Ahhh, another long Sunday is over….here’s what I’ll remember about this day:

SIX baby dedications at the Tinley campus – is that a record for one day here?
My first preaching visit to South Bend in several months was fun – really, really sweet Presence beforehand, and the message was well-received.  I was especially excited to meet several [...]

The only question submitted this week was: “Is Allah another name for the One True God that we as Christians also refer to as Jehovah, or is Allah different altogether?”
Great question….although, as you mentioned, it is a sensitive one, because of many sincere Muslims in our area.  I probably cannot definitively answer this one, because [...]

On this ‘Black Friday’, when many will be shopping all day in spite of the economy & others will be stressed about the present conditions, here’s a couple of posts that I just have to pass on to you. The first one was written by a Methodist minister some time ago, but it speaks loud & [...]

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!  Before we sit down to devour the turkey & assorted delicacies at the McQuay household today, I want to express my gratitude to:

my wife, who has been by my side come rain or shine, for almost 36 years….there’s no one on earth like her, and no one I’d rather [...]

Sometimes we learn from negative examples instead of positive role models – at least that was the impact of my devotions this morning when I read 2 Chronicles 21.  The conclusion of the chapter was no surprise, considering Jehoram’s life, but it’s still pretty sad to read that he died to no one’s regret.  Think [...]

Just a quick shout out to CLC: this Sunday is going to be an awesome Family Sunday!  Not only will we celebrate communion as a family, and enjoy some special participation from our youth & children, but we’re kicking off what I believe will be our BEST Christmas series ever: “Christmas is For-Giving”!
What makes it [...]

O happy day…now it’s time to feast & enjoy all the stuff you gave up for the last 3 weeks, right?
Not so fast (pardon the pun intended) – I just want to give you a couple of things to consider going forward:
1.  At least in my personal experience, it seems quite often that I don’t [...]

Can you say “wiped-out”?
That’s how I’m feeling tonight….not sure if it’s jetlag kicking my butt, or just the Sunday schedule of preaching 3 times, plus a special meeting w/Charles Bavelloni…..but regardless, I’m whipped!  But I sure enjoyed being back ‘home’ – I mean it, CLC, there’s no place on earth I’d rather be than with [...]

The last day of our prayer & fasting adventure has finally come…and I want to leave you with 2 final thoughts from my Bible devotions:
1.  What God promises with His mouth, He always fulfills with his hands – I got that from Solomon’s prayer here and here.  Encourage yourself as you close this time of [...]

I think this post from our Tinley Park Campus Pastor, Doug Neal, is particularly appropriate, seeing that Isaiah 58:6-12 describes in detail the kind of fasting that pleases the Lord.  Enjoy part 2 of Doug’s writing concerning a “Season of Giving”:
In this season of giving it is important to note that giving goes beyond our [...]