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All Lives Matter - A Personal Reflection on Racism
"You are just slaves. So go back to where you came from..." is what I was told by an elderly British lady when I was working in a travel...
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Candy Canes - What do they represent
Candy canes have become a staple in households, both Christian and non-Christian, for Christmas. Candy Canes were not always striped....
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Nov 203 min read
Jesus Enlightenment
“For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and your love for all the saints, do not cease...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Nov 183 min read
Transformed into treasure
"He is able to save...all who come to God through him." Hebrews 7:25 Back in 1996, Craig Randall was 23 years old, and he drove a...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Nov 168 min read
Jesus and trouble
In his letter James asks the question, “Are there any among you who are in trouble?” (5:13). Jesus said, “In this world you will have...
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Oct 246 min read
Rodney "Gypsy" Smith - The Greatest Evangelist In The World
Gypsy Smith was, perhaps, the best loved evangelist of all time. When he would give his life story, the crowds that came to hear usually...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Oct 192 min read
Gandhi and Professor Peters
When Gandhi was studying law at the University College of London, a white professor, whose last name was Peters, disliked him intensely...
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Oct 48 min read
Who Was St. Francis of Assisi?
The patron saint of Italy, Francis of Assisi was a poor little man who astounded and inspired the Church by taking the gospel...
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Sep 303 min read
Michaelmas the Feast of Michael and All Angels
Michaelmas, or the Feast of Michael and All Angels, is celebrated on the 29th of September every year. As it falls near the equinox, the...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Sep 132 min read
How Love is expressed
'Serve one another humbly in love.' Galatians 5:13 NIV Love is mostly something you do instead of something you feel. Paul writes,...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Aug 301 min read
It’s all about attitude!
"I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth." - Psalms 34:1 We got this email from a friend and...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Aug 271 min read
God's amazing love for you
'Understand how wide, long, high, and deep his love is.' Ephesians 3:18 Paul writes: 'I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Aug 241 min read
Beware of Self-pity
'No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.' 1 Corinthians 10:24 Self-pity can be deadly. It tells the wife and mother...
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Aug 217 min read
Fear, fatigue, frustration and failure
At some time, we all face discouragement. Discouragement leads us to despair, to become depressed, unhappy, to lose hope. Let’s take a...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Aug 191 min read
Are you listening?
"So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the...
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Aug 164 min read
Ruth - Much more than meets the Eye
The Book of Ruth relates that Ruth and Orpah, two women of Moab, had married two sons of Elimelech and Naomi, Judeans who had settled in...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Aug 157 min read
Banyan Tree and Eternal Life
“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass . . . and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind . . . and it was so.”...
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Aug 142 min read
Heaven's Grocery Store - Author Unknown
As I was walking down life’s highway, many years ago I came upon a sign that read, “Heavens Grocery Store..” When I got a little closer,...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Aug 133 min read
"Melancholy", the emptiness that incapacitates us through grief
So I saw this sculpture art somewhere online, and then I regret not seeing it in real on my many travels to Europe. This sculpture is by...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Apr 231 min read
Muzzle your mouth!
'If you can control your tongue, you are mature.' James 3:2 The Bible say a lot about the dangers of the tongue. James devotes an entire...
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