{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Paul Stanley","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog","author_name":"Paul Stanley","author_url":"https:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog\/author\/paul-stanley\/","title":"Philip Meek: My \u2018Pastor\u2019 and My Friend - Paul Stanley","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gJ0IwtHVGk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog\/2017\/01\/21\/philip-meek-my-pastor-and-my-friend\/\">Philip Meek: My \u2018Pastor\u2019 and My Friend<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog\/2017\/01\/21\/philip-meek-my-pastor-and-my-friend\/embed\/#?secret=gJ0IwtHVGk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Philip Meek: My \u2018Pastor\u2019 and My Friend&#8221; &#8212; Paul Stanley\" data-secret=\"gJ0IwtHVGk\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"We have all heard life is precious and no one soaked up those precious moments more than my friend Philip Meek, the campus pastor at Love &amp; Truth Church in Savannah, TN. \u201cPastor Philip\u201d and his wife Joyce were solid fixtures at the church each Sunday and Wednesday as they enthusiastically greeted those coming and going through the front doors. He was a loving man, a forgiving man, small in frame \u2013 yet a frame large enough to showcase a huge smile and even larger heart. I\u2019m glad he was my pastor; even more so that he was my friend. At the time of our meeting I had been writing politics for The Christian Post. If you knew Philip at all it was no surprise that talking politics or religion with him was easy \u2013 almost as easy as talking Tennessee football or how peaceful the woods were the moments before dawn sitting in a tree stand. The only subjects I suspect he enjoyed more were talking about God\u2019s infinite mercy, Joyce and his 3 wonderful daughters and their families. The first time I met Philip Meek was in late 2012 as I was transitioning from Franklin, TN, to Memphis, [...]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.loveandtruthchurch.com\/images\/r\/philip-meek\/c300x300g0-0-300-300\/philip-meek.jpg"}