Driving to work last week I saw two signs in a nearby yard. The first read, "Jesus Christ is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to GOD except through HIM." The next sign situated in the same yard along the walkway, read, "NO TRESPASSING. KEEP OUT." Of course, after I laughed aloud at the ironic signage, I was struck by what it unwittingly revealed. All too often religions espouse a monopoly on what is "right" or just and cling to it with closed fists, minds and hearts. In one yard, two signs provided a perfect metaphor for how the story of Christmas, with it's little family looking for a place to rest and deliver a child, is all to often overlooked. There is no room at the Inn. "NO TRESPASSING. KEEP OUT!" How often do our beliefs, ideologies and misplaced moralities ward off travelers who are merely looking for refuge or safe harbor? How often do we think ourselves in possession of the truth and...