I had lunch with a good friend this week, someone whose life has not been easy, and whose spirituality I find very inspiring.  In the course of our conversation, he told me that he was planning on taking a one year "sabbatical" from attending his church, and perhaps from attending any church. He had many reasons for this, but in the end it seemed to come down to a deep intuition that it was best for him to have some time away at this point in his life.  Then, he asked me if I thought this was "ok."