Rich Mullins was a once-in-a-lifetime singer/songwriter whose impact on Christian music and the church is still felt today, even twenty years after his passing. His words and music softened and inspired the most hardened hearts to believe. His was a ragged and raw faith of a pilgrim, poet, and prophet. Now more than a dozen of today's singers, songwriters, producers, and authors gather to share never-before-heard stories and lessons that continue to influence their music and ministries today. These lessons, gleaned from Rich's own struggles and pursuits, are combined with lyrics from unreleased Rich Mullins songs that will inspire longtime Mullins fans, new Christian music followers, and spiritual seekers trying to understand the reckless love of God. Rich Mullins was a once-in-a-lifetime singer/songwriter whose impact on Christian music and the church is still felt today, even twenty years after his passing. His words and music softened and inspired the most hardened hearts to believe. His was a ragged and raw faith of a pilgrim, poet, and prophet. Now more than a dozen of today's singers, songwriters, producers, and authors gather to share never-before-heard stories and lessons Rich taught them that continue to influence their music and ministries today. These lessons gleaned from Rich's own struggles and pursuits, are combined with lyrics from eleven unreleased Rich Mullins songs, to inspire both longtime Mullins fans as well as new Christian music followers and spiritual seekers looking for a little guidance for courageously living by faith in a world that laughs at the idea. A multiple Dove Award-nominated singer/ songwriter and respected author, Andrew Greer is known for his soulful folk-gospel sound, instinctively captured on his critically-acclaimed Angel Band recordings. Andrew's 2013 hymns project, All Things Bright & Beautiful , held the #1 position on Nielsen Christian SoundScan's Instrumental chart for twenty-five consecutive weeks. The author of Transcending Mysteries , Andrew's stories have appeared in Christianity Today, In Touch , and CCM Magazine . A native Texan, Andrew makes his home in Franklin, Tennessee. Randy Cox has forty years of experience in music publishing, including his work at Paragon Music, where he discovered Michael W. Smith, and at Meadowgreen Music, where he first signed Rich Mullins. As publisher or representative, Randy's songs have been heard on more than eighty million recordings, including dozens of Grammy and Dove Award-winning albums. Randy lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where he also serves as adjunct professor at Trevecca University and a consultant with LifeWay Worship Resources. Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth Spiritual Conversations Inspired by the Life & Lyrics of Rich Mullins By Andrew Greer, Randy Cox Worthy Publishing Group Copyright © 2017 Andrew Greer and Randy Cox All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-68397-040-8 Contents Foreword by Amy Grant, Introduction, PART 1: LOVE ALONE, Part 1 Introduction, 1. Bare by Cindy Morgan, 2. Flaws and All, 3. The Ragamuffin Truth by Brennan Manning, 4. Reflections on Rich by David McCracken, 5. Skin on Skin, 6. Radical Love by Sarah Hart, 7. Tribe and Tongue, 8. Reflections on Rich by Lowell Alexander, 9. The Real Deal of Humility, 10. Listen and Love by David Mullins, 11. Grief's Patient Friend, 12. The Resolution of Grace, 13. How Rude ... Not to Agree with God by Mark Lowry, 14. Hum a Hymn, 15. A Little Salt in the Oats by Jason Gray, 16. A Conversation with Andrew Peterson, PART 2: THUNDER, Part 2 Introduction, 17. Juxtaposition by Dan Haseltine from Jars of Clay, 18. The Power of Presence, 19. Reflections on Rich by Josh Blakesley, 20. The Truth of a Sunset, 21. The Reality of Mercy by Sara Groves, 22. If These Pews Could Speak, 23. The Wideness in God's Mercy by Melissa Reagan, 24. Glimmers of Grace by Ian Morgan Cron, 25. Surrender ... the Divine Permission, 26. Reflections on Rich by Mitch McVicker, 27. The Politics of Prayer, 28. Bewildered Curiosity by Ashley Cleveland, 29. The Speech of the Eternal, 30. Change the World by David Leo Schultz, 31. Worry into Worship, 32. Reflections on Rich by Marita Meinerts Albinson, 33. A Conversation with Shane Claiborne, PART 3: TROUBADOUR, Part 3 Introduction, 34. The Bittersweet Longing by Carolyn Arends, 35. Evidences of Eden, 36. Reflections on Rich by Keith Bordeaux, 37. Not Home Yet, 38. Mercy! by Mark Lee from Third Day, 39. The Open Table by Jonathan Martin, 40. Body and Water, 41. Reflections on Rich by Reed Arvin, 42. Orphan Child, 43. The Redemption of the Do-Gooders by Brandon Heath, 44. The (Lonely) Road Home, 45. Reflections on Rich by Ian Morgan Cron, 46. Snow Day, 47. Liturgical Living by Jimmy Abegg, 48. A Conversation with Mike Blanton, Don Donahue, and Randy Cox, Afterword, Acknowledgments, About the Contributors, Notes, CHAPTER 1 Bare Cindy Morgan Humility