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.

The Fork in the Road: On Imperfect Baptisms, Part 1

A few days ago, a question came up in the comments regarding joint efforts with congregations that aren’t Churches of Christ. How do we deal with potential converts when we’re working with Baptists and Methodists. I responded — Which church … Continue reading

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To Change the World: Essay 3, Reflections, Part 5 (Children)

[This series of posts won’t be a traditional book review. Rather, I’ll summarize parts of To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World by James Davison Hunter, and then I’ll add my … Continue reading

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To Change the World: Essay 3, Reflections, Part 4 (Love, Sex & Marriage)

[This series of posts won’t be a traditional book review. Rather, I’ll summarize parts of To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World by James Davison Hunter, and then I’ll add my … Continue reading

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Tell Me a Beautiful Lie: “Back Off a Little”

My oldest son writes musicals. He’s finishing up a musical called Tell Me a Beautiful Lie, set in the Russian Civil War, which followed the revolution of 1917. The heroine lives with her aunt, and the heroine’s boyfriend finally decides … Continue reading

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To Change the World/Pass the Torch/Father’s Day

Some weeks ago, John Dobbs challenged his readers to post articles in honor of those ministers that most changed their lives. I’ve been heading in other directions — and my life hasn’t really been influenced by ministers as much as … Continue reading

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To Change the World: Essay 3, Reflections, Part 3

[This series of posts won’t be a traditional book review. Rather, I’ll summarize parts of To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World by James Davison Hunter, and then I’ll add my … Continue reading

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Why I Dread Father’s Day

Let me clear: I enjoy — relish, even — being a father. Fatherhood is wonderful. I do not dread fatherhood or anything about it. No, what I dread is Father’s Day. You see, year after year after year, Mother’s Day … Continue reading

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To Change the World: Essay 3, Reflections, Part 2

[This series of posts won’t be a traditional book review. Rather, I’ll summarize parts of To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World by James Davison Hunter, and then I’ll add my … Continue reading

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D. A. Carson on Biblical Theology

D. A. Carson is one of my favorite theologians, and this is a fascinating interview regarding Biblical theology vs. systematic theology. And this just happens to show off how I can now post Vimeo videos thanks to the conversion to … Continue reading

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Conversion to TheoBloggers — Bug Removal Update

Well, double emails went out again this morning, and it’s entirely my fault. I overlooked the second page of scheduled posts at the old site and failed to turn them off. Fortunately, fixing that is within even my abilities — … Continue reading

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