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Why Friendship Feels So Hard—and Why It’s Still Worth It
Wayne Stender Wayne Stender

Why Friendship Feels So Hard—and Why It’s Still Worth It

Friendships take effort. They interrupt your perfectly planned Saturday. They call you at inconvenient times. They notice when you’re off and don’t just let it slide. And that can feel like a lot when you're juggling kids, work, and the eternal mystery of what’s for dinner.

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Questioning Expert Opinions with Wisdom and Faith
Wayne Stender Wayne Stender

Questioning Expert Opinions with Wisdom and Faith

You don’t have to nod along to every white-coat opinion out there. In a recent Celebrate Kids podcast, Dr. Kathy gently reminds us that it's okay—good, even—to ask questions. Not every expert is speaking from the same playbook, and not all studies are telling the full story.

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Doubt Is Rising—And That's Not All Bad
Wayne Stender Wayne Stender

Doubt Is Rising—And That's Not All Bad

The Church isn’t meant to be a museum for the spiritually certain. It’s supposed to be a hospital for the hurting—and that includes doubters.

When churches avoid “tough topics” like gender identity or injustice, kids notice. Silence doesn't feel safe. It feels like avoidance.

But when churches lean in, talk truth, and wrap those truths in grace and compassion, they become what they were always meant to be: a lighthouse in the fog.

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