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.

Progressive Churches of Christ: The Unresolved Tension, Part 1

Reader tb submitted this excellent, thoughtful comment: Thank you for your thought-provoking comments. Being somewhere between comfortable to political range myself, I might suggest some revision of your categories. There is a larger group of churches than you perhaps realize that … Continue reading

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The Progressive Churches of Christ: Keith Huey’s Diagnosis, Part 2

Identity Huey writes, In the past few years, the Churches of Christ have been blessed with some serious reflections regarding the future. In Things Unseen, Allen is primarily concerned about our modernist addictions, and, as we have seen, he wonders … Continue reading

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The Progressive Churches of Christ: Keith Huey’s Diagnosis, Part 1

In a 2006 Leaven journal article, Keith Huey, then chairman of the Department of Religion and Bible at Rochester College, reflects on the future of the progressive Churches of Christ. Leaven is a publication of Pepperdine University. He diagnoses several problematic areas: … Continue reading

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The Progressive Churches of Christ: Where to Go from Here?

So let’s talk a little bit about the progressive wing of the Churches of Christ. We are in a tough place historically, and it’s time to stop looking in the rearview mirror and start looking more toward the future. But … Continue reading

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Miles Davis: “Time After Time”

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On the Name of the Church

I get emails — I’m a born and bred Church of Christ girl. The church you describe from your childhood is my story. I enjoy all your writings. Thank you. I have a question . I can see how people … Continue reading

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miggs: “Heart of the Unknown”

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A Reader’s Question on Defending Baptism

I get emails — My daughter has been routinely put on the spot by kids in her class for her doctrinal convictions. She does not accost her friends with her beliefs but is regularly asked how in the world she … Continue reading

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A. Mozart: “Ian Anderson & Lucia Micarelli – Mo’z Art Medley”

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The 2015 Churches of Christ in the United States, Part 2

The Christian Chronicle has run a story featuring the news of the declining membership in the Churches of Christ. You should definitely visit their site and read the story. The story provides some additional data: Add in unbaptized children and … Continue reading

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