<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Well Read Bible Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spirit-led tools helping neurodivergent minds meet God in Scripture. Every difference has purpose. Every mind belongs in His design.]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/wrbp-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:20:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.janehannastoudt.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Revelation 3 and the Daily Decisions of a Faithful Church]]></title><description><![CDATA[When many people hear the book of Revelation, they immediately think of prophecy, fear, symbols, timelines, and the end of the world. But before Revelation shows us beasts, bowls, trumpets, and final judgment, it shows us Jesus walking among His churches. In Revelation 3, Jesus speaks to three churches: Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. Each church had a name, a location, a reputation, and a spiritual condition. Some looked alive but were dying. Some were weak but faithful. Some were...]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/revelation-3-and-the-daily-decisions-of-a-faithful-church</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a47c4030e6d465694954854</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:17:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6f3250745f324850434845~mv2_d_5568_3712_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trusting the One Who Sees the Whole Picture]]></title><description><![CDATA[As mothers, we naturally want what we believe is best for our children. We see their struggles, their disappointments, and their hurts, and our hearts long to make those burdens disappear. We do not do this out of selfishness, but out of deep love and concern. Yet, as much as we love our children, we do not always see the whole picture. Thankfully, God does. In Matthew 20:20-28, we encounter the mother of James and John coming to Jesus with a request. Wanting the very best for her sons, she...]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/trusting-the-one-who-sees-the-whole-picture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a29c25bf8e7e84c72c051ab</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:01:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_72795f73443050315a4c30~mv2_d_5760_3840_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Women’s Recovery Resources Are Coming to Margins Ministries]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a long time, my heart has been drawn toward women who are trying to rebuild their lives after pain has touched them deeply. Some women are recovering from addiction. Some are recovering from trauma. Some are recovering from betrayal, grief, church hurt, anxiety, shame, emotional exhaustion, or years of living in survival mode. Some are not sure they would even use the word recovery for their story, but they know they are tired. They know something in them has been wounded. They know they...]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/new-women-s-recovery-resources-are-coming-to-margins-ministries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a296064a83c9aa62bd345e1</guid><category><![CDATA[Womens Recovery]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:03:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_cfbbec068a144065a23a761b4ccd578e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Redemption Fulfilled in Christ: When the Resurrection Meets Our Ruins]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are moments in life when things feel beyond repair. Some women carry heartbreak so deep it feels woven into their identity. Some carry years of trauma, betrayal, addiction, anxiety, grief, or spiritual exhaustion. Others quietly carry disappointment with themselves, wondering why healing seems slower than they hoped. By the time many women reach the end of themselves, they often feel emotionally buried beneath the weight of everything they have survived. That is why Week 12 matters so...]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/redemption-fulfilled-in-christ-when-the-resurrection-meets-our-ruins</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a18a69f3455402997501574</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture with Jane]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 22:34:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_a175c3d171bd45a8aee13f62a523728b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[God Heals, Gathers, and Redeems | Week 11 WRBP]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are seasons in life where women can feel emotionally scattered. Trauma, betrayal, chronic stress, grief, addiction, anxiety, church hurt, and exhaustion can leave a person feeling disconnected from herself, from others, and sometimes even from God. Week 11 of the Well Read Bible Project speaks directly into those weary places with a message of restoration. Across Isaiah 58, 60, and 62 and Matthew 21–23, we encounter a God who does not merely observe human suffering from a distance. He...]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/god-heals-gathers-and-redeems-week-11-wrbp</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a18a60dc2da9ec2684a8474</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture with Jane]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 22:32:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_7771315544506e56704a4d~mv2_d_3648_5472_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The God Who Entered Our Suffering | Finding Hope in the Suffering Servant]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we move into Week 10 of the Well Read Bible Project, the readings begin drawing us toward the very center of the gospel story. Isaiah’s prophecies and Matthew’s account of Jesus together reveal something deeply personal about the heart of God: He did not save us from a distance. He entered directly into human suffering in order to redeem it. For many women, especially those who have walked through trauma, betrayal, addiction, church hurt, grief, chronic stress, or emotional exhaustion,...]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/the-god-who-entered-our-suffering-finding-hope-in-the-suffering-servant</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a18882f8b50f46c29e06090</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture with Jane]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 18:24:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6d662bc140b144b682a35694b566c4a3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Biblical Ways to Practice Forgiveness, Boundaries, and Healthy Relationships]]></title><description><![CDATA[At its core, Matthew 18 is about the heart posture of believers living within the kingdom of God. Jesus teaches humility, care for the vulnerable, accountability within relationships, forgiveness, reconciliation, and the immense value God places on every individual soul.]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/the-true-meaning-of-matthew-18-humility-forgiveness-accountability-and-the-heart-of-christ</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a186929817f1c3d535c9eda</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture with Jane]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:14:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/198217_628146eee1ee475eafcbb774b52568b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_736,h_920,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[God Still Moves Toward Wounded People | Hope for Trauma, ADHD, and Addiction Recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feeling emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed, or spiritually weary? Discover biblical hope for trauma, ADHD, addiction recovery, and emotional healing through Isaiah 49–55 and Matthew 17–18 in this Week 9 overview from the Well Read Bible Project.]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/god-still-moves-toward-wounded-people-hope-for-trauma-adhd-and-addiction-recovery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a18689dd715e99f6b9a4ca8</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture with Jane]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:10:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4234617847707947484a6b~mv2_d_5616_3744_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[He Gives Strength to the Weary | Biblical Hope for Women Healing from Trauma and Addiction ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Addiction rarely begins with the addiction itself. Most of the time, there is a deeper story underneath it. A story of pain, fear, abandonment, shame, trauma, emotional overwhelm, or years of carrying wounds that never truly healed. For many women, addiction is not simply about substances or destructive behaviors. It is about survival. It becomes an attempt to soothe pain the nervous system no longer knows how to carry. Sometimes that coping mechanism becomes alcohol. Sometimes pills....]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/he-gives-strength-to-the-weary-biblical-hope-for-women-healing-from-trauma-and-addiction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a11a9bd58e6754d67c69a69</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture with Jane]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 13:22:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_44595451726e4a35464a30~mv2_d_3000_2000_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[God Still Comes Near | What Exodus, Isaiah and Matthew Teach us About Healing from Trauma, Addiction, and Church Hurt]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are seasons in life where survival becomes so normal that rest feels unfamiliar. Women who have walked through trauma understand this deeply, but so do women coming out of addiction, destructive relationships, emotional chaos, or years of trying to numb pain in unhealthy ways. Eventually, life becomes less about truly living and more about simply making it through the day. One of the hardest parts of healing is that even after the chaos ends, many people still do not know how to feel...]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/god-still-comes-near-healing-from-trauma-addiction-and-church-hurt-through-exodus-isaiah-and-m</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a11a8a8c9b7de4f2a1db6ca</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 13:18:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4f4f4e577565786f704873~mv2_d_5184_3888_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Church Makes You Question God | What Matthew 15–16 Reveals About Spiritual Abuse, Religious Hypocrisy, and the Real Jesus]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are wounds that come from the world… and then there are wounds that come from places where we expected safety. Church hurt carries a unique kind of grief because it often reaches beyond emotions and touches our view of God Himself. When spiritual leaders manipulate, shame, control, dismiss, or misuse Scripture, the damage is not merely relational. It becomes spiritual confusion. Many women walk away asking questions they never expected to ask: Was it really God… or was it unhealthy...]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/when-church-makes-you-question-god-what-matthew-15-16-reveals-about-spiritual-abuse-religious-hyp</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a11a76db883334b04e56a59</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture with Jane]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 13:13:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4f77485452575774706b55~mv2_d_6378_4252_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Trauma Makes You Feel Far From God: Biblical Hope for Healing]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a particular kind of exhaustion that settles into the soul after trauma. It is more than physical tiredness. It is the weariness that comes from constantly bracing for disappointment, abandonment, betrayal, or pain. Many women carry this quietly. They love God, they want healing, and they long for peace, yet deep inside they still fear that one failure, one emotional breakdown, or one season of struggling might finally push God away. Week Seven of the WRBP speaks directly into that...]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/when-trauma-makes-you-feel-far-from-god-biblical-hope-for-healing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a4bb18ba6aec9a80e81fd</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture with Jane]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 23:14:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_973adc0b2b3e4223ba514e3ee67049a1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Striving to Survive | 3 Ways Trauma and Fear Keep Us Striving and How We Can Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[What struck me so deeply this week about Isaiah 30:15 is that God was speaking to people who were afraid. Deeply afraid. Judah was staring at uncertainty, instability, and threat, and their response was to scramble for control. They ran toward alliances, strategies, and self-protection because panic convinced them they had to save themselves. If I am honest, that feels painfully familiar for many of us who are neurodivergent, trauma survivors, or simply exhausted from carrying life in...]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/striving-to-survive-3-ways-trauma-and-fear-keep-us-striving-and-how-we-can-change</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a05ef9f7f9a7d9d122923c6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:53:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_ae8fa15343c04b608a3b7c510168dfeb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Come to Me" | 7 Ways to Live Out Matthew 11:28]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Matthew 11:28, Jesus says:“Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” For many people, those words sound comforting. But for those carrying trauma, exhaustion, grief, chronic stress, or years of survival mode, they can also feel confusing. Because what does rest actually mean when your mind never stops racing? What does rest look like when your body has been conditioned to stay alert? How do you “come to Jesus” when you already love Him but still feel exhausted?...]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/come-to-me-7-ways-to-live-uut-matthew-11-28</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ff06954f7ebdc9f6ac99d5</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture with Jane]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 10:08:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_326e4f596534394a7a5f73~mv2_d_3840_5760_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[God Never Asked Us to Live in Survival Mode]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wilderness is an interesting place because most people imagine freedom should feel triumphant immediately. We assume that once God delivers us, everything inside us will instantly settle into peace. But Scripture tells a very different story. Often, after deliverance comes disorientation. After rescue comes relearning. After survival comes the long and holy work of trust. That is exactly where these readings meet us this week. In Exodus 19–24, Israel has already crossed the Red Sea. Egypt...]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/god-never-asked-us-to-live-in-survival-mode</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ff05f9ecab901137537b32</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture with Jane]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 10:02:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_653775666f416965737034~mv2_d_7952_5304_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compassion Rewrites Identity | Matthew 9-10]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we step into Matthew 9–10, everything begins to shift from God forming identity within us to God expressing that identity through us. This passage is not just about what Jesus does. It reveals how He sees, how He responds, and how He invites ordinary people into something far greater than they believe they are capable of. Matthew 9 tells us that when Jesus saw the crowds, He had compassion on them because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. That detail...]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/compassion-rewrites-identity-matthew-9-10</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f851f690b4365cb8676dc6</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture with Jane]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 08:00:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_234c438e56844005b6e27b4abff585a5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning Who We Are After Deliverance | Exodus 15–17 | Isaiah 25 | Matthew 9–10]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most people assume the hardest part is getting free, but Scripture tells a different story. The deeper work, the work that takes time and intention, is learning how to live free after God has already brought you out. Exodus 15 opens with a song. Israel stands on the other side of the Red Sea, watching the waters settle behind them. What once chased them is gone, and for a moment their bodies feel what their souls have longed for. There is relief, safety, and victory. They sing because they...]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/learning-who-we-are-after-deliverance-exodus-15-17-isaiah-25-matthew-9-10</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f8517c5caf4ed272b976d6</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture with Jane]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 07:58:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6b52335a495a3663476349~mv2_d_3024_4032_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is No Category of Brokenness That Sits Outside the Authority of Jesus]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is something many women carry quietly, and it does not always sound dramatic when it shows up in your thoughts. It sounds more like a conclusion you have slowly come to over time. This part of my life is just how it is. This situation is too complicated. This is too broken. God may work in other areas, but not here. You may not say it out loud, but it shapes how you pray, how you hope, and sometimes how you stop hoping.]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/there-is-no-category-of-brokenness-that-sits-outside-the-authority-of-jesus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f1e988bc2ce3253fd1ca9c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:22:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4d4b4e4a5a62394744464d~mv2_d_3477_5216_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building on the Rock and Trusting Jesus in the Storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you read Matthew 7–8, it can feel like two different moments placed side by side. In chapter 7, Jesus is teaching. In chapter 8, He is moving. But when you slow down, you realize they are not separate at all. They are deeply connected. Jesus is first forming a foundation in His people, and then He is showing them why that foundation matters when life becomes unstable. At the end of Matthew 7, Jesus says something that is both simple and piercing. He says that the wise person is the one...]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/building-on-the-rock-and-trusting-jesus-in-the-storm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ee16117c7678baade8521a</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture with Jane]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:42:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_635751445069566535796f~mv2_d_3448_5170_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exodus 12 Explained: The Lamb, The Blood, and God’s Pattern for Deliverance]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Exodus 12:7 and 11, God gives His people very specific instructions before He brings them out of Egypt. They are told to take the lamb, apply the blood, stay inside, and be ready. This moment is not rushed. It is not chaotic. It is intentional, ordered, and deeply formative. What God is doing here is not only delivering His people from bondage, but also shaping how they will relate to Him moving forward. From a biblical counseling perspective, this passage reveals something essential about...]]></description><link>https://www.janehannastoudt.com/post/exodus-12-explained-the-lamb-the-blood-and-god-s-pattern-for-deliverance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ee15a5cf2afc83b04e4774</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture with Jane]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:40:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_d5bf6474230c4896ad0a44f34af7ee91~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jane Stoudt</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>