Emails to God
Each weekday I transpose and share the whispers and messages God places on my heart in the form of “Emails to God”.
Musings on Mother’s Day
Dear Lord; Happy Mother’s Day Father! This evening Lord, I wanted to pay tribute if I may, to two wonderful mothers in my life; my mother who passed to Your Kingdom in 1995, and my lovely wife Shannon. I was very Blessed Father, to have an excellent mother-figure in my life growing up. She was an intelligent, funny, caring woman and worked diligently to instill a sense of honor, understanding and perspective in my brother and I. Although she battled multiple forms of cancer for over 15 years, her focus was always on caring for and...
read moreThankful Thursday: The Gift of Prayer
Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father! Once again Lord, we come upon another Thankful Thursday here at PhatherPhil.org. Unlike other weeks where I’ve struggled to narrow down just what I’m most thankful for, this week was almost prescribed for me by, oddly enough, the United States Congress. Yes, in 1952 the U.S. Congress officially designated that the first Thursday of May each year would be a National Day of Prayer, and it just seems wonderfully fitting to me that it falls on a Thankful Thursday. I am truly thankful for the Gift...
read moreDecisions, Decisions, Decisions
Dear Lord; Good evening Father! Decisions; life is full of them. Every single day we’re called upon to make choices that impact our lives, and in many cases the lives of those around us. Some are small, simple ones such as what to have for lunch (although that never seems to be simple in my office for some reason…), and others, well, are not so simple. Either way, our lives are shaped by the decisions we make, and the paths we follow. Case in point: My wife Shannon is in the throes of a fairly significant decision; one that could...
read moreMust Not Break His Word
Dear Lord; Good evening Father! Following yesterday’s discussion Father, I thought I’d continue with further insight I’ve derived from the Book of Numbers. While many verses lead me to contemplate, ponder and draw lessons from them, there are others that are less… subtle. Such is the beginning passage from Numbers 30: “Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel: “This is what the Lord commands: When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do...
read moreOnly What the Lord Says
Dear Lord; Happy Monday Father! As I’ve discussed with You before Father, I’ve been spending time reading through the Old Testament as of late. I’m not sure exactly why I’ve been drawn to these Books at this point in time, but I’m picking up perspectives I’ve missed in the past and a new sense of “origin” that’s added structure to my knowledge of You. It always fascinates me how as I read, certain passages “speak” to me, and I’d like to go over one such section if I may. The passages I’m referring to occur in the...
read moreMusings on the Weekend
Dear Lord; Good evening Father! I know it’s not usual for me to write on Sundays Lord, but so much has happened over the last few days that I wanted to share with You while the events were still fresh in my mind. It’s been an awesome weekend, and I’m very thankful for all You’ve Blessed me with. It all began Friday night with the launching of our “Dinner and Drinks on the Deck” evening get-togethers. This is something we started last year, and ended up having around 15 of them over the course of the spring and summer....
read moreThankful Thursday: A Sense of Clean
Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father! Well Lord, once again we’ve come to that day of the week where I attempt to focus my thanks to You on one particular thing. When I first started following this “theme day”, I thought it would be the easiest conversation of the week, simply because I’m Blessed in so many ways that I’d have an infinite list of things to be thankful for. Funny enough, that ended up being the reason that Thursdays can be so difficult for me; too many Blessings to pick just one! 🙂 In today’s case, when I...
read moreAngels in Waiting
Dear Lord; Happy Wednesday Father! This evening Lord, my heart is heavy. As we’ve discussed a number of times before, a huge Blessing in Jonathan’s life over the last couple years has been his involvement with Kay’s Kamp. It’s a wonderful organization, and it’s meant so much to Jonathan to have that connection with children who share and understand his medical situation. The bonds he’s formed with that group have been amazing, and we’re very thankful to be part of their “family”. Over the rest of the year when Kamp...
read moreSecond Guessing Our Blessings
Dear Lord; Good evening Father! As You’re aware Father, I’ve struggled with high blood pressure for quite some years now. It’s one of the few true health issues I’ve had, but has always been reasonably well controlled through medication. Therefore, other than the ritual of taking my pill each day I’ve for the most part been able to forget that the problem exists. Until a month ago. Due to a series of unfortunate circumstances, Shannon and I lost our health care insurance effective the beginning of April. We’ve been...
read moreHappy 200th Father!
Dear Lord; Happy Monday Father! Today Father, I received a wonderful surprise when I logged into the statistics page for PhatherPhil.org. Yesterday’s Easter Day Post “Christ is Risen!” was my 200th article, with a total of 1,200 comments to date and as of this moment, 12,105 site visits since I began writing it last year. It’s been a wonderful journey Lord, and I feel truly Blessed to have had this level of interest in and response to our daily conversations. Through this ministry I’ve grown steadily in my Walk with You, found...
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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. 
