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

I'm not perfect. I have all kinds of problems. I have no ability. I have no gifts. I'm just not worthy. Why would God want me? Well, did...

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year olds, “What does love mean?” The answers they got were...

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), known as “The Lady With the Lamp,” was a British nurse, social reformer and statistician best known as...

Ever since the world went on COVID-19 lock down and stay-at-home orders were issued, the terms “essential” and “non-essential” have...

Nothing is ever truly broken - that's the philosophy behind the ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi, which repairs smashed pottery by using...

Malachi 3:3 says: "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver." This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered...

There’s a part of me that just wants to scream, “Enough is enough! Make it stop. How much more can we take?” I am talking about the...

I just saw this poster titled “Everything I need to know in Life, I Learned from Noah’s Ark” circulating on Facebook. It’s probably on...

A Christian app has released the world's first-ever audio version of the Bible read in its entirety by an AI voice. 'Soultime', which has...

Once upon a mountain top, three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up. The first little tree...

Newbigin was born in England and ordained by the Church of Scotland in 1936. He served as a missionary in India for years. In 1947, he...

Visitors to the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky can now go back to the time of Noah and the Ark through a new high-tech $3...

Since the World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, many of us, even those who have not been infected...

This was a story which I came across sometime ago which was very inspirational and so I thought I should share it.. A wealthy man and his...

The most heralded king of the Kingdom of Israel, David’s life is a study of break and renewal. As a boy, he was a strong and brave...

Mother Theresa of Calcutta was the founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation of women dedicated...

William and Catherine Booth built a movement by preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to the destitute in London’s East End. Catherine and...

Being an English graduate I have always loved Shakespeare. So today I thought why not talk about some of the words and phrases which we...

The popular chocolate and hazelnut treats were named after the site of Marian apparitions... These are one of my all time favourite...

Concentration camp survivor and author who preached forgiveness Cornelia "Corrie" ten Boom grew up in a devoutly religious family. During...