus Ranked in Top 200 Church Blogs

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Kent Schaffer periodically posts a list of the top 200 church blogs — of all denominations — at Church Relevance, a blog I’ve followed for years and highly recommend. Three sites I recognize as having Church of Christ authors made … Continue reading →

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Buried Talents: An Email About Girls Who Pray in the Presence of Boys

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Jay F Guin

I get emails — Without going into long-winded details, is it appropriate for a teenaged, baptized girl to lead a prayer in the presence of a baptized teenaged male? (This seems even more ridiculous now that I have typed this.) … Continue reading →

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ElderLink 2011

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Alan Rouse has done his usual expert job at summarizing the 2011 Atlanta ElderLink. Check out his post.

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HistoryGuy

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Readers will remember HistoryGuy, who has commented here many times and been a valuable contributor to many of our discussions. My understanding is that he is suffering from a life-threatening blood condition — which is why he hasn’t commented here … Continue reading →

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It’s Friday! (two days late)

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Enjoy.

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Real Worship: Part 4: “Sacrifice” and “offering”

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Just as was true of proskuneo, there’s an obvious contrast between ritualized, specified, rules-based worship of the Old Testament and a radically different kind of worship in the New Testament. The words used of Old Testament ritual are never applied … Continue reading →

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Back from ElderLink

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Jay F Guin

I’m back. Due to prior commitments, those being two 8 pm NIT basketball games that Alabama played in Monday and Wednesday nights here in Tuscaloosa, elders meetings, and my wife’s bunco party (from which I was excused ( = evicted)), … Continue reading →

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Thought Question: 10 Things Evangelicals Should Stop

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Jay F Guin

From Efrem Smith — Ten Things I Wish Evangelicals Would Stop Doing — 10.) Act as if justice is simply a social issue and not a biblical one. 9.) Reduce the Christian life to individualism. 8.) Major in the minors … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: The Story Thus Far

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Story The conflicts that will define the Story — the story of God’s activity among men — are now laid out for the reader — * Satan vs. God by means of mankind. Satan seeks to drive a wedge between … Continue reading →

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