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.

Pepperdine Lectureship Schedule Set

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Pepperdine has just posted the schedule for the 2016 lectureship, Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 4:30 PM – Friday, May 6, 2016 at 11:30 PM (PDT). N. T. Wright will be speaking 4:30 for the opening keynote and then at 2:30 … Continue reading →

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Meandering thoughts on Nein Quarterly, hermeneutics, a little Kierkegaard, and leading change in a Church of Christ, Part 1

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Hermeneutics and change in church As you know, I’m an avid reader of Richard Beck’s blog Experimental Theology (a title I wish I’d thought of — and thought of before he did. I’m so very jealous.) And he recently posted … Continue reading →

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Assembly 2.0: Part 11.11: Have We Restored the First Century Assembly?

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Restorationism The Restoration Movement was originally a unity movement. Various branches attempted to build unity from within the Presbyterian and Baptist denominations, but they found themselves unwelcome, even excommunicated by their home denominations. They became, unwillingly, a new denomination (and … Continue reading →

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Lord & Lady

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Jay F Guin
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Assembly 2.0: Part 11.10: Tongues and Prophecy Today; Testimony

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Conclusions regarding Tongues and Prophecy for Today I think there’s great wisdom in Martin Luther’s teaching on the subject, as summarized by Foller, On the one hand, Luther may say that in the present time, miracles are no longer necessary, … Continue reading →

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Robbie Seay Band

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Jay F Guin
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Assembly 2.0: Part 11.9: When Did Prophecy End?

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Jay F Guin

When Did Prophecy End? Many theorize that prophecy was received by the laying on of apostolic hands, meaning that the gift ended in the early Second Century. Others believe that prophecy and other miraculous gifts ended when the NT was … Continue reading →

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Wineskins series on Instrumental Music from 2010

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Back in late 2010, I edited an issue of the Wineskins online magazine dealing with instrumental music. That was followed by a series of articles here responding to various questions and criticisms. When we converted Wineskins to a new server … Continue reading →

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John Mark Nelson: “I’m Not Afraid”

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Jay F Guin
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Scot McKnight on Calvinism and Pantheism

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Scot McKnight has posted a thought-provoking critique of Calvinism at his Jesus Creed blog. If you’re getting tired of watching the SEC beat up on the rest of the college football world, you might enjoy the high-level theological ruminations.

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