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

Please watch this video from Julian's new YOU TUBE CHANNEL called THE AWAKENING. Is there hope for the future?? If this video makes you...

At first, I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong; so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell...

Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. He even has scripture...

One day, I woke early in the morning to watch the sunrise. Ah, the beauty of God's creation is beyond description. As I watched, I...

This question was posed to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds: "What does love mean?" 1. "Love is that first feeling you feel before all the bad...

Marriage Proverbs for those thinking of 'tying the knot.' . . . 1. Marriages are made in heaven - but so are thunder and lightning. 2. If...

Our story from the Gospel of Matthew 21:28-32 is a simple one. Jesus says there was a father who had two sons. The father asked them to...

There once were two churches. One day, a homeless man came into town. He had not eaten for many days and was very hungry. He thought that...

Please watch this video from Julian's new YOU TUBE CHANNEL called THE AWAKENING. One hour of gentle healing music perfect for meditation...

"When ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the Lord, offer it at your own will." - Leviticus 22:29 KJV One day, while paying my...

What do you do when life sucks? I’m sure you know what I mean. What do you do when you find that you are at your wits end, nothing seems...

“Take my life and let it be, consecrated, Lord, to Thee” is probably Frances Ridley Havergal’ s best-known hymn, and it is a fitting...

A middle-aged woman joined a pastor's class. She said that she had a religious up-bringing back in her youth but wanted to "get in touch...

Diane, a young Christian university student, was home for the summer. She had gone to visit some friends one evening and the time passed...

Driving down the road recently, I had a flashback to about twenty years ago. We were on a family vacation, driving to see family in my...

They borrowed a bed to lay His head When Christ the LORD came down; They borrowed the ass in the mountain pass For Him to ride to town;...

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law and four year old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was...

A teacher in a school gave a fun assignment. Each of the students were given the beginning of a list of famous sayings and asked then to...