Beyond Believing: Healing for Divorced Christian Women

Divorce recovery for the Christian woman who has carried the weight of her divorce for years and wonders if anything will ever change. In Luke 13, a woman has been bent over for eighteen years. As far as Luke tells us, she never asks Jesus for anything. He sees her, calls her forward, and in front of the whole synagogue, gives her a name no one in that room expected.
In this episode, you'll hear:
What I learned the morning I couldn't bend my fingers, and the question I asked God for years afterward
Why this was Jesus' last synagogue scene in Luke, and why He spent it on her
The two "oughts": what the synagogue ruler said ought to happen, and what Jesus said ought to happen
Why "untie" and "set free" are the same word in this passage
The name Jesus gave her, and what it means for the place you hold in God's family after divorce
The mustard seed and the leaven: why healing that feels slow and hidden is exactly how His kingdom works
A three-step way to take every thought captive (2 Corinthians 10:5) when the story you keep telling about your divorce has become who you think you are.
If this episode met you, listen to episode 112 next: "What God Says to Divorced Women Through the Bleeding Woman He Healed". She carried hers for twelve years and spent everything she had on doctors before she reached for the edge of His garment. If you've been waiting a long time for healing, these two women belong side by side. 🎧 
New here? Start with these Episodes:
E:111, The One Thing You're Avoiding After Divorce Is the Thing That Heals You. Start here if you've stayed busy so you don't have to feel it.
E:116, Judged After Divorce? Jesus Says Go in Peace. For the rooms that have already decided who you are.
E:113, What God Says to Divorced Women Through the Woman Caught in Adultery. For the shame you can't seem to set down.
E:112, What God Says to Divorced Women Through the Bleeding Woman He Healed. For the long wait.
E:108, What God Says to Divorced Women Through the Widow Judah Abandoned. For the woman who was left.
Your next step 🌱 Roots, my free 7-day devotional. The exact steps God took me through post divorce to set down the identity I'd been carrying and start believing what He says about me. One short devotional each morning for seven days, sent to your inbox. 
🤍 Selah Community. A place where you're seen and known, not "the divorced woman." It includes a live weekly Bible study, a 24/7 chaplain, and wellness resources. $35/month, with a free 7-day trial. 
☕ Rooted Clarity Call. A private 45-minute conversation with me. We'll look at where you are, the story you keep telling, and whether one-on-one coaching is the right next step for you. 
Scriptures and references Luke 13:10-21 · Luke 4:16-21 · Luke 19:9 · John 8:39 · John 9:28 · Leviticus 25 · 2 Corinthians 10:5 (ESV) 
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If you’ve been judged after divorce, by other people or by yourself, I want you to hear this: God’s peace for you doesn’t depend on what anyone else thinks of you.
In Luke 7:36–50, a woman Luke never names comes to Jesus’ feet at the home of a Pharisee named Simon. She never says a word. Simon judges her silently, and Jesus answers what he never said out loud. Then Jesus turns toward her and asks the question that makes everyone at that table look at her again: “Do you see this woman?”
In this episode, we walk through seven moments in this one dinner:
The room has already decided who she is
She comes to His feet, without a single word
Jesus answers what Simon never says
The two debtors, and why this parable isn’t a ranking of whose sin is worse
“Do you see this woman?” and every welcome she gave in Simon’s place
“Who is this?” and how the way each of them saw Jesus shaped how they treated Him
“Go in peace,” the same words Jesus spoke to the bleeding woman in episode 112
Then I walk you through the path I take every woman I coach on, so you can carry a peace that doesn’t depend on a single person in the room.
If you’ve ever walked into a room where people already decided who you are, this episode is for you.
Scriptures referenced (ESV):
Luke 7:36–50 (read in full)
1 John 4:19
Luke 8:48
John 14:27
Matthew 11:28
Genesis 1:31
If you’re just finding this series:
Start with E:113 if you haven’t heard how Jesus responded to the woman brought to Him to be condemned. So many of you found this show through her story, and this episode picks up right where it left off: https://beyondbelieving.podbean.com/e/e113-what-god-says-to-divorced-women-through-the-woman-caught-in-adultery/
Then listen to E:112 to hear the first time Jesus said “Go in peace” in this series, to a woman who had been called unclean for twelve years and reached for the edge of His garment: https://beyondbelieving.podbean.com/e/e112-what-god-says-to-divorced-women-through-the-bleeding-woman-he-healed/
Ways to work with me:
🌱 Roots, the free 7-day devotional. Seven days of walking with God through what He has already planted in you, for the woman who is leaning into Him and still learning how to receive His healing, love and peace.
📞 Rooted Clarity Call. A private, 45-minute conversation where we look at where you are right now and what God might be doing in this season. It’s also how you apply for one-on-one coaching with me.
💛 The Selah Community, inside Storehouse Wellness. A place to be seen, known and not alone in this season. Your first 7 days are free, then $35/month.
If you aren’t already following me, you can find me on TikTok (@coachkatieanne), Facebook (@ Beyond Believing), YouTube (@coachkatieanne) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/coachkatieanne).
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Next week: a woman who had been bent over for 18 years, and the name Jesus gave her in front of a room that objected (Luke 13:10–17).
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A divorce recovery episode for the woman who makes sure everything gets done, and wonders if anyone notices what it costs her to do so. Jesus once sat down across from the temple treasury and watched a widow give two small coins. Here's what He noticed that no one else did.If you're a divorced Christian woman carrying more than anyone around you can see, this episode is for you. We walk slowly through Mark 12:38–44 and look at:• Why Scripture places the widow and the divorced woman side by side (Leviticus 22, Numbers 30)• The thirteen collection chests in the temple courts, and how God always made room for the poor in worship• The phrase Mark uses for what she gave: her whole life• The two things Jesus noticed in that courtyard, and what His disciples noticed instead• Why the invitation isn't to give more, but to carry what you give differently• God's promise in Isaiah 54 to the widow and the deserted wife: "your Maker is your husband"Scriptures referenced: Mark 12:28–44; Mark 13:1–2; Leviticus 5; Leviticus 22:13; Numbers 30:9; Psalm 68:5; Luke 2:24; 2 Corinthians 8:12; Philippians 4:11–13; James 1:27; Luke 7:16; Isaiah 54:4–6Sources: John Calvin, Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists (Mark 12:41–44) and Commentary on 1 Timothy (5:5); Mishnah, Shekalim 6:1, 6:5WAYS TO GO DEEPER:🌱 Roots: a free, gentle way to start your mornings with God when your mind is already running ahead of you. Each day is short, rooted in Scripture, and written for the woman rebuilding after divorce. You'll also get my weekly email with insider updates on what God is doing in this work.☕ Rooted Clarity Call: free, 45 minutes, virtual coffee with me:If you're ready to look at the list you've been carrying and sort out what God has actually handed you from what you've been carrying on your own, this is where we start. We'll talk through where you are, what's keeping you stuck, and whether coaching together is the right next step. No pressure, just clarity.📖 The Faith Effect: 9 Women, 9 Stories, One God Who Changes EverythingI was invited to share the journey God took me on during the first 66 days post divorce, alongside eight other women's stories of faith. Preorder through October 26.⭐ ONE 30-SECOND FAVOR:If this episode met you where you are, would you leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify? It's the single biggest way another woman sitting where you are finds her way here.FOLLOW ALONG:TikTok + YouTube: @coachkatieanne
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This divorce recovery episode is for divorced Christian women who are leaning into God harder than ever, and some days, hearing only silence back.In Matthew 15 and Mark 7, a mother from outside Israel comes to Jesus because her little girl is suffering and she can't fix it. At first, He doesn't answer her a word. His disciples tell Him to send her away. And she doesn't leave. Every time she speaks, she calls Him Lord, and every time, she comes a little closer.We'll step into her scene together, read both accounts in full, and sit with what Jesus finally says to her: "O woman, great is your faith."In this episode:• Why God's silence isn't the end of the conversation• The voices that told her to go away quietly, and why she chose not to listen• What "even the dogs eat the crumbs" really shows about her faith• How this Canaanite mother connects to Rahab, Tamar, and the widow of Zarephath• Bringing God exactly what you need, especially when it's for your children• Seeing a stretching season as refining, and why that's different from a harmful situation• What Jesus says about the woman who comes closeWays to Keep coming closer:• Download Roots, my free 7-day devotional: a gentle way to start your mornings with God for a week. When you sign up, you'll also get my weekly email with insider updates on everything God is doing in this work. 
Grab Your Copy of My New Book I Co-Authored:• The Faith Effect: 9 Women, 9 Stories, One God Who Changes Everything. I was invited to share my story alongside eight other women. My chapter is about how God drew me closer to Him in some of the loneliest days of my life. Preorder through October 26. 
Go Deeper:• Book a Rooted Clarity Call: a private 45-minute conversation with me about the season you're in and the next step that makes sense for you. Every woman's season looks different, and this is where we can talk about yours. If this episode met you where you are, please do me a huge favor: subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
It takes about 30 seconds, and it helps another woman who's sitting right where you are find her way here.Find me on TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTubeNext week: the widow who gave two small coins, and what Jesus saw when He looked at her.
Scripture Passages Mentioned/Read: Matthew 15:21–28; Mark 7:24–30; Psalm 62:8; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Isaiah 26:3; James 1:2–4; 1 Peter 1:6–7; Matthew 11:28–29; 1 Peter 5:7Sources for this episode:• John Calvin, Commentary on Matthew 15:21–28• Glenna S. Jackson, "Have Mercy on Me": The Story of the Canaanite Woman in Matthew 15:21–28 (JSNT Supplement 228, 2002)• Noah Croy, "Puppies and Pejoratives," New Testament Studies 70 (2024)• Grant LeMarquand, "The Canaanite Conquest of Jesus," ARC 33 (2005)
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The woman caught in adultery didn't get caught alone. The law required both the man and the woman to face judgment, so why was she the only one drug before Jesus? The answer exposes her accusers. And the only One with the right to condemn her refused to.
If you've carried the public story of your divorce by yourself, this episode is for you. In John 7:53–8:11, the crowd came with a verdict already decided. Jesus overruled it, and not one of her accusers threw a stone. But after a divorce, it's easy to keep holding the stones we've picked up, and to throw them at our ex and ourselves.
In this episode:
Why the man's absence tells you what this was really about
Why the brackets around this story in your Bible don't change what it means for you
Six things in John 8 you don't want to miss, including the trap with no safe answer and why He spoke to her, not about her
"Neither do I condemn you": why her freedom came before the command
Four ways to set your stones down: receive it, release yourself, release your ex, and go
What forgiving your ex does not mean, including going back, unlimited access, or staying in danger
A coaching exercise: the letter to the woman you used to be
Whether the story people heard about you wasn't true, or your story is harder to say out loud, you are not the exception in this episode. You are not the story someone else told about you. You are His, and you are forgiven.
Resources mentioned:
Free Roots devotional, plus all the ways to work with me: roots.coachkatieanne.com
"The Unloved Woman" by Dr. R.T. Kendall: https://youtu.be/-ADhfLLZ6uc
The Faith Effect: 9 Women, 9 Stories, One God Who Changes Everything (preorder until October 26th): 
Book a Rooted Clarity Call: coachkatieanne.com/call
If you are not safe, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
If this episode spoke to you, do me a huge favor and leave a rating and review, follow or subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube. It takes less than 30 seconds, and means the world to me. 
Next week: a mother who came to Jesus for her daughter, and wouldn't be sent away (Mark 7:24–30; Matthew 15:21–28).
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For twelve years, one woman lived under a label she couldn't escape: unclean. No touch. No temple. No community — and by law, anyone who touched her became unclean too. So when she reaches through a packed crowd just to touch the hem of Jesus's robe, she's not just breaking a social rule. She's risking exposure, public rebuke, and implicating everyone she brushes against to get there.
In this episode, we walk through what she actually risked, what "daughter" — thygatēr in the Greek — meant coming from Jesus in that specific moment, and the Old Testament thread hiding in the word for the "hem" she reached for: the same word used for Ruth's covering, the tassels commanded in Numbers, and the "healing in his wings" promised in Malachi.
If you've ever wondered whether you still belong in the room — in your church, in your own story, in your relationship with God — this episode is for you.
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There's a woman in Luke 10 who does everything right — and Jesus tells her the thing she's avoiding is the thing she actually needs. It's nearly four years since my own divorce, and God is still teaching me that same lesson, in places I didn't expect.
There's a woman in Luke 10 who does everything a good host, a good servant, a good woman "should" do — and Jesus tells her the very thing she's avoiding is the one thing that would actually heal her.
In this episode, I take you into a house of my own — one without a single bed set up in it yet — and into a kitchen in Bethany, where a woman named Martha heard something she wasn't expecting either. We look at both scenes of Mary's story (Luke 10:38–42 and John 12:1–8), what it means that Christ commended the unconventional choice and corrected the conventional one, and what the Hebrew words behind "wait on the Lord" actually mean — not passivity, but the refusal to seize control.
If you're a high-capacity woman who can't sit still without feeling guilty, who has mistaken busy-ness for strength, or who's been using motion to avoid the one thing God is actually inviting you into — this episode is for you.
I also share more of my own ongoing lesson in this — including what perimenopause has had to teach me about strength that has nothing to do with pushing harder.
If you're a high-capacity woman who can't sit still without feeling guilty, who has mistaken busy-ness for strength — this episode is for you.
 
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Rahab is introduced in Scripture by the worst label her culture could give a woman — and that word never goes away. Not in Joshua. Not in Hebrews. Not in James. But a few generations later, that same woman is written into the family line of Jesus, and called faithful in the same breath Scripture still calls her "the prostitute."
In this episode, I walk through three moments in Rahab's story — the spies she hid and lied for, the scarlet cord tied in her window, and the family tree she ended up in generations later — because her story answers a question a lot of divorced women carry quietly: does what happened to you become who you are?
If you've ever felt like a label — from your marriage, your church, or your own self-judgment — got to decide who you're allowed to be next, this episode is for you.
Scripture referenced (ESV):
Joshua 2:1, 9–11, 12–13, 18–19 — Rahab's confession, her request for ḥesed, the spies' instructions
Joshua 6:20, 22–23, 25 — the wall falls, Rahab's household is brought out, "she has lived in Israel to this day"
Matthew 1:5 — Rahab named in the genealogy of Jesus
Hebrews 11:31 — "By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish"
James 2:25 — "Was not Rahab the prostitute justified by works"
Also referenced (general theme, not read live): Hosea, Ezekiel 16, and Jeremiah 3 — Israel itself described as spiritually unfaithful
Beyond Believing was recently named one of the top 10 Christian divorce podcasts on the web — thank you for being part of why this show is reaching more women than ever. 
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I always assumed the beloved wife is the one God favors. Genesis says otherwise.
Rachel had her husband's devotion. Leah had God's attention. And it's Leah's line — not Rachel's — that carries the Messiah forward.
In this episode, we walk through Genesis 29–31 and 35: the wedding-night deception nobody saw coming, the sister nobody chose, and the rivalry that followed between two women wounded in completely different directions. We look at what Scripture actually says about Leah's eyes and Rachel's beauty, why the Bible narrates polygamy without ever endorsing it, and why God chose to carry the entire future of Israel — kings and priests alike — through the wife nobody wanted.
If you've ever felt like you were on the outside of where love was landing, unchosen, unseen, or like your worth depended on someone else's choice — this episode is for you.
Beyond Believing was recently named one of the top Christian divorce podcasts on the web by FeedSpot. Thank you for all of you that made that possible. If this episode meets you somewhere real, a rating or review helps another woman find it too.
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Beyond Believing was recently named one of the top Christian divorce podcasts on the web by FeedSpot.
Thank you to everyone who listens, shares, and leaves a review — this recognition exists because of you. 
You have probably felt left to fend for yourself at some point in your marriage or your divorce — exposed, discarded, uncovered by someone who was supposed to protect you. That wound is real, and it is ancient. In Genesis 38, a widow named Tamar lived that exact abandonment, denied a husband, an heir, a future, and covering by the one man responsible for her. Judah assumed the worst about her. God did not.
In this episode, I walk through Tamar's full story — what she actually did once she realized the promise made to her would never be kept, what Judah admitted about her when the truth finally surfaced, and why God wrote her directly into the lineage of Jesus. This is a study in what it means that God's presence isn't always loud, but it is never absent.
Scripture referenced: 
Genesis 38 — Tamar's complete narrative
Genesis 37:31–33 — haker-na / recognition
Genesis 39 — immediate literary context
Genesis 44:18–34 — transformed Judah
Genesis 49:8–10 — Judah and the royal line
Deuteronomy 25:5–10 — later codification of levirate obligation
Ruth 4:9–12 — Tamar explicitly remembered
Ruth 4:18–22 — Perez to David
1 Chronicles 2:3–15 — Judah/Perez/David genealogy
Matthew 1:1–6 — Tamar deliberately named in Christ's genealogy
Luke 3:23–33 — Perez in Jesus' genealogy
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