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

There was a couple who used to go to England to shop in the beautiful stores. They both liked antiques and pottery and especially...

His name is Bill. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in it, jeans and no shoes. This was literally is wardrobe for his entire...

At first, I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong; so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell...

There are some things that happen that leave a permanent mark on our lives. We are never the same again. Some of these life-changing...

You Will Never Be Sorry . . . . . . for thinking before acting. . . . for hearing before judging. . . . for forgiving your enemies. . . ....

A newly arrived soul in Heaven was met by St. Peter. The saint toured the soul around Heaven. Both of them walked side by side inside a...

A rich man went to his vicar and said, "I want you and your wife to take a three month trip to the Holy Land at my expense. When you come...

Steamboat Mountain was a man killer, and truckers who hauled the Alaska Highway treated it with great respect. Particularly in the...

Lord, thank you for this sink of dirty dishes; we have plenty of food to eat. Thank you for this pile of dirty, stinky laundry; we have...

A NYC Taxi driver wrote: I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes I honked again. Since this was going...

You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere....

There was a man who had a dream. He heard God speaking to him: "Press hard against the large rock." He did not understand this until the...

Bob and the Lord stood by to observe a baseball game. The Lord's team was playing Satan's team. The Lord's team was at bat, the score was...

God made. Adam bit. Noah arked. Abraham split. Jacob fooled. Joseph ruled. Bush talked. Moses balked. Pharaoh plagued. People walked. Sea...

Every Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at their church, the Pastor and his 11-year-old son would go out into their town and...

We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but...

A lthough things are not perfect B ecause of trial or pain C ontinue in thanksgiving D o not begin to blame E ven when the times are hard...

One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main streets of town, taking those extra precautions necessary when the roads are wet...