“Listen, stay alert, stand tall in the faith, be courageous, and be strong. Let love prevail in your life, words, and actions.” – Some closing encouragements from the Apostle Paul’s first Epistle to the church at Corinth… And a perspective that is still just as important for us to follow today…
Hi, I’m Phil Malmstrom, a.k.a. Phather Phil. I’m self-employed, father of two wonderful young men, an ordained minister who delights in spreading Jesus’ Message of Hope and Love, a science-fiction junkie, an aspiring photographer and above all that one of God’s Children who rejoices in His Blessings each day. 
As Ecclesiastes 3 reminds us, for all things in this life there is a season... "2 A time to be born, a time to die; a time to plant, a time to collect the harvest; 3 A time to kill, a time to heal; a time to tear down, a time to build up;...
The lyrics speak to the overwhelming love of our Heavenly Father for His beloved children... And this video gives a powerful example of a similar sacrificial love we see here on earth...
So very often we miss (at best) or choose to ignore the beauty and grace that surrounds us... This Christmas I pray that we all experience the wonder of the Gift we celebrate, and see that His love and majesty is in each and every one of us.
Let love, not to mention kindness, prevail always. Blessings, Phather Phil!