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Rev Shirley Murphy
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Hope amongst Disillusionment - Christmas Message
Many songs we sing at Christmas are reminders that Christmastime is supposed to be happy. Songs like "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the...

RevShirleyMurphy
Dec 26, 20244 min read


Old Folks Laugh - Maya Angelou
They have spent their content of simpering, holding their lips this and that way, winding the lines between their brows. Old folks allow...

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Dec 12, 20241 min read


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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Dec 4, 20245 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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Nov 20, 20243 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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Nov 18, 20243 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...

RevShirleyMurphy
Nov 16, 20248 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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Oct 24, 20246 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 19, 20242 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...

RevShirleyMurphy
Oct 4, 20248 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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Sep 30, 20243 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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Sep 13, 20242 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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Aug 30, 20241 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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Aug 27, 20241 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 24, 20241 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...

RevShirleyMurphy
Aug 21, 20247 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...

RevShirleyMurphy
Aug 19, 20241 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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Aug 16, 20244 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.”...

RevShirleyMurphy
Aug 15, 20247 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,...

RevShirleyMurphy
Aug 14, 20242 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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Aug 13, 20243 min read



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