~I received an arc from the publisher in exchange for an honest review~

When I first started reading A War of Loves, I honestly just thought it was going to be a testimony about David Bennett's walk with Christ. I didn't realize how much of an impact it was going to have on my own walk. I often found myself reflecting upon the moments of grace and mercy that God has bestowed upon me through the death of His son, and why those moments of grace and mercy can seem so trivial in a world that can't fathom such a gift.

It can be so easy to read this book in a surface level way, only seeing the message it has for Christian gays who are celibate and struggling. However, this book is about so much more than just same-sex attraction. It's about the idols that everyone has, whether we realize them or not, and helps to put those idols into perspective. As we begin to address the idols that we have in our lives, and leave those idols at the cross, only then can we address what it means to live in a broken world.

David's candor about his own struggles as a gay celibate Christian helps to add to the discourse already found in theology books, from Matthew Vines to Rosaria Butterfield, theology books written by Christians who are trying to make sense of the commands that God has given us. It also aids in giving Christians a deeper look at what it means to be both human and yet loved deeply by a divine God. When we take a deeper look at our own idols, we begin to understand why we are called to love each other as God loved us; because on our own, we are unable to save ourselves and are thus incapable to bestowing a deep abiding love to others. ( )