The Doxology Project
The Hunger Inside: How the Meal Jesus Gave Transforms Lives
Publisher: Paraclete Press (May 3, 2022)
The meal that Jesus of Nazareth gave his followers, celebrated with grand liturgy and golden chalice, or words pared lean and tiny plastic cups, is the distinctive rite of the church. The Eucharist is regarded as the source and summit of Christian faith—or maybe just a symbol—but what all Christians know is that Holy Communion does something. It’s what and how the supper does what it does that divides us.
God’s Country: Faith, Hope, and the Future of the Rural Church
Publisher: Herald Press (September 19, 2017)
With the poetic force of Kathleen Norris and the pastoral warmth of Eugene Peterson, Kansas pastor Roth sets forth a vision for vibrant rural churches, for ministry in congregations that bear a profound sense of both loss and possibility, and for harvesting fruits of transformation and renewal. Rooted in stories from Scripture, his own ministry, and interviews with rural church leaders, Roth offers a sturdy theological and practical alternative to church-growth strategies that rely on success stories and flashy metrics.
Rumi and the Savage Mountain
By Brad Roth
- Publication date: September 12, 2012 (Kindle)
When the mysterious Messenger arrives bearing magical gifts and the pronouncement that Tayta Siwar–the village holy man and 11-year-old Rumi’s only close friend–will die unless he eats some of Mt. Salcantay’s snowcap, Rumi knows that he and his dog Junior must make the journey.
On their way up the mountain, they face dangers that can only be overcome with the Messenger’s gifts.
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