Family - I fear that in some corners of the Canadian Christian community the modern nuclear family unit has become a bit of an idol. Worth peeking at, anyway. Idolizing family happens when everything else takes second place to the wants and desires of the family. When taking others into your home, expanding your circle to include those who are alone, is simply not done. You don't consider having a lonely person in for Christmas or Easter dinner.
Weekends are off limits for anyone to come over.
When community needs are raised they have to be turned aside because the time is filled with sports, outings, evenings in the home circle. It's one of those things that we often don't realize until we look back and see that we're over the line. Let us hear the prophetic words of Jesus in a culture where family was everything. No, says Jesus. It's not everything.