We are not the same as we were before the pandemic. Even in a seemingly uneventful 18 months --if there ever is such a thing!-- people grow and change. Thankfully,…
Rev. Erin J Walter
Rev. Erin J. Walter (she/her/hers) is a minister, activist, and musician based in Austin and winner of the 2017 Sermon Award from the UU Women’s Federation. A former YMCA director, Rev. Erin is the singer/songwriter for band Parker Woodland (http://ParkerWoodland.com), and bassist for queer/trans rock band Butch County. She serves as a board member for the Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry and the Affiliated Community Minister of Wildflower (Unitarian Universalist) Church in Austin. She is in the midst of a 75-church virtual tour. You can find more about her music and ministry at ErinWalter.com.
Easter is the tale of an empty tomb, of death and rebirth, and the celebration that comes from emerging. Wildflower Community Minister, the Rev. Erin Walter, joins us to reflect on…
Vaclav Havel, an imprisoned dissident who became president of the Czech Republic, wrote: “Someone who cannot move and live a normal life because he is pinned under a boulder has…
11:30am on Zoom For many of us, one of the hardest parts of pandemic life is having to be patient and wait through unknowns, for who knows how long. Drawing…
What do we do when there is no easy fix, for grief, for conflict, for our families or the world? Wildflower's Community Minister Rev. Erin Walter will share songs, stories,…
How do we hold the complexities of life’s joy and pain? What risks will we take to commit to community? Rev. Erin Walter will share aha! moments from songwriting and…
How do we deepen wells of joy to nourish us in these times? Where and how can we live our Unitarian Universalist values into new places? Wildflower's community minister, Rev.…
“These flowers are like ourselves. Different colors and different shapes, and different sizes, each needing different kinds of care—but each beautiful, each important and special, in its own way.” These…
Feminist scholar Carol Meyers says Exodus is arguably the most important book of the Bible. Intern Minister Erin Walter will lift up one small but key detail in that story…
In his book, Faith Without Certainty: Liberal Theology in the 21st Century, Unitarian Universalist minister Paul Rasor explores our tradition’s tension between individual freedom and commitment to community. Intern Minister…
With the upcoming presidential inauguration and Women’s March on Washington, Intern Minister Erin Walter will reflect on the classic protest song, “We Are a Gentle, Angry People,” and explore what…