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

How many times have you heard the phrase, “I am just going to take my ball and go home!”  We quickly think about a children’s playground...

Tonight we are remembering three significant actions of Jesus in the last day of his life, actions that are both firsts and lasts, the...

Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, lit. 'the Day of the Festival of Patrick'), is a religious...

“Temptation...is common to man.” 1 Corinthians 10:13 Maybe you have heard it said that opportunity only knocks once, but temptation...

'How often should I forgive a brother?' Matthew 18:21 The Bible says, 'Then Peter came to him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother...

The beginning of the calendar year is always a great time for reflection – so many of us stop and think about the year past and start...

A church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. 'I've gone...

It is clear that Stephen the saint was beloved of the Creator, who bestowed special blessings upon Stephen. He was full of power and...

Christmas is filled with symbols, many of which have lost their Christian symbolism in a secular world. Here you will find the Christian...

'Casting all your care upon him.' 1 Peter 5:7 Anxiety is excessive concern. If left unchecked, it robs you of confidence, joy, peace,...

To avoid dissensions we should be ever on our guard, more especially with those who drive us to argue with them, with those who vex and...

St. Nicholas (flourished 4th century, Myra, Lycia, Asia Minor [near modern Demre, Turkey]; Western feast day December 6; Eastern feast...

During the darkest days of winter, Christians prepare for one of their religion’s most important holidays during the season of Advent....

The passion of Jesus Christ stands alone as the most important event creation has ever known. The Bible tells us that long before the...

The following is the "Hey God. Hey John." post that started going viral in the Spring of 2020. Nine months later we estimate that it has...

'The righteous man walks in his integrity.' Proverbs 20:7 Abraham Lincoln said, “Your core values are the deeply held beliefs that...

Memories have a habit of ambushing us when we least expect it, the sound of a song that reminds us of our first love, the smell of a...

'He defended the cause of the poor and needy...so all went well.' Jeremiah 22:16 When he was a theology student, Jim Wallis and some of...

According to the Dictionary, Fear is “an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger and accompanied by...

Recently, our world has been so severely disrupted that it has left many of us confused and dislocated. At times, it feels like one has...