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.

Quail Springs Church of Christ “Disfellowshipped”: The Best Revenge

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Many of us have been distressed by the ad placed by three ministers “disfellowshipping” the Quail Springs minister for being the preacher of a congregation that’s added an instrumental service. Some have suggested that the right-thinking Churches of Christ should … Continue reading →

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Leading Change for Elders, Part 2

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Continuing our listing of ways to avoid splitting your church when you lead them to make a major change — * Lack of political capital. Most elderships don’t think in political terms. Some would get upset at my using the … Continue reading →

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Searching for The Third Way: Once Saved, Always Saved, Part 1

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Jay F Guin

In the first post of this series, I mentioned the classic conundrum of Calvinism vs. Arminianism as regards whether Christians can fall from grace. It’s a long-standing argument, and both sides are quite insistent on the subject. The Churches of … Continue reading →

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Quail Springs Minister “Disfellowshipped”

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Jay F Guin

The main post is up now. I’ve left this one on the site to make the comments available.

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Quail Springs Minister “Disfellowshipped”

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Jay F Guin

I’ve previously mentioned that Quail Springs Church of Christ, in the Oklahoma City area, recently added a second Sunday morning service that includes instrumental music. Of their 900 members, some 300 members left.On Feb. 6, 2008, some of the congregations … Continue reading →

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U.S. Income and Employment Taxes for Missionaries (corrected and expanded)

Posted on February 9, 2008 by Jay F Guin

The U.S. income and Social Security tax system is complex beyond imagining. It’s especially complex for U.S. citizens serving oversees as missionaries. Most accountants and lawyers are unfamiliar with these rules, less so for how they work together with the … Continue reading →

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Searching for The Third Way: The Trinity

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Just to illustrate the nature of Third Ways, let’s start with a familiar example: the Trinity. I’m not going to say much new here, just point out how the Trinity exemplifies Third Way solutions. You see, the Trinity is the … Continue reading →

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Leading Change for Elders, Part 1

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Jay F Guin

The topic is how an eldership might lead its congregation to make a controversial change. It’s an important one — one that people frequently ask me about. And to be perfectly frank, I’m not sure I know the answer. But … Continue reading →

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Roll Tide!!!!

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Alabama just signed the consensus number 1 recruiting class in the country! Yes, I know this is somewhat off the subject — and potentially divisive — but my brothers and sisters surely understand the injunction to “rejoice with those who … Continue reading →

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Amazing Grace: Objections, Supplemental Material

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Jay F Guin

In working with the teachers to prepare this lesson, I decided it would be helpful to spend less time on Uzzah and Simon Magus and more time on a few Old Testament stories that better help us understand the character … Continue reading →

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