Taking in the Strays

Over the years The Commander and I have always opened our home to travelers. Usually we meet adventurers on the lake doing the Lewis and Clark voyage, or on bicycles doing the same thing. These people really appreciate a chance to sleep in a good bed, eat a good meal, and have their laundry done. Some of these people have stayed for days and become good email friends. Frequently someone will ask either The Commander or Lord Kadizzle, "Aren't you afraid to take these people in?". The concept seems silly. These people are not going across the country murdering people. Once a bicyclist stopped at the local library and was told to call the Quinns if he needed a place to stay. We put the guy up and he wrote about us on his blog. A couple of the librarians are fundamentalist Christians. I asked them, "Why didn't you just invite them to your house?". They replied that they would never trust anyone to stay at their house. Since I am the local heathen and do not participate in church it struck me as very strange that people who are studying how to be Christians missed the most fundamental lesson of the Bible about helping strangers.