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.

Baptism, an Exploration: Part 9 (Baptism in John’s Gospel) (The Before Post)

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Jay F Guin

[This is taken from Born of Water, my book on baptism. It’s edited, but not greatly changed. But after I loaded this into the blogging software, I re-thought my position. And so I thought it might be helpful to post … Continue reading →

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Instrumental Worship Song: Lift Up Your Eyes

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Mark Scibilia The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace. [Numbers 6:24-26] Y’varekh’ka ADONAI v’yishmerekha Ya’er … Continue reading →

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Instrumental Worship Music of the Season: Give This Christmas Away (Veggie Tales version)

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Jay F Guin

What if I told you You have the power To give someone hope Beyond their wildest dreams What if I told you It’s right there in your hands In your hands It’s hard to imagine How something so small Can … Continue reading →

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Instrumental Worship Music of the Season: There Is a Reason

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Alison Krauss and Union Station (not exactly a Christmas song, but I like it) I’ve seen hard times and I’ve been told There isn’t any wonder that I fall Why do we suffer, crossing off the years There must be … Continue reading →

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Baptism, an Exploration: Part 8 (Lydia, Crispus, Apollos, the Ephesians, and Some Conclusions)

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Lydia and Crispus (Act 16:13-15 ESV) 13 And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had … Continue reading →

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Instrumental Worship Music of the Season: Silent Night

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Sixpence None the Richer

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Instrumental Worship Music of the Season: Mary Did You Know?

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Jay F Guin
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How to Explain Christmas to a Teenager

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Jay F Guin

(I’m guessing I totally missed at least half the jokes. I’ve got to get one of my kids to explain some of this to me.)

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Baptism, an Exploration: Samaria, Cornelius

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Samaria Phillip the Evangelist, the deacon, not the apostle, went to Samaria and made the first Christian converts there. But there was a problem — (Act 8:14-17 ESV) 14 Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received … Continue reading →

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Instrumental Worship Music of the Season: What Child Is This?

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Sung by The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, 1995. What child is this who laid to rest On Mary’s lap is sleeping Whom angels greet with anthems sweet While shepherds watch are keeping This, this is Christ the King Whom … Continue reading →

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