While I agree that we owe charity towards our brothers and sisters in Christ, we as churches should always be asking ourselves how well do “we welcome strangers” into our midst. I remember visiting a congregation once for my godson’s confirmation. And I was sitting in the lobby of this church and probably fifty people passed me by. Not one person said hello? Or asked if I was a guest? Or if they could help me in anyway? They were so wrapped up in their own conversations, that my son and I were completely ignored. Most churches are friendly, but sometimes that friendliest is displayed between each other and not with the guest who are in their midst.