Tommy Meekins

The year was 1992, and we were on our way to Hawaii. My wife, Barbara, and I had been several times before. Nevertheless, we were excited once again about our silver wing flight to paradise. It was on that special vacation that something very extraordinary happened on our flight to Hawaii.

Several months ago I was looking in the mirror one morning and I thought to myself, “Who is that man looking back at me!” Then I realized the reflection in

Right now in my life, I have a few more automobiles than necessary, but I’ve enjoyed the privilege of owning some very special cars. Of course, with owning a few extra cars, I seem to always have someone working on one of my collections of vintage treasures. It seems that 90% of the time that it is nothing major; it’s usually only a loose connection of some sort. It could be a minor loose connection of the battery, starter, small fuse or even a loose wire.

After 48 years of ministry, I realize that there are certain things only God can do. Only God can make a house a home. Only God can make a companion a friend. Only God can make a couple true marriage partners. Only God can make a building a church. Only God can change a den of thieves into a house of prayer. Only God can make a hungry lion a gentle pet. Only God can turn the water into wine. Only God can turn a little boy’s lunch into a feast. Only God can make your enemies at peace with you. Only God can mend the broken pieces of your heart. Only God can turn a lost soul into an eternal child of God. Only God can deliver someone from a pit and place him in a palace. Only God can calm the raging storm. Only God can unfold a rose.

In the transition of the warm summer season to the coolness and changes that autumn brings, I have grown to dearly love this time of year. When autumn leaves begin

After the service one Sunday morning, a little boy told the pastor, “When I grow up, I’m going to give you some money.” “Well thank you,” the pastor replied, “but

My wife, Barbara and I had recently married and were living in Palm Desert, California. The year was 1974, and the season was early fall, when we met a very

In 1 Corinthians 13:14, it says “To have faith, hope, and love…but the greatest of these is love.”

The year was 1975, and I had signed a recording contract with Warner Brothers in Hollywood as a singer and songwriter. In the spring of 1975, my manager Steve Binder,

From an infant, a child and a teenager, my parents John and Velma Meekins raised me to go to church and to serve the Lord with gladness.