One Sunday morning, a college student volunteered to help in worship by doing the children's sermon. She wanted to talk about how to be a friendly church, so after getting the children up front, she began by asking the question, "What would you do if a stranger came to our church?"

Immediately, one of the kindergartners raised his hand and said, "I'd run away and find my mom."

Another chimed in, "I'd say 'NO!' and go tell my Sunday School teacher!"

One after another the children told the young woman how they would avoid making contact with this stranger. She tried another tactic.

"Well, what would happen if a new child in town was visiting our church for the first time? Wouldn't you be nice to him?"

"Sure!" one of the children said. "But if he was a stranger, I wouldn't be nice to him…