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.

Christopher Tin: “The Drop that Contained the Sea”

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Jay F Guin

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Passover Music from 613

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Jay F Guin

PS — I know nothing about teaching children, but there are several well-done YouTube videos about the Passover taught in song from the Jewish perspective. Some are based on Let It Go from Frozen, which is big in the elementary … Continue reading →

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The Progressive Churches of Christ: A Little Hauerwas, Part 1

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Jay F Guin

For those paying very close attention, I’ve been following the neo-Anabaptist playbook in suggesting the importance of the sacraments and community within the local congregation. Likely the outstanding spokesman for this point of view is Stanley Hauerwas, who has an … Continue reading →

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The Progressive Churches of Christ: Community Disciplines

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Jay F Guin

So if it’s important that we think in terms of story and community and formation into the image of Christ, then the scriptures likely provide us with community spiritual disciplines that help this happen. And, indeed, it’s true. For example, … Continue reading →

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The Progressive Churches of Christ: Spiritual Formation

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Jay F Guin

A few years ago, it was fashionable to have seminars, books, and classes on “spiritual formation.” Many churches hired a “minister of spiritual formation” — a position that has largely degraded into being the minister over the adult ed program and … Continue reading →

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Progressive Churches of Christ: Community Formation

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Jay F Guin

I confess to certain introverted tendencies. For example, I’m really happy sitting at my computer, listening to music, and typing theology for hours on end. That’s the behavior of an introvert. But, ironically enough, I’m not a fan of the … Continue reading →

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Will Christians stand in judgment?

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Jay F Guin

I get emails — A friend recently asked the question, “If, in Christ, our sins are forgiven (no longer remembered), why will we all stand in judgment?” This is a surprisingly difficult question. The end of time is pictured different ways … Continue reading →

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The Progressive Churches of Christ: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Jay F Guin

This discussion began several days ago with two posts (Part 1 and Part 2) pointing out the latest news on the declining numbers in the Churches of Christ generally. We then looked at the state of the Churches of Christ today … Continue reading →

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Progressive Churches of Christ: Baptism

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Jay F Guin

So the subject is Sacraments, and we’ve talked about the Lord’s Supper. That leaves baptism. And we’re much better at our baptismal practices than our Eucharistic practices. At least, some of us are. I visited one church that had a … Continue reading →

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Progressive Churches of Christ: The Lord’s Supper, Part 2

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Next, think about this in terms of story. When we take communion in our traditional way at church, what is the story that we are telling? In many churches, the story is: We care about the scriptures more than “the … Continue reading →

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