Comments on: Listening Party: Rich Mullins

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:00:56 +0000

Enjoyed this blog. The Color Green is my favorite all time song. I don’t ever get tired of it.

By: melanie

melanie — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:44:25 +0000

I went to a Rich Mullins concert having no idea who he was. As I sat and chatted with friends while waiting for the concert to begin, a man with bare feet and wet hair came out on stage and began setting up equipment. I’d assumed he was a roadie.

A few minutes later, he sat down at the piano without a word of introduction and just began to play. I was mesmerized. No polish or shine, just a plain, yet extrodinarily gifted man deeply in love with Jesus.

By: John Pattison

John Pattison — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:35:20 +0000

The collection of columns Rich wrote for Release magazine has been published twice. The first was in a collection called “Home.” This is version I have, but it is now out of print. The second time it was published in a collection called “The World as I Remember It: Through the Eyes of a Ragamuffin.” My understanding is that the content of both books is the same, but the second book includes pictures of Rich taken by Ben Pearson, a brilliant photographer and cinematographer – and one of the filmmakers behind the “Blue Like Jazz” movie.

By: Nathan Bubna

Nathan Bubna — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:25:20 +0000

Wow, has it been twelve years already? I remember where i was when i heard, the weather that day and everything. Mother Theresa and Princess Di died around the same time, but it was Rich’s death that hurt me. His lyrics have shaped my faith (and thus my life) like no other artist before or since, though Andrew Peterson is really working hard to compete there.

Do you have any more info on when that book of his columns is going to come out? I totally want that.

By: James

James — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:22:15 +0000

Sadly, I am one of those who is only familiar with 3 or 4 songs. But that’s because I don’t listen to Christian music in general; nothing about Mullins in particular turned me off.
Still, I have grown to appreciate his walk with Christ in recent years as I have read more about him. You have summed it up nicely above in the “abandon” paragraph.

I just wanted to add that that Frances Chan talks about RM a little in Crazy Love, and all I can say to that is “wow!”

Someone needs to make a movie about the life of Rich Mullins.

By: John Pattison

John Pattison — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:50:15 +0000

My last comment was really bad writing – tenses all over the place. I’m sorry about that.

By: John Pattison

John Pattison — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:49:00 +0000

Mark,

I have read his columns. The collection I have included some quotes from Rich as well as some factoids. Two things that stand out for me from this extra stuff is a quote from Rich where he says that he has a reputation for being outdoorsy but that he didn’t even know how to make a fire. Second, Rich said his favorite book was G.K. Chesterton’s “Orthodoxy.” I went out and bought the book and it went on to become one of my own favorites.

By: Leo

Leo — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:03:30 +0000

He is such an inspiring man! I don’t know if I’ve ever known of a man in my lifetime that exemplified Christ like Rich.

By: Dave Zimmerman

Dave Zimmerman — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:00:48 +0000

Thanks for this reminder, John. A weekend of Rich Mullins music would always be worthwhile, but to mark the anniversary of his death is particularly fitting.

By: Mark Petterson

Mark Petterson — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:45:32 +0000

Thanks for bringing attention to Rich, John. I can only hope that others will keep his faith alive as well. I’ll be joining you in listening to the eight albums. Have you read his columns for RELEASE magazine? They’ve been collected in book form, as well. Absolutely heartbreaking.