Rev Shirley Murphy
The thoughts, reflections, faith stories and meanderings of an 
Anglican Priest

"The Robe" (1953), Starring Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, and Victor Mature, this Hollywood Cinemascope spectacle is the story of an...

Think about this for a second, what makes you happy? What circumstances, people, things, occasions make you happy? Maybe you want time to...

Then out of the storm the Lord spoke to Job. “Who are you to question my wisdom with your ignorant, empty words?” Job 38:1 As I reflect...

Bubba was bragging to his boss one day. "You know, I know everyone there is to know. Just name someone, anyone, and I know them." Tired...

I recently came across this hymn during a devotional and was drawn to the words. I was also reminded that this is not a hymn I hear sung...

Elizabeth Everts "Betty" Greene was born in Seattle in 1920. Betty and her twin brother, Bill, were the youngest of four children of...

November is a month for remembering. All around us people are wearing poppies, a symbol that we remember the lives of those lost in war....

In the opening words of a number of the letters of St Paul, he addresses the Christian community as the saints and the faithful ones, and...

Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience.” - Roy T. Bennett The word gratitude is derived from the...

In a day we are all used to being side-tracked, distracted, do a bit of day dreaming, stare into space? etc… When we actually sit down...

An 80-year-old couple was worried because they kept forgetting things all the time. The doctor assured them there was nothing seriously...

Two little boys, ages 8 and 10, are excessively mischievous. They are always getting into trouble and their parents know all about it. If...

An Irishman moved into a tiny hamlet in County Kerry, walked into the local pub, and promptly ordered three beers. The bartender raised...

One afternoon a man came home from work to find total mayhem in his house. His three children were outside, still in their pajamas,...

Jonathan Goforth became the foremost missionary revivalist in early twentieth-century China and helped to establish revivalism as a major...

01. HOW CAN YOU TELL IF TWO ADULTS EATING DINNER AT A RESTAURANT ARE IN LOVE? "Just see if the man picks up the check. That's how you can...

Directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, this moving drama tells the story of a racist old widower who is ultimately touched by Grace and...

A man had been lost and walking in the desert for about five days. One hot day, he comes to the home of a preacher. Tired and weak, he...

01. A Sunday School teacher decided to have her young class memorize one of the most quoted passages in the Bible -- Psalm 23. She gave...

During a recent ecumenical gathering, a secretary rushed in shouting, "The building is on fire!!!" The METHODISTS gathered in the corner...