Books written by Brady Boyd

Addicted to Busy: Recovery for the Rushed Soul

Last fall I had the privilege of spending a couple of days with Eugene Peterson at his home in Montana. He's a personal hero of mine, so it was time well spent. Ridiculously well spent, actually. I came away with more wisdom and insight ...
Let Her Lead

In his memoir, The Pastor, Eugene Peterson tells of his young mother—she was only twenty-three or twenty-four at the time—taking toddler Eugene with her every Sunday night to churches where she would preach the Word of God to miners and ...
Sons and Daughters: Spiritual orphans finding our way home

The woman said, “Keep 'em! I've got my work cut out for me, making up for all this lost time.” 8. Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith (New York: Doubleday Anchor, 1999), 139. 9. Eugene Peterson, The Pastor: A Memoir ...
Extravagant: Discovering a Life of Dangerous Generosity

I had opportunity to connect on several occasions with the late Eugene Peterson, and one time at his home outside Kalispell, Montana— which he and his father had built by hand, I should mention. He and I were reflecting on the role of ...
Remarkable: Living a Faith Worth Talking About

In the words of the late Eugene H. Peterson, we're “bankrupt without love” (1 Corinthians 13:7, MSG). The language of this new kingdom that Jesus was ushering in, this new citizenship of heaven, is love: not the self-focused love the ...
Speak Life: Restoring Healthy Communication in How You Think, Talk, and Pray

Copyright © by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 2002. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc; NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, copyright © 1960, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.
Extravagant: Discovering a Life of Dangerous Generosity

You will experience radical contentment even as the world seems to “pass you by.” You will see your value as tied not to what you are able to get but to God, who has given much to you. I agree that I've painted these two sets of ...
Fear No Evil: A Test of Faith, a Courageous Church, and an Unfailing God

This story of tragedy and triumph will release you from life's common traps of doubt and despair.
Addicted to Busy: Recovery for the Rushed Soul

But God never meant for us to be so busy. God desires for us to have rest and peace. Brady Boyd shows you how to live a life that embraces stillness and solitude, so you can find the peace that God wants for you.
Extravagant: Discovering a Life of Dangerous Generosity

HOW TO BE WISE When searching for a way to convey a whole new way of living to a people who weren't sure they wanted to change, even Jesus himself reached for simple teaching stories—for parables, short fictitious stories that are long ...
Remarkable: Living a Faith Worth Talking About

Remarkable reminds us that by embracing the vision Paul held for followers of God, we can begin leading truly remarkable lives by letting love guide us every step of the way.