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How to Argue Like a Christian: Judging Motives, Continued

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Robert Baty has recently begun posting here. He is a retired IRS auditor. I’m a tax attorney. We are natural enemies — rather like Sam and Ralph, as shown in the picture (if you’re not familiar with the cartoon, sorry. … Continue reading →

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How to Argue Like a Christian: On Laughing at Ourselves

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I spent this last weekend in Nashville attending the wedding of my sort-of son Kyle. Kyle grew up in my house, and he had my wife and me sit on the front row as co-father or associate father or Godfather … Continue reading →

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How to Argue Like a Christian: Judging Motives

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Jay F Guin

To combat the divisions within the Churches of Christ, our first and most important task is to press for a change in the tone of the conversation among the factions. Things have gotten so emotional that all sides are increasingly … Continue reading →

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How to Argue Like a Christian: Labels

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Jay F Guin

(Psalm 19:14) May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. Words matter. Words can bless and words can curse. Ananias and Sapphira were struck … Continue reading →

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How to Argue Like a Christian: Introduction

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Well, it’s time to get back to my normal, left-brained, analytical self. It’s been interesting delving into the creative, artistic, musical side of life, but at last it’s time to talk logic and reasoning. (But not for too long). There … Continue reading →

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Seven Circles of Community

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Jay F Guin

At church, the elders and ministers are working through a visioning process based on the book Church Unique — which I really like because it combines some of my favorite ideas from some of my favorite books. And we were talking through the … Continue reading →

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Rough Draft Response to the Wife of an Elder in a Cultic Church of Christ

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I’ve been struggling to come up with anything halfway intelligent to say to the reader whose husband is an elder in an extremely legalistic Church of Christ. The readers have pitched in with some thoughtful ideas, but there’s no emerging … Continue reading →

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Renewing Our Worship: Emailed Announcements, Part 4

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Another announcement with a story — We are going to have another workday at Karen’s house next Saturday, march 7, starting at 7am. After additional examination of the brick wall in her living room, we have decided to try and … Continue reading →

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Leaving a Cultic Church of Christ When a Spouse Won’t Leave

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Readers, This comment was posted by a reader, and I’m not sure I have much of an answer for her. What advice do you give a woman in this situation? Jay, I identify with your reader who faced legalism and … Continue reading →

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Reflections on a Disfellowshipped Reader

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Jay F Guin

As I mentioned in the last post on this topic, 95% of the Churches of Christ would not have treated the reader so severely. However, I think this sort of conduct is going to become more common — not less. … Continue reading →

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