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

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...

A man tells of being on a bus tour in Rome which was led by a guide who spoke English. Their first stop was a church in a piazza which...

We’re almost into the end of a month in the new year, a time of change and transition often marked by the calendar more than the...

“We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.” That’s what the disciples say when Jesus tells them to “give [the great crowd]...

“Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” With those words Samuel has opened his ears and heart to what God has to say. He’s...

Please watch this video from Julian's new YOU TUBE CHANNEL called THE AWAKENING. This video talks about the Miracle of Words. Please...

Harry Lipsig was eighty-eight years old. He decided to leave the law firm he had spent most of 60 years building up. He decided to open a...

Do you like to be surprised? I guess it depends on what kind of surprise it is. Jesus once returned to his hometown Nazareth and went to...