The Disruptive Power of Kindness

Valentine’s Day is often wrapped in commercialized romance, but
what if love is more than sentimentality? In this episode, Dr.
Dan Allender and Rachael Clinton Chen explore an aspect of love
that we all need—kindness. But not the shallow, conflict-avoidant
“niceness” we often mistake for kindness. Instead, they dive into
the disruptive, provocative nature of true kindness—kindness that
challenges, disrupts old patterns, and calls us into deeper
growth.


Kindness asks us to receive care and, sometimes, even risk
disconnection for the sake of deeper intimacy. Together, Dan and
Rachael unpack how true kindness is an act of restoration. They
discuss the surprising, ennobling nature of kindness and how it
reflects the heart of God—a love that offers goodness even when
we least deserve it.


So, as we navigate a day often filled with roses and greeting
cards, let’s consider the kind of love that truly transforms—the
kind that sees, knows, and calls us toward who we long to become.