The Blog of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship  July 23, 2012
Loving Beyond Political Lines  Lisa Liou  When my husband and I
were newlyweds, our fancy cooking gear from our registry did not
make me an expert in the kitchen. I remember one time when I
quickly washed our Calphalon wok, leaving behind some splashes
of water. I then proceeded to pour vegetable oil into the wok
and turn the heat on high. Four years later, all the scrubbing
in the world could not remove from the ceiling all the giant oil
stains caused by the explosion. Lesson learned. The expression
“oil and water” made perfect sense to me now.   Unfortunately,
some of my favorite Christian people, if put in the same room
together, could have the exact same effect as my cooking
experiment.  Can We Love Each Other?  As a campus staff member
with InterVarsity, I have worked at some of the country’s most
politically liberal campuses. When we lived in another state, my
family and I also worshipped consistently with a politically
conservative denominat