Rich Mullins
Rich Mullins
Rich Mullinswas an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter best known for his worship songs "Awesome God" and "Sometimes by Step". Some of his albums were also considered among Christian music's best, including Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth, The World As Best As I Remember It, Volume Oneand A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band. His songs have been performed by numerous artists, including Caedmon's Call, Five Iron Frenzy, Amy Grant, Carolyn Arends, Jars of Clay, Michael...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth21 October 1955
CityRichmond, IN
CountryUnited States of America
Having grown up Protestant, I was unfamiliar with St. Francis. Then I watched the movie Brother Sun, Sister Moon... I just became fascinated with the character of St. Francis. What I saw in that movie was a man who had fallen in love with God, someone for whom God was everything.
We are not as strong as we think we are
...I think there's only one [thing] that anybody teaches, and this is character. And I think that whether you are teaching history, math, or biology, or music, what you are really doing is, you are helping to shape the character of that person who is your student... Music is such a wonderful teaching tool, because while you are developing musical skills, that student can learn a lot about discipline [and] cooperation.
A lot of people are sitting around waiting for God to tell them what to do. I think God is saying 'Do what you want!' If he wants me to express His love, I need to find a way to do it.
We just can't love without God. God wants for us want we want for ourselves. These basic things are not that hard to grasp. We just have to have faith, and faith is a gift. We just need to accept it.
There's people been friendly But they'd never be your friends Sometimes this has bent me to the ground
I am tired again tonight - a good kind of tired. Some aches are well earned. I wish I could see the sky tonight
I think, writing-wise, I am probably more of a quilter than a weaver because I just get a little scrap here and a little scrap there and sew them together.
I think a lot of parents hand people over a blueprint and say, This is how youre supposed to do it. And my parents, I think, kind of drew a picture and said, Heres the good stuff in life. How do you get there?
Joshua made the sun stand still in the sky, but I can't keep these thoughts of You from passing by.
Ain't it funny what people say? Ain't it funny what people write?
So hold me Jesus, 'cause I'm shaking like a leaf. You have been King of my glory won't You be my Prince of Peace.
I think I would envy me too, if I didn't know me better...
I don't know that the United States is 'God's Country,' but the church has been so strong here, and because of its influence, we hold life to be sacred and we believe that individuals have dignity. This is part of our legacy.