Author Archives: Laura Navarro

Thoughts on divorce

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Laura Navarro

Don’t do it. It’s worth the effort to make it work. As the child of a divorce, married to a child of a divorce, watching the self-destruction of other children of divorces, I just don’t have patience for it. I … Continue reading →

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Why it matters…

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Laura Navarro

So, why does a proper understanding of God’s sovereignty matter? It affects how we live our life. If we truly believe God is sovereign over all things, even the bad things, then we have a better respect for his holiness … Continue reading →

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God’s sovereignty

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Laura Navarro

I will use my Sunday School lesson from this past weekend to squeeze one more post in here for the month of June. The scripture was from the book of Joshua – the Battle of Jericho. Which we all know … Continue reading →

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Stand up!

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Laura Navarro

I’ve thought for awhile about having a standing desk. There is more support for it being healthier than sitting in a chair, usually with poor posture, all day long. Don has sent along a few things about how to make … Continue reading →

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The Jesus You Can’t Ignore by John MacArthur – review

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Laura Navarro

Another BookSneeze book. The Jesus You Can’t Ignore by John MacArthur. I received this book in August last year and kept putting off reading it. For a few reasons – it seemed it would require paying attention and taking notes … Continue reading →

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The Next Story (review) by Tim Challies

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Laura Navarro

I finished it today, with a fair bit of rereading and discussing as I went along. I admit that reading a book like this takes me longer for two reasons. The good reason is that I do spend time writing … Continue reading →

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I’m reading a book

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Laura Navarro

and I want to tell you about it now, instead of waiting until the very end to review it. So, I’m going to post at least twice about it, not quite like The Pursuit of Holiness where I summarized every … Continue reading →

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Mission Trip coming up!

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Laura Navarro

We are headed to Mexico again! We haven’t been in a few years (it’s been longer than I had realized). For several years we went to San Pedro outside of Merida in the Yucatan peninsula. A fascinating combination of rocks … Continue reading →

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Scripture Memorization

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Laura Navarro

I had mentioned Fighter Verses as a great resource for memorizing scripture. They have a series with individual verses, and a version with larger segments to memorize. I recently found another resource that is a great help. This booklet by … Continue reading →

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Something to consider

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Laura Navarro

I don’t practice Lent. But I understand the season and the intent behind sacrifices, and evaluating our lives. In the middle of this Lent season, I followed a link from Tim Challies to a blog entry about Complementarianism by Mary … Continue reading →

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