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.

N. T. Wright’s The Day the Revolution Began, Romans Reconsidered, Part 34A (the Churches of Christ and the New Perspective)

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Jay F Guin

I’m long past due in explaining how all Wright’s New Perspective thinking matters to a typical Church of Christ. I apologize for that — but there’s no good place in Romans to stop. I mean, the Churches desperately need the … Continue reading →

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N. T. Wright’s The Day the Revolution Began, Romans Reconsidered, Part 34 (the passage the Churches of Christ most need)

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Jay F Guin

N. T. “Tom” Wright has just released another paradigm-shifting book suggesting a new, more scriptural way of understanding the atonement, The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus’s Crucifixion. Wright delves deeply into how the crucifixion and resurrection … Continue reading →

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18 Church Trends (and More!): Trend 18+

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Jay F Guin

Completing my highly derivative series on church trends are observations from Chris Martin. Trend 18+ are a series of trends Martin found in the recently released Gallup survey. 68% of ALL U.S. adults use Facebook. 56% of 18-29-year-olds use auto-deleting … Continue reading →

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N. T. Wright’s The Day the Revolution Began, Romans Reconsidered, Part 33 (the love of God poured out by the Spirit)

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Jay F Guin

N. T. “Tom” Wright has just released another paradigm-shifting book suggesting a new, more scriptural way of understanding the atonement, The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus’s Crucifixion. Wright delves deeply into how the crucifixion and resurrection … Continue reading →

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18 Church Trends (and More!): Trend 17

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Jay F Guin

Continuing my highly derivative series on church trends, the next six are from Carey Nieuwhof’s post 6 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2017. Trend 17: Engagement Will Become The New Attendance As I outlined here, wise leaders have stopped trying to attract people … Continue reading →

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N. T. Wright’s The Day the Revolution Began, Romans Reconsidered, Part 32 (suffering produces endurance)

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Jay F Guin

N. T. “Tom” Wright has just released another paradigm-shifting book suggesting a new, more scriptural way of understanding the atonement, The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus’s Crucifixion. Wright delves deeply into how the crucifixion and resurrection … Continue reading →

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18 Church Trends (and More!): Trend 16

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Jay F Guin

Continuing my highly derivative series on church trends, the next six are from Carey Nieuwhof’s post 6 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2017. Trend 16: Anonymity Will Continue To Give Way To Community Some people head into your church wanting to be … Continue reading →

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N. T. Wright’s The Day the Revolution Began, Romans Reconsidered, Part 31 (the promise given to Abraham is for all with faith)

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Jay F Guin

N. T. “Tom” Wright has just released another paradigm-shifting book suggesting a new, more scriptural way of understanding the atonement, The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus’s Crucifixion. Wright delves deeply into how the crucifixion and resurrection … Continue reading →

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Thrifty Christian Reader

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Jay F Guin

Reminder: I found this site on the recommendation of Matt Dabbs. Lots of bargains on Christian literature — including many popular titles. You can buy the entire 37-volume Early Church Fathers collection (the Ante-Nicene, Nicene, and Post-Nicene Fathers) for $2.99 … Continue reading →

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18 Church Trends (and More!): Trend 15

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Jay F Guin

Continuing my highly derivative series on church trends, the next six are from Carey Nieuwhof’s post 6 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2017. Trend 15: Preaching Will Fuse Both The Head And The Heart I believe the most effective preachers in … Continue reading →

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