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Erika A. Hewitt

Erika Hewitt speaking into a microphone

Erika Hewitt is the UUA's Minister of Worship Arts and Editor of Braver/Wiser, a weekly spirituality series. In addition to serving the UUA, Erika also serves as a wedding officiant in Maine. It's a lot of ministries to keep track of, but she does it with playfulness, grit, and a hotline to Spirit.

Together with Becky Brooks, Erika is the author of Sparks of Wonder, a theme-based ministry resource. Erika's previous books are Story, Song and Spirit and The Shared Pulpit.

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Cover of Sparks of Wonder: Theme-Based Ministry for the Whole Congregation
Sparks of Wonder
Theme-Based Ministry for the Whole Congregation

Becky Brooks, Erika A. Hewitt

People holding hands in worship
Unitarian Universalist Views of Prayer

Erika A. Hewitt

A pamphlet edited by Erika Hewitt (purchase).
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Braver/Wiser

Underneath a plaque, affixed to a wall, that says NO BICYCLES PLEASE, a bicycle is leaning on the wall.
The Golden "No"

Erika A. Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
I feel disoriented when I’m in a new situation and I can’t figure out whether the rules are real or imaginary.
the view from a plane's cockpit, with instruments lit up and a view of terrain and a rising sun through the cockpit window
Ground Control

Erika A. Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
The most faithful, life-giving coping strategy—for me—is to attune to a voice calmer and wiser than mine.
Against a red background, two people stand facing one another, with a gap between them.
The Smallest Biggest Number

Erika A. Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
If two is the smallest number in ethics, it's also the smallest seed of certainty; the way not to get lost.
A time-lapse photo showing graceful, dance-like movements of a person against a black background
Love What You Love

Erika A. Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
We can be cheerleaders for joy, and compassionate about the fact that we’re all just trying to survive.
From above, seven people hold hands around a table before eating.
Making Room at the Table

Erika A. Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
When it comes to living our expansive, inclusive, anti-oppression faith, we fall short.
In the crowded pews of a church, adults and children sing with energy.
This Is What We Do Here

Erika A. Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
A matter-of-fact gesture—a child taking my hand in worship, though I was a stranger—claimed me as part of something larger.
A person, with two hands, receives a glass of water from another person.
Strangers at the Door

Erika A. Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
To offer hospitality, we first have to identify ourselves — sometimes in inconvenient or uncomfortable ways — as helpers; as willing to offer kindness...
On a cobblestone surface, disembodied hands write signs with #METOO at the top.
The Dynamics of Silence

Erika A. Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
"How complicated it is to break silence: to open all of the secrets in all of our broken hearts. But silence does break; truth seeks the light. We're...

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