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.

Bible Class Survey

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Jay F Guin

I get emails. This one is from reader Andrew — Jay, I’m working on a research project regarding the quality of Bible classes in our congregations.  I’m trying to put a finger on what makes Bible classes either low or … Continue reading →

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Songs Without Notes: A Meandering History of Hymnals and Vocal Music, with Rant — Part 1

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Jay F Guin

The early church sang hymns, psalms, and spiritual songs. Commentators don’t even know for sure whether these were words for different things or essentially synonyms. We don’t know much about how the early church sang. We have an entire book … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality: Four Arguments for Affirming Same Sex Marriage, Part 3

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Jay F Guin

We’re considering Richard Beck’s post at his Experimental Theology blog summarizing four arguments for affirming same sex marriage. He did not endorse or advocate these arguments. 3. The Holy Spirit Changing a Literal and Traditional Reading of the Bible A huge … Continue reading →

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Matt Moore: “Discovering True Masculinity: How The Church Helped Me Rest In My Identity As A Man”

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Recommended by a reader: A powerful testimony by a Christian gay man who is not, as he says, a man’s man but has found his place in a B-side (abstinence and gay Christian affirming) church. Here’s the money quote, but you should read … Continue reading →

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Gospel Advocate Under New Ownership

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Here’s the press release. I am not acquainted with the new owner, Charles Randall (Randy) Duke, and know only what the press release says. Still, I thought this would be of interest to the readers, given the influence the Advocate … Continue reading →

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From the Comments: Clarifying “Spirit” in Acts, Part 4

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Robert (Part 4), 1 Cor 12 is clear that we receive whatever gifts of the Spirit God chooses. We don’t get to pick. We don’t get to complain. We don’t get to brag. God chooses. If I can’t heal or … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality: Four Arguments for Affirming Same Sex Marriage, Part 2

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Jay F Guin

We’re considering Richard Beck’s post at his Experimental Theology blog summarizing four arguments for affirming same sex marriage. He did not endorse or advocate these arguments. 2. Marriage as Grace “Male and female God created them” and “Be fruitful and multiply.” … … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality: Four Arguments for Affirming Same Sex Marriage, Part 1

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Richard Beck’s Experimental Theology continues to be a must-read blog. Even though I sometimes disagree. Especially because I sometimes disagree. Richard recently posted an article summarizing four arguments for affirming same sex marriage. He did not endorse or advocate these … Continue reading →

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From the Comments: Clarifying “Spirit” in Acts, Part 3

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Reader Robert asked for a more complete explanation of the Spirit’s work in Acts. Sometimes the Spirit comes at baptism, sometimes before, sometimes after, and sometimes entirely separate. Sometimes there are miraculous gifts, sometimes not. How does this all fit together? … Continue reading →

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The Gospel Advocate Creed: The March 2016 Issue

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Jay F Guin

As I’ve often said, Gregory Alan Tidwell, editor of the Gospel Advocate, is my favorite conservative Church of Christ preacher. One reason for this is that the Gospel Advocate under his editorship had stopped routinely publishing pieces that damn those … Continue reading →

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