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

At the moment, there are a considerable number of courtroom dramas on TV. Someone has been accused of a crime and that person must now...

Two rabbinical students were caught by the Rabbi gambling and drinking in the company of undesirable characters before the sun set on the...

We can hardly imagine what it must have been like when the bombs exploded on 12th Oct 2002 in Bali. Survivors described the horror, the...

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he...

Several years ago, a friend and her husband were invited to spend the weekend at the husband's employer's home. The woman was nervous...

Some years ago, a tiny Korean orphan arrived in the United States to join her adoptive family. She was nine months old and weighed only 9...

JANUARY: A busy time for me. Most of the family decided to read me through this year. They kept me busy for the first two weeks, but they...

What would you do if someone loaned you a million pounds? No specific time has been placed on the loan - it could be twelve months; it...

There once was a man named Soul who was walking in a garden. He was whistling a real sweet tune for he was saved and had the joy of the...

Once upon a time there was a rich merchant who had four wives. He loved the fourth wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and...

In our search for a suitable pastor, the following scratch sheet was developed for your perusal. Of the candidates investigated by the...

One day a woodcutter took his grandson into the forest for his first experience in selecting and cutting oak trees. These they would...

For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He flunked physics getting a grade of zero. He...

Jesus likes to talk about weddings. In Matthew 25:1-13 he tells us about waiting for the bridegroom to arrive so that the wedding feast...

The boy stood with back arched, head cocked back, and hands clenched defiantly. "Go ahead, give it to me." The principal looked down at...

I. Hope is knowing that a positive outcome awaits. II. Hope is not only expecting a dream to come true but having a deep assurance that...

The amazing story of Charles Blondin, a famous French tightrope walker, is a wonderful illustration of what true faith is. Do you know...

There was once a man who didn't believe in the incarnation of Christ or the spiritual meaning of Christmas and was skeptical about God....

A father tells this story. "When my oldest son was about three years old, I was outside doing some work in the garden one afternoon. I...

My brother Kevin thinks God lives under his bed. At least that's what I heard him say one night. He was praying out loud in his dark...