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

Ordinary people, extraordinary stories. The story of my journey from India to Pembrokeshire and my life at the heart of the community....

"You are just slaves. So go back to where you came from..." is what I was told by an elderly British lady when I was working in a travel...

'See! I have given Jericho into your hand.' Joshua 6:2 Here's what you need to know about the walls of Jericho: they were immense. They wrapped around the city like a suit of armour, forty feet above the ground. They were impenetrable. Here is what you need to know about Joshua: he didn't bring the walls down - God did. And God will do that for you too. Your 'Jericho' is your fear, anger, bitterness or prejudice. It's also: your insecurity about the future; your guilt about t

''Weapons...for pulling down strongholds.' 2 Corinthians 10:4 To pull down strongholds, you must cast down imagination. We live in a world where the enemy is out on rampage, keeping many lives in captivity and turning many into shadows by keeping them in strongholds. It is vital, therefore, to know how to deal with enemy strongholds to perpetually stay in victory in this wicked world. Now, it is vital to understand the meaning of strongholds. Strongholds are enemy forces that