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

“I think that suffering makes belief in God impossible,” an atheist thundered at the group of people, some Christians and some...

Can you remember a time in your life when everything seemed very certain and sure? You may need to go back a while. I recall as a child...

The pastor of a church is in a precarious position; he can't please everyone! It has been said: If he is young, he lacks experience; if...

One Sunday morning an old cowboy entered a church just before services were to begin. Although the old man and his clothes were...

In the middle of the fourth century lived a young man by the name of Augustine. His mother, Monica was a devout Christian; his father a...

The richest soil in our yard sits over an old garbage pile. While digging up parts of the garden there, I have discovered old plastic...

Did you know...? That Joan of Arc was only seventeen when she was riding at the head of the army that liberated France from the English?...

Howard County Sheriff Jerry Marr got a disturbing call one Saturday afternoon a few months ago. His 6-year-old grandson, Mikey, had been...

We all know what a pirate’s favourite letter of the alphabet is. What is it? Rrrr? And what were those three important subjects we had at...

Please watch this video from Julian's new YOU TUBE CHANNEL called THE AWAKENING. Men's Mental Health... If this video reaches out to just...

"God manages perfectly, day and night, year in and year out, the movements of the stars, the wheeling of the planets, the staggering...

If you own just one Bible, you are abundantly blessed. 1/3 of the world does not have access to even one. If you woke up this morning...

I'm sure many of you have seen the musical production My Fair Lady either on stage or the movie. The story line is simple. Professor...

As I was reading and thinking about this text from the Letter of James 5:13, I realised that I had more questions than answers about what...

What hasn’t yet changed in your life because you haven’t started praying for it? Prayerlessness, of course, comes in varieties. Some...

Hebrews 10:25: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the...

A woman was at work when she received a phone call that her daughter was very sick with a fever. She left her work and stopped by the...

You are the light of the world.” These words urge us, no more than that, command us to be light, the light of Christ, and let it shine...

There once was a happy monkey wandering the jungle, eating delicious fruit when hungry, and resting when tired. One day he came upon a...

Bill suffered a massive heart attack and while being treated; a drug he was given caused a severe allergic reaction. His heart stopped...