Foreword by Brennan Manning, author of The Ragamuffin Gospel
Afterword by David Mullins
Release Date: September 1, 2000
Broadman & Holman Publishers
Format: Hard Cover, 256 pages, 6 x 9
ISBN: 0-8054-2135-1
Price: $24.99

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.

Rich Mullins rose to fame and fortune in the music industry and then gave it all away to live in obscurity 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.

Author James Bryan Smith describes this book as a "devotional biography," giving readers an insight into Rich's life, but more importantly, allowing the readers to learn what was most important to Rich; urging people to draw near to God. The book focuses on the key themes of Rich's life including Family, Creation, Suffering, Simplicity, and the Love of God.

The only biography authorized by the Mullins family, the book includes a sixteen-page insert of pictures from Rich's life and discussion questions at the book's end called "Growing Deeper." Also includes a free companion CD of Rich's music arranged in order of chapter titles.

James Bryan Smith teaches theology and is chaplain at Friend's 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 developed with Rich Mullins over the last seven years of Mullins' life. In fact, while Mullins attended Friend's University, he lived in an attic apartment in the Smiths' home for two years.

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