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

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...

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...

On this our 74th Independence Day and very challenging times of the pandemic, racism and Christian persecution I look back to the India I...

Although Buddhists represent one of the smaller religious communities in Britain and Ireland, it is one of the three largest global...

On 7th February 2019, I was pleased to attend an event in London which focused on women, faith, social justice and the launch of a...

A country’s development can be measured by its literacy rate and the importance it places on education. In India, there are quite a few...

“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will...

Millions of children who were evacuated during WWII found being wrenched from their families traumatic. Today, more than seven decades...

I had the privilege of going back home to Madras (Chennai now) to my hometown in March 2019 as a surprise visit for my father's 75th...

A series of persecution incidents has raised concerns for many Indian Christians following the re-election of the Bharatiya Janata Party...

The 2019 Lenten study called ‘A Beautiful Friendship’, based on the movie Casablanca, so inspired a Bible study group at the Benefice of...

On my recent visit in 2017 to Chennai, India in June I was honoured and privileged to meet and chat with the Bishop of the Evangelical...

In Michael Ramsey's book The Christian Priest Today there are two things in particular that stood out to me – Ramsey's certainty in the...

We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in...

Ramsey begins the book by talking about the general decline in Christendom, and the decline in particular societies of religious...

Dear person who is feeling a call to ministry, if you’re seriously considering becoming a minister, think again. Entering this ministry...

God's teaching of "Love one another" has had the most influence in my life. I try to follow his example by treating people kindly and the...