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.

Are We Sacramentalists? Sex, Children, and Such

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Jay F Guin

In the previous posts, I tried to give a taste of the sacramental nature of the Spirit — how human actions, empowered by God’s Holy Spirit — cause spiritual things to happen here on earth. But there are other examples. … Continue reading →

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Churches of Christ in Decline? Setting a Short-Term Vision

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Okay, I’ve warned you against just buying the hot new evangelical book and making it the short-term vision. It doesn’t work. Well, actually, sometimes it does. But not always. Back when the church growth movement was in full swing, those … Continue reading →

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Buried Talents: The Women after Pentecost

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Pentecost Jesus’ inclusion of women among his disciples begins a pattern that is reflected in the conduct of His apostles. Women disciples were with the apostles at the very beginning: (Acts 1:12-14) Then [the apostles] returned to Jerusalem from the … Continue reading →

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Are We Sacramentalists? The Creation

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Jay F Guin

In a previous post, we considered the verses that teach that God acts on us, through his Spirit, as we study the Bible. This makes Bible study — or listening to the word taught or preached — sacramental, as a … Continue reading →

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Churches of Christ in Decline: Silos, Politics and Turf Wars

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Silos, Politics and Turf Wars is a business management book by Patrick Lencioni. I’m a huge fan of his The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team, which should be required reading for every elder and minister in the Churches. I’m such … Continue reading →

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Churches of Christ in Decline? Data Points

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Alan Rouse, in a post on his blog, brought together several pieces of data that bear on the decline of conservative denominations, such as the Southern Baptists and Churches of Christ. I’d like to add a few more. First, the … Continue reading →

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100,000 Hits!

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Rats! I was planning on watching the hit counter hit 100,000 and got distracted. Oh, well. Thanks to everyone for clicking over here. And thanks especially to those who comment. It makes things much more interesting. PS — Don’t forget … Continue reading →

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Buried Talents: The Women of the Gospels and Acts

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Jay F Guin

The Gospel Prophetesses Before the birth of Jesus, three prophetesses were inspired by God to speak and to instruct men. The first is Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:42-45). Mary, the mother of Jesus, was also inspired to … Continue reading →

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Straight Talk About Premarital Sex

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Excellent article from Janice Crouse reporting the results of the latest research on premarital sex.

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Churches of Christ in Decline? “Good News and Bad News” (revised)

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Dr. Flavil Yeakley, long the unofficial chief statistician of the Churches of Christ, has just published a booklet called “Good News and Bad News: A Realistic Assessment of the Churches of Christ in the United States 2008.” It can be … Continue reading →

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