11/17/2019
Philippians 2:5-11
Christian DaPonte
Rich Mullins was a Christian music singer and songwriter born in Richmond, Indiana. He died in an automobile accident in September of 1997. Mullins is best known for his praise choruses “Awesome God” and “Step by Step”, which have been embraced as modern classics by many Christians. He was heavily influenced by St. Francis of Assisi, whose life inspired Mullins to take religious vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. After graduation from Friends University, he moved to a reservation in Tse Bonito, New Mexico to teach music to Navajo children. living in a hogan at the reservation until his death.
Rich Mullins Resources:
The World as I Remember It: Through the Eyes of a Ragamuffin by Rich Mullins
Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth: Spiritual Conversations Inspired by the Life and Lyrics of Rich Mullins by Andrew Greer
Rich Mullins: A Devotional Biography: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven by James Bryan Smith (forward by Brennan Manning)
All Saints Resources:
Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals eds. Shane Claiborne, Enuma Okuro, & Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
Blessed Among All Women: Women Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time by Robert Ellsberg
A Living Gospel: Reading God’s Story in Holy Lives by Robert Ellsberg
All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time by Robert Ellsberg
Can I Get a Witness?: Thirteen Peacemakers, Community-Builders, and Agitators for Faith and Justice eds. Charles Marsh, Shea Tuttle, & Dan Rhodes
Spiritual Classics: Selected Readings on the Twelve Spiritual Disciplines ed. Richard Foster & Emilie Griffin
Songs for Today’s Worship Gathering:
Step by Step by Strasser/Mullins
Holy, Holy, Holy by Heber/Dykes
He Leadeth Me by Gilmore/Bradbury
King of My Heart by McMillan
The Kingdom is Yours by Common Hymnal
This World is Not My Home by Brumley
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