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

You don’t have to have a big nose to have heard the childhood mantra, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt...

His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he (Jesus) tells you.” John 2:5 We get into many difficulties, dissatisfaction with life...

For a number of weeks in 2018, the UK was putting pressure on Saudi Arabia over the killing of Janal Khashoggi, the Washington Post...

A young boy made a toy boat and then went to sail it on a pond. While he was playing with it along the water’s edge, the boat floated out...

A new minister was walking with an older, more seasoned minister in the garden one day. Feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him...

There is no doubt about it – there will be a last day for this earth and for all who are living on this planet – there will be a day of...

Quarterback Sneak - Church members quietly leaving during the invitation. Draw Play - What many children do with the bulletin during...

This is a story which was written by a doctor who worked in South Africa... One night I had worked hard to help a mother in the labour...

Throughout history there have been people who have been given the title “great”. They are people of their time who made great progress in...

Please watch this video from Julian's new YOU TUBE CHANNEL called THE AWAKENING. Ripples in the pond. A look at the effect of our words...

Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolf hound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife Lisa,...

I was waiting in line with my son at a shop to pay for his clothes which we had bought when the T-shirt caught my eye: Kindness is free —...

Today marks the 103 year of the Armistice, the moment when 103 years ago the hostilities of the First World War came to an end and peace...

It has been said, "Be contented with what you have, but never too contented with what you are." There is a story that comes out of Asia...

o Remember that your presence is a present to the world. o Remember that you are a unique and unrepeatable creation. o Remember...

“Rejoice in the Lord always!” Paul says to us today. Is it possible to rejoice even when you’re having a bad day? Can you really rejoice...

It stopped me in my tracks, made me chuckle a little, and then made me think a little more deeply. The principle is repeated often and...

A friend of mine often says, “Sometimes the good news is bad news before it is good news.” That sure fits the reading from Mark 9:38-50....

The call committee responsible for seeking pastors for the congregation was having difficulty making a decision. One member of the...

Interruptions can be annoying. You are watching a movie on TV and just when the story is getting exciting an advertisement comes on...