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. This video talks about Walking On Water.... Performing...

I’m not sure why it has become such a big thing lately to identify yourself as a Mary or a Martha when it comes to Christian women....

Our world is going through some changes right now because of Covid19. This virus affects all of us in some way. Many have died. Many will...

Living in too much of a hurry and always wanting to be a doer, doer, doer of work, ministry etc. has been the downfall of many people. It...

Love is essential, not meeting places. Yesterday morning I was enjoying my coffee while sitting on the couch. My husband and son were...

“What is a merciful heart? A heart which burns for all creation, for men and birds and animals and demons, and for every creature. As he...

Technology has to some degree enabled humanity to subdue and manage the natural world, the world of space. This conquest has often come...

One of the questions I most often hear people struggle with is God’s will. What is God’s will for my life? What does God want me to do?...

Gratitude should fill the Christian’s life (1 Thess. 5:18; Acts 2:46-47). Giving thanks to God and counting our blessings is also an...

Please watch this video from Julian's new YOU TUBE CHANNEL called THE AWAKENING. This video asks you to take a few minutes for yourself...

Candlemas Day is another name for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Forty days after His birth, Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to...

Your conscience is your consciousness of what you believe is right and wrong. It’s a generally reliable instrument, so as a general rule...

What is happening in Matthew 5:20-37? Is Jesus harking back to the good old days when rules were rules? Everyone knew what the right...

Please watch this video from Julian's new YOU TUBE CHANNEL called THE AWAKENING. This video talks about Gratitude. Please watch, like,...

Who is this man with an unclean spirit that shows up in the synagogue from Mark 1:21-28? He’s loud. He interrupts. He draws our attention...

No doubt, some of you have watched Survivor. This immensely popular TV real life game show is watched by millions of people around the...

Matthew 3:1-12 calls us to respond. “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” What does that mean for you? What is John the...

27th January is the day for everyone to remember the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, and the millions of people killed under...

"But who do you say that I am?” - Matthew 16:13-20 Let me tell you some of the answers I’ve heard or read. My personal Lord and Saviour....

The movie Coach Carter is the true story of Ken Carter, a successful sporting goods store owner, who in 1999 became head basketball coach...