The first and most important is to grasp that migration is an important metaphor of what it means to be Christian ... The early Christan knew what it means to be different within their imperial context, and they readily embraced the label "foreigner," "sojourner," or "stranger." ... Sadly, many Christians today no longer feel like "strangers in a strange land." For these Christians, this country and its culture have lost their strangeness, and they join others in wanting to keep strangers out. Perhaps it is needful to understand anew the strangeness that should mark Christian identity in the world.

— The Bible and Borders by M. Daniel Carroll R. (Page 102 - 103)