But God! I Am Special!

Posted by on Jul 18, 2011 in Archives, Blog, Features, Finery, and Fun Stuff | 10 comments

By Deb DeArmond “You, right there. The lady in the polka dots. Please stand.” An unbelievable rush of adrenaline and excitement raced to my heart as I found my way to my feet. A conference of 3000+ women were experiencing a time of prophetic ministry. The leaders had opened the session with an overview of what we should expect. “The intent of each word spoken here today is to encourage and exhort. Please know that the Lord has specific words for each of us daily. Given the limitations of time, we...

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Whose Idea Was This Anyway??

Posted by on Jul 13, 2011 in Archives, Blog | 1 comment

Deb has recently joined the featured authors at Destiny in Bloom, a terrific woman’s online magazine. Today is her first official article to appear on the site since joining the team. You can start it here and then click on the link below. Have you ever been in the middle of some truly crazy situation and demanded to know “Whose idea was this anyway?” It’s sort of the shorthand version of “Stop the world, I want to get off!” and “Hey! I didn’t sign up for...

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The Language of “Advancement”

Posted by on Jul 11, 2011 in Resources | 0 comments

This article originally appeared in the New York Times Magazine in July of 2007.  It addresses one of those issues we will all face soon enough.  Enjoy! The Way We Live Now: On Language; Wellderly By Jack Rosenthal If Shakespeare were still alive, he would be 443 this year and would recognize the need to revise one of his most famous passages, the Seven Ages of Man. Infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, shrunk shank and then second childishness — these fall well short of describing our new age of...

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Where’s Your Community?

Posted by on Jul 8, 2011 in Community | 29 comments

Hi friends….. We know that we are hearing from women around the globe, and inquiring minds want to know….. Where are you located? Take a minute for a quick reply. We would like to create a map to see how the Lord is connecting our hearts around the world.

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A Welcome Gift for You……

Posted by on Jul 1, 2011 in Archives, Blog, Features, Finery, and Fun Stuff, Resources | 6 comments

We are very excited to introduce a new Christian novel, No Road Home, by author, Brian Stockwell.  Brian has very generously permitted us to publish the first chapter of the book here on My Purpose Now.  We believe that you will fall in love with the story and the characters, as we have. No Road Home tells the story of Addanen, ‘girlfriend’ and practical slave of notorious thief and murderer Simeon. Caught between a life that she dreams of and a reality that haunts her every move, Addanen struggles...

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