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

Just about everybody devotes time thinking about a dream house. Boys and girls, long before they reach school age start to build houses...

Bob and the Lord stood by to observe a baseball game. The Lord's team was playing Satan's team. The Lord's team was at bat, the score was...

A priest was visiting with a new parishioner and asked, “How’s your relationship with God?” The parishioner says, “There’s not much to...

How many times in your life have you said something like this? “That could never happen. It’s impossible.” “Not in my wildest dreams can...

When I say ... "I am a Christian" I'm not shouting, "I'm saved" I'm whispering, "I get lost!" "That is why I chose this way" When I say...

In John 6:35, 41-51 it was supposed to be another feeding, or so they thought. That’s why everyone showed up. Instead of more bread they...

Most journeys can be understood in three parts – leaving, traveling, and arrival. We leave with a particular destination in mind. There...

How and for what we pray reveals a lot. At a very deep level our prayer describes our worldview, our life, relationships, priorities, and...

William Cowper is known to many only as the author of the words of the hymn “Praise for the Fountain Opened,” based on Zechariah 13:1....

What I am about to tell you may sound a bit strange. It might even sound as if I am being unfaithful and inappropriate, especially today,...

God made. Adam bit. Noah arked. Abraham split. Jacob fooled. Joseph ruled. Bush talked. Moses balked. Pharaoh plagued. People walked. Sea...

Every Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at their church, the Pastor and his 11-year-old son would go out into their town and...

We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but...

A lthough things are not perfect B ecause of trial or pain C ontinue in thanksgiving D o not begin to blame E ven when the times are hard...

One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main streets of town, taking those extra precautions necessary when the roads are wet...

There are moments in each of our lives when we begin to hear a new language. It’s new yet echoes with familiarity. We know it through our...

When travelling in non-English speaking countries, signs that have obviously been literally translated into English for visitors can be...

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” Do you remember that one? Or how about this one? “I’m rubber you’re...

It is a terrible thing to feel powerless. It is terrible thing to feel helpless in the face of something that threatens your happiness...

Please watch this video from Julian's new YOU TUBE CHANNEL called THE AWAKENING. This video talks about Does the fear of failure stop you...