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Roger W. Lowther is founder and director of Community Arts Tokyo, assisting church planting through the arts. Roger is also director of faith and art at Grace City Church Tokyo and coordinator for the MAKE Collective, a global network of missionary artists. He has been serving with Mission to the World in Japan since 2005. Roger received degrees from The Juilliard School and Columbia University and is currently studying at Reformed Theological Seminary. He lives in downtown Tokyo with his wife Abi and four boys.

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70. The Tsunami Violin

Welcome to the Art, Life, Faith Podcast, and I’m your host, Roger Lowther.

Today, I’m excited to share with you a project that our team has been working on for quite some time now. Our new children’s book, The Tsunami Violin, comes out on November 24, 2025.

Back in 2020, I wrote my first children’s book called “Pippy the Piano and the Very Big Wave”. Based on a true story, it tells how a church

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	Cow Pie Water: 2,659 Miles on the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada by Roger W. Lowther (Goodreads Author), Abi Lowther 4.11 avg rating — 134 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aroma of Beauty by Roger W. Lowther (Goodreads Author), Makoto Fujimura (Foreword) 4.45 avg rating — 53 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Broken Leaf: Meditations on Art, Life, and Faith in Japan 4.29 avg rating — 41 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pippy the Piano and the Very Big Wave by Roger W. Lowther (Goodreads Author), Sarah Dusek (Illustrator) 4.72 avg rating — 29 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living in Full View of the God of Grace by Bruce Young (Goodreads Author), Roger W. Lowther (Goodreads Author) (Preface) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Taste of Grace by Roger W. Lowther (Goodreads Author), Pierce Taylor Hibbs (Goodreads Author) (foreword) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	GRACE 20/20 – 90 Days of Prayer for Japan by Community Arts Media, Roger W. Lowther (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hidden Beauty: Seeing God in Japan by Roger W. Lowther (Goodreads Author), Toshiyuki Machida (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tsunami Violin by Roger W. Lowther (Goodreads Author), Holly Rose Wallace (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Roger W. Lowther wrote a new blog post 70. The Tsunami Violin Welcome to the Art, Life, Faith Podcast, and I’m your host, Roger Lowther.Today, I’m excited to share with you a project that our team has been worki Read more of this blog post »
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I don't like romantasy and all the focus on relationships and the physical intimacy that comes with it, but I REALLY like Wolff's writing style in this book. ...more
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Great resource for Japanese families living overseas
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