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: The Fall

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Jay F Guin

So God made Adam, placed him in the Garden, gave him the Tree of Life, gave him Eve, and walked with him in the cool of the morning. It was, quite literally, Paradise. But Adam and Eve messed it up. … Continue reading →

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Speaking of translations —

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Praise God for blessing us with so many translations!

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Richland Hills, Instrumental Music, and the future of the Churches of Christ: In Reply to Robert

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Robert wrote a thoughtful comment in which he quoted from Everett Ferguson, A Cappella Music in Public Worship. I have the greatest respect for the scholarship of Dr. Ferguson, but disagree with his theological reasoning. However, I do agree with … Continue reading →

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Thought Question: Favorite Bible Translations

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Jay F Guin

According to the Association for Christian Retail, the following are the best-selling Bible translations by number of books sold (as opposed to dollar volume) — 1 New International Version 2 New Living Translation 3 King James Version 4 New King … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: The Holy Trinity, Spiderman, and Genesis 1

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Jay F Guin

A love story There’s just so much that needs saying, but I don’t want to a 100-part series on the Trinity. So this will be altogether too short, but it should be enough to introduce the hero of the story, … Continue reading →

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Church Finances and Business: Sad Story Out of Tampa

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Christianity Today reports that a Baptist Church suffered a $4.75 million jury verdict because of a tragic accident in which a teenager was severely injured in a church skiiing accident. Mark Russ, a senior vice president with Arthur J. Gallagher … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: Back to the Garden

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Jay F Guin

And I dreamed I saw the bomber death planes Riding shotgun in the sky, Turning into butterflies Above our nation. We are stardust, we are golden, We are caught in the devil’s bargain, And we got to get ourselves back … Continue reading →

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The Story of Jonah

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Jay F Guin

While we’re on the subject of storytelling … The girl’s name is Mary Margaret Douglas. She is six years old. She’s destined to give new meaning to the “role of women” controversy. I don’t know many preachers who can tell … Continue reading →

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Thought Question: Income Disparities

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Jay F Guin

It’s popular to decry the income disparities among the world’s nations. Indeed, it’s argued, the cause of poverty is a lack of money, and the wealth of the richest nations demonstrates that they got rich by taking from the poor. … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: Introducing the Story of the Bible

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Jay F Guin

This idea of “story” is a big deal. The Bible tells a story, and if we don’t hear the story and understand its plot, the conflict, protagonist, antagonist, denouement, climax — the elements of story — we miss much of … Continue reading →

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