Tonight I had a conversation with someone who has known me since I was 14 years old.  Now, where I might not advertise who I am at work or at my child’s playdates, people that I have and do consider

(This was originally written April 18, 2010)   “Since adolescence I have loved to sit in churches, temples, mosques, synagogues, it really doesn’t matter. Sacred space is sacred space. I don’t see

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