Adorned by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
Week 8: Chapter 7 — Kind
Read Chapter 7 of Adorned. Primary Scripture: Titus 2:5; Colossians 3:12–14; Luke 6:35.
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Of all the virtues in Paul's list, "kind" (*agathos*) may seem the most ordinary — but Nancy shows that genuine, Christlike kindness is both rarer and more demanding than we might assume.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Nancy distinguishes between superficial niceness — a social lubricant that avoids conflict and keeps the peace — and genuine kindness, which is rooted in love and sometimes involves hard truth. Have you ever confused the two in your own life? What was the result?
2.She argues that unkindness among women in the church is one of the great wounds and stumbling blocks in Christian community — gossip, exclusion, comparison, and sharp words all fall under this category. Where do you see unkindness most commonly operating in your circles?
3.Nancy points to the kindness of God (*chrestotes*) as the model and the motivation for our own — Paul says in Romans 2 that it is God's kindness that leads us to repentance. How does regularly meditating on God's kindness to you change the way you treat others?
a.Think of a specific moment when someone showed you unexpected kindness. What effect did it have on you?
b.Who in your current life most needs a deliberate act of kindness from you?