The luxury of an affluent society affords this kind of immaturity. Chuck Colson, White House hatchet man during the height of Watergate, recently reflected on 25 years as a Christian. Therefore it is an affirmative duty on the part of every Christian to work for unity among true believers, never compromising truth, of course, but always to work for unity. I think we will never have any impact on our culture, we will never effectively evangelize the world, until we get ourselves together. I'm going to fight that fight until the end.
Intimacy is a gift.
You won't be friends with everybody. We are so unique, so infinitely complex. I had a staff member in the mid-1980s who was a colleague, a friend, a soul mate. When one went to the left, the other went to the right. Ours was a joyous working relationship, a true gift from God.