Tag Archives: Francesca Battistelli

God Made the Wonderful You

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Mark Shields

A lesson learned for me in reading Esther 7-8 is that being open and letting people know who you are has benefits. Esther told the king about her Jewish background and rather than be destroyed, her people received protection. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Esther | Tagged Christ, Church, Esther, Francesca Battistelli, Free to Be Me, God, human-rights, Jesus, Jew, jewish background, large crowd, Mordecai, own worst enemy, religion | 3 Comments

Drawing People to the Power of God

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Mark Shields

As explained in yesterday’s post, we can be the type of person that connects the power of God to others. What gets in our way at times is that we take ourselves too seriously. Children remind us to just be … Continue reading →

Posted in Psalm | Tagged Francesca Battistelli, God, HolySpirit, Jesus, Lord's Prayer, Wal-Mart | 4 Comments

How to Get Through Stuff

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Mark Shields

In the post yesterday, I wrote about the last part of Psalm 119 which is the largest chapter of the Bible. It is apparent from reading in Psalm 119:137-176 that the psalmist faced stuff in life and it’s no different … Continue reading →

Posted in Psalm | Tagged Bible, child of god, Christianity, Francesca Battistelli, God, new perspective, Prayer, Psalm, Psalm 119 | 5 Comments

Free to Be Me and Jesus is the Key

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Mark Shields

The song Free To Be Me by Francesca Battistelli is about how we are empowered to be who we are made to be because of the freedom we have and that Jesus is the key. God became flesh and … Continue reading →