Cynthia Ervivo is committed to her craft and will be starring as Jesus in the latest adaptation of Jesus Christ, Superstar. While most folks know her from her defying gravity in Wicked, Ervivo has been doing the dang thing for decades, letting the world she’s “here” in The Color Purple nearly 15 years ago. Ervivo…
Tag: Black lives matter
Grace and emancipation – here or ever?
In religious contexts, grace is sometimes in the same conversation with freedom: ‘grace will set you free’ and ‘by grace, you have been saved’ are both in the Bible. And when I think of freedom, I consider some huge, game-changing words. Emancipation. Liberation. Removal from restrictions. In addition to some religious questions, I also dive…
Give space for mental energy
I’ve been meditating on energy. I can control the physical energy I give to something, but it’s harder for me to see the mental energy. This is not to say that my brain isn’t working; neurons are firing very well, thank you. I’m constantly going: Waking up early to run, then work, then volunteer at…