Rich mullins biography videos youtube

Sing His praises once more. Sing Your Praise to the Lord has a rather erie tone to begin the song but turns into a more up beat song. It kind of reflects our nature as sinners, we were dead, but are made alive in Christ. When the mountains look so big and my faith just seems so small. You have been King of my glory won't You be my Prince of Peace.

I did not make it, no it is making me. It is the very truth of God and not the invention of any man. Aside from having a great musical introduction this song is a testament to what we believe as Christians. He Reigns he reigns from heaven above with Wisdom with wisdom pow'r and love. Our God is an Awesome God. As Rich told the story, he picked up this guy on the side of the road and began regretting it almost instantly.

The dude smelled. A lot. Then he started smoking. Finally, Rich pulled over and let him out. The songs flow into each other with liturgical purpose. Do yourself a favor: Brew some coffee, sit down with this album, then close your eyes and remember the days when artists and producers could dream big. It is the very truth of God, not the invention of any man.

He liked to say they were sent by God to punish voters. He was one of those grumpy hippy types who were still kvetching about Richard Nixon in the 90s I love those guys. Anyway, he would sometimes dedicate this song to whoever happened to be president at the time. Very subtle. When Rich died, this song was the last ace up his sleeve. His friends pulled out all the stops on giving it the full-orchestra production after his death, and it became a Christmas standard pretty much instantly.

I am… not a fan of the fully produced version. A lovely orchestration that I really, really wish Rich himself could have sung to. But it was not to be. If you listen closely to a lot of his songs, one thing that becomes clear is that Rich Mullins loved land. Most of his songs evoke the land of America. All the while, the melody pulses with urgent expectation: Something is coming.

Someone is coming. Written, as several of these are, with Beaker. I give Rich a hard time for his melodies, but this stands out as a surprisingly tuneful one.

Rich mullins biography videos youtube

Additional poignancy is lent to it by a letter Rich received from a couple who named their own son Aidan, only for him to die in infancy. These words were written on his casket. As I look in the comments on this video, I see still others with sons named Aidan after this song. One comes as a particular gut punch: A boy of twelve who committed suicide in Oh Lord, we do pray for mercy.

Ugh, not another sappy song about asking Jesus to hold us. And from a guy too. There are so many different angles you could have approached. Rich had a fascinating and recklessly ambitious life pursuing Christ, but I also wanted to explore how God was pursuing Rich. Like with Paul in Acts, we see how God pursued Paul. He blinded the guy.

If God is after us, he will do whatever it takes to get a hold of and transform our hearts. He was filled with compassion and ran to his son. Rich was a follower of Jesus, yet he was also a prodigal in many ways, and we wanted to show the story of a God, filled with compassion, pursuing Rich. Ultimately, I believe his joy came from Christ, but sometimes you need to see the the pathway of pain that brought him to that joy.

Trevin: I thought it was interesting that you chose to include non-actors in the film who were close to Rich. Why do you think the movie was enhanced by having friends and family of Rich involved? David: At first, I felt like nobody would watch the movie. I just sensed I was supposed to make this thing, and was going to try to do the best I could with what I had.

So this story, this movie, and ultimately the gospel of Jesus is important to me. I wanted it to be special for all of us. Secondly, in terms of directing a small budget movie, finding great actors can be a challenge, so you just try to find the most honest people you can find. What I discovered is that sometimes normal non-actors have an easier times being truthful in their dialogue than the typical struggling actor looking for their next gig.

I hope the film was enhanced by the friends and family being in there. These things are still remembered and they echo through the hearts of his friends and family, but the most important truth echoes even louder after all these years: Jesus loved Rich. Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth Never Picture Perfect Brother's Keeper Songs compilation.

The Jesus Record posthumous release. Songs 2 compilation. Here in America