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

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...

Please watch this video from Julian's new YOU TUBE CHANNEL called THE AWAKENING. Do you have 'faith' in faith healers? Have you ever...

As we rolled five-year-old Mary into the MRI room, I tried to imagine what she must be feeling. She had suffered a stroke that left half...

Several centuries ago in a mountain village in Europe, a wealthy nobleman wondered what legacy he could leave to his townspeople. He made...

Some years ago when I was working in London one of my Palestinian friends spoke at a conference which I attended. It was an eye opener...

A tiny drop of water washed away the land and buildings fell, floating away with other people's dreams. Roadways planned and formed by...

For all the negative things we say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for it. You say: "It's impossible" God says: All things are...

The young man had lost his job and didn't know which way to turn. So he went to see the old preacher. Pacing about the preacher's study,...