Our first grandchild finally arrived a little before midnight last night, after about 18 hours of labor for Sol.  He’s definitely a McQuay, as he was already disobedient, since we had given him clear instructions not to come on the Sunday that Jack Hayford was our guest at CLC!
But we’re excited to see him, and [...]

Late one night, thirty-two years and a few hours ago, I got a call from my wife, who was staying with her mom to be close to the hospital our obstetrician worked from, that if I wanted to see the birth of our second child, I’d better get moving (we lived about an hour away). [...]

I hope you’re getting as excited as I am about the upcoming 20th anniversary celebration with Dr. Jack Hayford on March 7!  He’ll not only minister at all 3 morning services at our Tinley Park campus that day, but we’ve scheduled a very special 5pm service to enable each of our campuses to join in [...]

Today was the ONLY day on this trip that we didn’t have any ministry events scheduled.  Instead, we spent about 5 or 6 hours with our Philippine Campus pastors, Herley & Nelly Montes: coaching, planning, strategizing, eating, fellowshipping and even sightseeing at the Philippine Eagle Center.  We knew nothing about these majestic but endangered birds until [...]

One of my first experiences with fasting for an extended time (beyond 24 hours) was during my Bible school days.  The president of our school had called the entire student body to a 3-day fast, with the cafeteria resuming service for the dinner meal on the third day.  (He also informed those of us who [...]

Just got off the phone with Dr. Jack Hayford a few minutes ago….finally finished hyperventilating.  I mean, it’s hard to talk when on the other end of the line is one of your all-time ‘heroes’ – a giant of a man when it comes to integrity, scholarship, and the things of the Spirit.  His accomplishments [...]

I keep forgetting to share my favorite story from my knee surgery this past Monday:
Chris went with me to the hospital since I wouldn’t be allowed to drive home afterwards, and she was wearing a faux fur vest she got for Christmas.  After we got me checked-in, we went upstairs to the surgical floor waiting [...]

When Melva Lea Beacham was our guest at CLC-TP on Sunday, she had some publications from the Christian Friends of Israel – Jerusalem available at the connections desk, but they were soon gone.  Several of you asked about getting a copy for yourself, and I promised to get the info.  Here it is.
Most of us [...]

Had an interesting experience on this first Monday of a new decade.  Several of our pastors spent a few hours at a local restaurant in order to get away from telephones & other disturbances, to hammer out some important discussion regarding CLC’s mission & strategy.
Shortly before we concluded for the morning, another patron approached us [...]

In just a couple of hours we’ll gather at CLC-TP for the last time in 2009, and, personally, I’m glad to say ‘goodbye’.  This year has been the most challenging year I ever recall, not only from a ministry standpoint, but certainly for my family.  The good news is that we survived!
And to be honest, [...]