Author Archives: Laura Navarro

Who is in control?

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Laura Navarro

Chapter 3 is about the sovereignty of God. It starts a section that covers the next few chapters. This chapter covers the premise that God is sovereign, all-powerful over all things. He refers to James 4:13-15 to remind us that … Continue reading →

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Providence or Chance?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Laura Navarro

Ch 2 of the book Trusting God by Jerry Bridges talks about God’s providence, what it means, and what it means for us. He refers to the book When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Rabbi Harold Kushner. Besides … Continue reading →

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Oy, how quickly we forget

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Laura Navarro

I know to beware the weeks after a mountain-top experience. And even in re-reading Spiritual Depression by Martin Lloyd-Jones, he says he always watches someone very closely after such an experience, for the almost inevitable crash and depression that comes … Continue reading →

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Spain’s Top Experiences

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Laura Navarro

Next section in the Fodor’s Spain is top experiences. It mentions Feria de Abril in Sevilla – definitely an experience with horses and costumes and more. Fresh markets – it’s where I did most of my shopping when I lived … Continue reading →

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More thoughts on trust and anger

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Laura Navarro

Del Tackett has worked with Focus on the Family and is the creator of The Truth Project which I’ve heard accolades for. At the Ligonier National Conference this year, he spoke on the meta narrative – the big story/purpose. He … Continue reading →

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Trusting God

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Laura Navarro

I’ve mentioned before the monthly free audio book at ChristianAudio.com and what great books they have offered. The free audio book last month was Trusting God by Jerry Bridges. I’ve been listening to it for the past week or so … Continue reading →

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Travel and trips

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Laura Navarro

According to Fodor’s Spain 2012, May and October are optimal months to visit Spain. Of course, last time I went I arrived in August and left in May – so I covered most of the months, while missing the really … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Block

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Laura Navarro

Seriously – I keep thinking, yeah, I’ll write on my blog. But when that blank white screen comes up I can’t think of a thing. So, we’ll just do some quick takes to get something out here. First – one … Continue reading →

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Women’s Ministry

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Laura Navarro

A few weekends ago I spent a Saturday listening to the ARP Women’s Ministry Coordinator, Elizabeth Burns, present a session on “Re-thinking the Ministry of Women” in Gastonia. This was a bit of a sacrifice for me, because at the … Continue reading →

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Blessings in being sick!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Laura Navarro

I haven’t posted anything all month. Wow. It’s been a good month in general. Always fun to start a new year. But the past 8 days have been less than fun. Last Saturday I had a sore throat and even … Continue reading →

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