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Goodness gracious. What a beautiful, difficult, convicting, enlightening, hopeful read this was. I have never before read such an all-encompassing view of Christian love, forgiveness, and reconciliation. Allender's approach to writing is much like his advice in the book: it is compassionate, firm, and it pinches a nerve to a point where you desire to turn toward holiness.
This book is convicting to me, particularly dealing with my good ol' Southern passive aggressiveness ;) He leads the reader to see that Christ calls us to love people boldly, not pursuing them with politeness and accepting people without desiring to see their sin destroyed; he suggests we should be pursuing them with truth, with the hope that when hurt occurs, true reconciliation and restoration of the relationship can occur. One of his main points is that love cannot be "polite," because politeness would not allow the honesty that is required to point people toward holiness. It is a beautiful exposition of what Christian love and forgiveness should look like.

I would recommend this book for any Christian; whether you are simply occasionally hurt by snide comments from your roommate, or you have been severely abused for years, this book will help you comprehend what forgiveness looks like for anyone who has hurt you, and why it is necessary for the Christian.