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”.
Calling More Often
Dear Lord; Happy Friday Father! Today Lord, I’d like to close the week by discussing something I read over on Pastor Pete Wilson’s Blog this morning which has had my thoughts churning all day. It was a short post based around a question that was phrased at a Church Leaders Conference he addressed recently. Another speaker at the conference, Pastor David Landrith asked the attendees: “Are you talking about God more than you’re talking to God?” Wow… Such a simple, yet powerful and convicting query. Well Father, as it’s my...
read moreThankful Thursday: Sing Joyfully
Dear Lord; Good morning Father! Well Father, today marks week three that I’m celebrating “Thankful Thursday” here at PhatherPhil.org! I’m really enjoying these weekly postings, as it gets my head focused on all the wondrous Blessings You’ve granted me. Starting my day thinking “What am I truly thankful for today?” is an excellent frame of mind to be in for the morning ahead. Today Father, I’d like to thank You for the inspiration and encouragement I receive each day through the wonderful avenue of Christian Music. Over...
read moreYoung Minds Want to Know
Dear Lord; Good afternoon Father. Today Lord, I’d like to start out with a quick prayer of support for my wife Shannon. Between being ill for the past week, a busy work schedule, college classes and symphony she’s been burning the candle at both ends, and has been feeling the results the last couple days. Please bring her Your Loving Comfort and grant her the rest she so dearly needs. This morning Father I decided to get Jonathan and Aidan involved in our conversation. Therefore, on the way to school I asked them both if they had...
read moreMore Than We Can Handle
Dear Lord; Good afternoon Father! First off Lord, I want to thank You once again for bringing Your Healing Presence to Jonathan. So far today he’s been doing well, with no immediate symptoms to note. Please continue to keep him in Your Embrace, and watch over him. Yesterday Father, while Jonathan and I were waiting for the doctor to see him I had a chance to finish my reading of the book of Exodus. I know the story well, but this time one particular passage very much spoke to me and I’d like to share my thoughts on it today if I...
read moreMaking “What Ifs” into Amens
Dear Lord; Happy Monday Father! First off Father, I want to thank You for the weekend. As we discussed Friday, Shannon and I both went into it sick and we ended up spending most of the weekend inside. I did manage to sneak out a couple hours on Saturday with Jonathan for a trip to Barnes & Noble, and made a quick grocery run on Sunday but other than that it was a quiet, reserved couple of days. Thankfully, Shannon and I seem to be on the upside of this bug, but it’s obviously going to take a few more days to completely clear out. ...
read moreThe Best Laid Plans
Dear Lord; Happy Friday Father! Well Lord, it’s certainly been an eventful week in the Malmstrom household. Between hectic work schedules, symphony and quartet performances for Shannon, schoolwork and associated activities and then on top of that Shannon and I both getting a respiratory bug yesterday afternoon, we’ve been running non-stop it seems. This illness nailed us both out of the blue and hit pretty hard, so this evening we’re finally settling down and trying to get some “quiet time”. I was actually feeling a little down...
read moreThankful Thursdays: Friendships
Dear Lord; Good evening Father! Following the example I began last week Lord, today I’m celebrating another “Thankful Thursday” here at phatherphil.org. While I’m truly thankful all week long, I love the idea of spending our time together one day each week focusing my prayers on one particular Blessing that You’ve granted me. If nothing else, with all the love You’ve shown me Father, I should have enough material for an infinite number of Thursdays! 🙂 “When we consider the blessings of God–the gifts that add beauty...
read moreThen and Now, Lessons Learned
Dear Lord; Good evening Father! For some time now Father, I’ve been feeling like You’ve been preparing me for something; teaching me hard lessons, tempering my faith and yet at the same time guiding me towards a destination somewhere “outside my box”. You’ve whispered messages of encouragement and direction into my heart, but as I called them in yesterday’s chat all those “puzzle pieces” just haven’t quite fit together yet. You told me there would be change in my life, You told me to “Expect something wonderful” and...
read moreChildren of God
Dear Lord; Good evening Father! Well Father, it’s certainly been a hectic day around here albeit a positive and somewhat enlightening one. Some “puzzle pieces” in my life are starting to fit together into something recognizable. Thank You for that glimmer of a picture… I can’t wait to see the completed image. Today Lord, I started the morning with a happy grin on my face. While driving the kids to school, the song “Children of God” performed by the group Third Day came on the radio: My head was elsewhere initially, but I...
read moreThe Longer the Frost Lasts
Dear Lord; Happy Monday Father! As is my usual practice Father, I’d like to start our chat this morning by thanking You for the weekend. While I spent the bulk of it at home caring for a sick child and trying to catch up on housework, any time I get to spend with my family is a Blessing and I do appreciate it. Please continue to provide Aidan with Your Healing so that he may feel even better today, and help all of us shake off the “drowsies” that always follow the shift into daylight savings time. As You know Father, I’ve had a...
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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. 
