RevShirleyMurphy
It is Okay to Pause & Breathe
Living in too much of a hurry and always wanting to be a doer, doer, doer of work, ministry etc. has been the downfall of many people. It...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Nov 5, 20201 min read
Beautitudes for a Global Pandemic
The text for Beatitudes for a Global Pandemic was written by Jayne Manfredi, based on Matthew Chapter 5 Sources...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Oct 23, 20207 min read
Grief and Loss during this Pandemic Times
Our lives are full of loss and grief. Though there are times we experience great swells of joy, we also experience deep depths of sorrow....
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RevShirleyMurphy
Sep 29, 20207 min read
Courage in times of the Pandemic
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because . . . it is the quality which guarantees all others. —Winston Churchill...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Sep 28, 20205 min read
Psalm 3 - Trusting in the Lord during trials and when life falls apart...
This is a Psalm of David that he composed when his son Absalom started a "coup" to overthrow his father and take over the kingdom. Like...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Sep 14, 20206 min read
Where Is God in a Pandemic?
In the midst of every personal or national tragedy, the cry of the human heart is very much, ‘Where is God?’ The problem of pain and...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Sep 12, 20201 min read
Tel Aviv Opens Floating Cinema for Coronavirus-safe Viewing
Movie-goers boarded boats floating on the shimmering waters of a Tel Aviv lake on Thursday for a test screening at Israel's first...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Sep 3, 20205 min read
What does faithfulness look like in the face of tragedy and loss?
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...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Aug 30, 20203 min read
Coronavirus and mental health...
Since the World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, many of us, even those who have not been infected...
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RevShirleyMurphy
Aug 13, 20203 min read
Psalm 23 and spreading the faith during this Pandemic
Psalm 23 is undoubtedly one of the best-known passages in the Bible. Most of us learned it as children and it continues to be a comfort...
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