Loving Your Obnoxious and Disgusting Enemies: The Ultimate Journey to Forgiveness

Forgiveness doesn’t excuse someone’s behavior. It prevents their behavior from destroying you capacity to love. Review by Deacon Andy Kresha: In his book, Loving Your Despicable and Obnoxious Enemies, Charles Hill finds a chord in the heartstrings of those seeking to become their best selves. Through a series of reflections and questions that become our exercises in self-reflection, he weaves us into awareness of how we truly see our imperfect and often despised fellow human beings. With a decided emphasis on the ideals and model set by Jesus Christ, Hill shows us what forgiveness is truly like. He challenges us t become perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect if we long for the peace and ultimate joy of eternal life filled with other people that God has forgiven. Will we? And if so how? Hill uses his examples of working with some of societies outcasts as a way to reach our often unforgiving hearts and challenge us in a step-by-step process so we can succeed in our ‘final exams’.