Kindness
Kindness - Final Reflection: Kindness Is a Decision
Posted on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Kindness - Final Reflection: Kindness Is a Decision A week ago, you learned that kindness isn’t what the world thinks it is. Not politeness. Not niceness. Not a personality trait you either have or you don’t. Kindness is chrēstotēs — sweetness that does work. Kindness is God’s character reflected in how He moves toward broken, undeserving people. Kindness is truth and grace held together. Kindness is a discipline you practice when no one is watching, when it costs you something, when the other person absolutely does not deserve it.Kindness to Strangers — Bonus: The Stranger in Your Path
Posted on Monday, April 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Kindness to Strangers — Bonus: The Stranger in Your Path Some of the most important kindness you’ll ever practice is toward people you’ve never met. The writer of Hebrews drops this line almost casually: “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it” (Hebrews 13:2). It almost sounds like a throwaway. Oh yeah, also be nice to strangers. But the context of that verse is anything but casual.Kindness - Part 6: Growing in Kindness
Posted on Monday, April 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Kindness - Part 6: Growing in Kindness You can’t manufacture kindness any more than you can manufacture a peach. A peach doesn’t get produced by trying really hard to be a peach. It grows from a tree that stays connected to its root system, absorbing water, getting sunlight, doing the slow invisible work of chemistry and life. The peach is the result — not the effort. Fruit of the Spirit works the same way.Kindness - Part 5: Kindness as Witness
Posted on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Kindness - Part 5: Kindness as Witness One of the most disarming things in the world is a person who is genuinely kind. Not performatively kind. Not “I’ll post about this later” kind. Genuinely kind — the kind that holds a door without expecting a thank-you, that speaks gently when a sharp word was earned, that does the invisible work nobody notices. Peter writes: “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.Kindness - Part 4: Kindness and Truth
Posted on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Kindness - Part 4: Kindness and Truth There’s a lie that floats around Christian circles: “I’m just being honest.” As if honesty is a free pass to wound. And there’s an equal and opposite lie: “I’m being kind.” As if kindness means never telling someone the truth they need to hear. Both are wrong. And both are dangerous. Kindness Without Truth Is Not Kindness If you watch someone headed toward a cliff and say nothing because you want to be “kind” — that’s not kindness.Kindness - Part 3: Kindness in Action
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Kindness - Part 3: Kindness in Action So far we’ve covered what kindness is and why we can give it. Now the harder question: what does it actually look like when you do it? Because knowing about kindness is easy. Practicing it when someone has genuinely wronged you — that’s where the fruit gets tested. Kindness Is Specific, Not Abstract James 2:15-16 cuts through the comfortable abstract: “If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,’ but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body — what does it profit?Kindness - Part 2: God's Kindness Toward Us
Posted on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Kindness - Part 2: God’s Kindness Toward Us Here’s something most of us miss: we can’t give what we haven’t received. Paul writes in Titus 3:4 — “But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, He saved us.” The word “appeared” there is interesting. It’s plēroō — to show up, to become visible, to break into the scene. God’s kindness isn’t abstract. It showed up. In Jesus.Kindness - Part 1: What Kindness Actually Is
Posted on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Kindness - Part 1: What Kindness Actually Is We use the word “kind” so often it can feel worn out. Someone holds a door — kind. A waiter gets your order right — kind. Someone leaves a nice review — kind. The word has been flattened into something polite but ultimately shallow, a minor social courtesy that barely registers. But in the New Testament, the Greek word for kindness is chrēstotēs — and it’s anything but shallow.When Kindness Transforms Suffering Into Purpose
Posted on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
When Kindness Transforms Suffering Into Purpose An afternoon reflection on kindness in action Sometimes kindness looks like holding a door open. Sometimes it looks like surviving cancer to finish a film. Producer Jeanine Thomas was diagnosed with stage four cancer and faced risky surgery. But rather than step away from her work, her faith compelled her to finish The Optimist—a film inspired by Holocaust survivor Herbert Heller that explores healing, resilience, and transforming suffering into purpose.Kindness: The Language God Writes on Hearts
Posted on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Kindness: The Language God Writes on Hearts The evening settles like a soft blanket. In these quiet hours, we can finally hear the whisper that’s been calling all day. Tonight, let’s reflect on kindness—the fifth fruit of the Spirit. We’ve walked through love, joy, peace, and patience. Now we arrive at kindness. The Greek word here is chrestotes—it means goodness in action, tenderness that reaches out, a warmth that isn’t earned but freely given.