Reply #17: Bit of a difference.

[anti-fundie]

Jesus was voluntarily homeless, if "homeless" at all. The who "Away In A Manger" argument is weak. If I go to the Motel 6 and there is no vacancy, that does not mean I'm "homeless"; it just means I can't get a room for the night. We know that Joseph was a carpenter and was therefore very likely to provide for his family.

Although the Gospels note that Jesus traveled throughout Judea during his ministry, He did not do so before His ministry. He, like Joseph, was a carpenter and likely lived at "home." When He began His ministry, he voluntarily traveled throughout Judea and voluntarily relied on the compassion of others to provide lodging for Him and the 12 disciples.

All in all, I think it's important that we not assign twentieth-century terminology to a first-century situation.