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- Rich Mullins challenged the sensibilities of what it means to follow Jesus in today's world, and now in his death, he challenges all to build upon his legacy.
- James Bryan Smith's biography of Rich Mullins has been re-issued!
- Beloved contemporary Christian musician Rich Mullins lived his life with abandon for God, leaving the spotlight to teach music among a Navajo community.
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Genres:Non-Fiction, Biography
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Whenever I think of Rich Mullins, I think of the Old Testament prophet Enoch. Scripture tells us that Enoch left this earth at a relatively early age for his day, that he walked with God and “was not, for God took him.” Rich died in a car accident at the age of 41. Gone way too soon, gone tragically, but not tragic for Rich. Rich was safe in the arms of his Father, a ragamuffin wanderer who had finally found home. Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven is a sort of theological biography of Mullins’ music. James Bryan Smith arranges the work thematically, interweaving Rich’s resonant lyrics throughout. It’s a unique work, but it fits Rich’s life and passions exactly. You don’t just learn about Rich, you see Rich for who he was and feel what he felt. This book is a holy work, allowing readers to see Jesus through the life and work of Rich Mullins.
Rich died before I had much of a chance to know his work. I was eight years old when he pas
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Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven: A Devotional Biography
I don't know if God wept at Moses' funeral...I don't know who will bury me...But I look back over the moments of my life and see the hands that carried Moses to his grave lifting me out of mine. —Rich Mullins Rich Mullins rose to fame and fortune in the music industry and then gave it all away to live in obsucrity among Native Americans on a reservation in New Mexico, teaching children the joy of music and the hope of the gospel. Then his life, so full of promise, came to a tragic end in an auto accident. During his life, Rich Mullins challenged the sensibilities of what it means to follow Jesus in today's world, and now in his death, he challenges all to build upon his legacy of joy, compassion, brokenness, unblinking honesty, and wonder of an Awesome God. About the Author James Bryant Smith teaches theology at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. His previous books include Embracing the Love of God, A Spiritual Formation Workbook, and Devotional Classics(co-edited with Richard Foster). Jim's deep friendship
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The most exciting part of this new release is that it features two never before published spiritual writings of Rich Mullins. One is an essay on the Beatitudes, Rich's personal commentary on Matthew 5. As Jim Smith writes in an introduction, "The essay, 'Social Aspects of the Beatitudes,' is the closest one can come to hearing Rich teach in an extended way on a single topic. As is typical of Rich, his thoughts on this well known text from Matthew 5 is filled with unique ideas, many of which go against the grain of our common understanding."
The second piece is a poetic reflection on knowing Jesus and overcoming our fears. Jim writes "The short piece, 'Scared of the Dark,' was written only two days before he died...It is interesting that the last thing he wrote was about Jesus, who was the center of his life, and also about overcoming fear and saying goodbye, which had already begun in h
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