Hope for Right Now: A Walking with Purpose Podcast

About Hope for Right Now: A Walking with Purpose Podcast

In a world where levels of despair are rising, we need more than mindfulness or positive affirmations. We need a lifeline we can count on. Join Lisa Brenninkmeyer, Walking with Purpose founder and CEO, and her friend, Laura Phelps, Catholic author and speaker, as they set out to help you dispel the darkness and become a woman grounded in hope. Each week you’ll dive into Scripture, learning how to connect God’s Word with your everyday life. No matter where you are on the spiritual journey, if you’re searching for hope, this podcast is for you! Get ready to open your heart…open your Bible…and invite God in.

Publisher

Walking with Purpose

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Dec 2023

Latest episode

15 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

44 of 102 episodes have a transcript.

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   15 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Be Still Episode 1:When the World Won’t Slow Down: Learning to Stand Still

   Host Lisa Brenninkmeyer explores Psalm 46 and Wendell Berry's "Hannah Coulter" to teach listeners how to find stillness and trust God amidst life's chaos.

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   19 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Introducing Be Still: A Walking with Purpose Podcast

   Lisa Brenninkmeyer introduces "Be Still," a podcast inviting women to slow down and hear God's voice through Scripture and inspiring stories.

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   6 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 94: Easter: New Life

   Hope for Right Now Podcast – Desert Bloom, A Lenten Journey: Easter: New Life While Walking with Purpose Founder Lisa takes time to write our next women’s Bible study, Laura Phelps welcomes guest Caitlin Bean to the Hope for Right Now podcast for a seven-week series: Desert Bloom, A Lenten Journey. Lent is a time of sacrifice, preparation, and spiritual waiting—a time to prepare our hearts for Easter through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. For many of us, it has become about exterior performance, a “holy checklist” we begin on Ash Wednesday and struggle to sustain for 40 days. And preparation? Who has time for that? We are exhausted—after all, it was just Christmas! If this is how your heart feels at the start of Lent, this series is for you—offering practical encouragement, Scripture reflections, and simple ways to experience a more meaningful, peace-filled Lent. In today’s final episode on Hope for Right Now, Laura and Caitlin rejoice in the Easter season and talk about all things new life, new blooms, and the new paths ahead! He is risen! Alleluia! Alleluia! Open your Heart to our key Scripture.Isaiah 58:11: Then the Lord will guide you always and satisfy your thirst in parched places, will give strength to your bones, and you shall be like a watered garden, like a flowing spring whose waters never fail. Open your Bible to other Scriptures referenced in this episode.Isaiah 45:8: You heavens above, rain down my righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness flourish with it; I, the Lord, have created it. (NIV)Genesis 3:19: You are dust, and to dust you shall return.1 Corinthians 15:55–58: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is thy victory O death, where is thy sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. Revelation 21:4: He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away.Romans 6:6: We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the sinful body might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin.2 Corinthians 1:3–5: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. Invite Him in with this episode’s questions for reflection.Which phase of the journey challenged you most? Where were you most surprised by joy? How has God transformed your desert into a superbloom? Show mentions.Be Still: A Walking with Purpose Podcast, launching June 2026Lisa Brenninkmeyer, Living in the Father’s LoveCaitlin Bean and Laura Phelps, Desert Bloom: Discovering Unexpected Joy in the WildernessPaw PatrolPope Leo XIV, homilyNorbertines of St. Michael's Abbey, The Great FastLaura Phelps, Substack, Words & Birds Let’s stay connected.Don’t miss an episode. Subscribe to our podcast on your favorite platform.  Want to keep the conversation going? Join our private Facebook community. Stay in the know. Connect with us today.  We are committed to creating content that is free and easily accessible to every woman—especially the one looking for answers but unsure of where to go. If you've enjoyed this podcast, prayerfully consider making a donation to support it and other WWP outreach programs that bring women closer to Christ. Learn more about WWP on our website.Our shop. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

Inside a recent episode

Be Still Episode 1:When the World Won’t Slow Down: Learning to Stand Still

Published 15 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And this reminds me of another scene in Scripture. In Luke 10, Martha is busy and anxious, running around, serving and preparing, while Mary simply sits at Jesus' feet. And Jesus says in verse 42, Mary has chosen the better part. He doesn't say this because work doesn't matter. He says it because presence matters more. Because stillness is the foundation of everything. Mary wasn't doing nothing. She was receiving. She was trusting that being with Jesus was enough. And that's Psalm 46. That's Hannah Coulter. That's stillness. Not inactivity, but trust. Wendell Berry captures this beautifully near the end of the novel when Hannah reflects, I have been happy. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

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4.9 / 5

89 ratings

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