Remembering Rich

Remembering Rich

So it was 10 years ago yesterday that Rich Mullins tragically passed away in a car accident. Tuesday night, Todd & I listened to our favorite Rich songs while smoking our pipes. It was a great experience. And last night, we watched one of his last concerts on DVD. As Rich would talk between the songs, we were just amazed at his wisdom, and how far ahead of his time he was. (Todd rightfully noted that Brian McLaren has raised some of the same points today - and many Christians brand Brian a heretic).

Here are some miscallaneous thoughts on Rich:
-I still look up to the way he lived his life: Even with all the $ he made as a singer/songwriter, he chose to get paid the average salary of a working American man his age. Everything else on top of that was given to charity and missions organizations. Seriously, what would the world look like if every Christian did the same?

-I love his heart for Native Americans. The more I study history, the more angered and saddened I become at what us white Christians have done to them over the years. Like Rich, I would love to be involved with a ministry to Native Americans someday, assisting them in their poverty, sharing the real Gospel with them, and helping preserve their beautiful culture.

-Even with all his frustrations, Rich still loved the Church.

-I too, need to be constantly reminded of the grace and love of God. So much of the time, I feel like God must be disappointed in me. But as Rich said, there's nothing we can do to make God love us more, and there's nothing we can do to make God love us less.

For anyone who hasn't, read his biography "An Arrow Pointing to Heaven." It's one of the best books you'll ever read.

"Hadoken!"

I used to be a video game freak. Atari, Nintendo, Gameboy, Genesis, Gamegear, 32X, I had it all; at least for a while. But when new game systems got 14 buttons on their controllers, I gave them up.

So for 12 years now, I haven't had or played video games. But in the back of my mind, I've always missed Street Fighter II; the coolest game ever. The urge got too great today so I went to a used game shop and bought a Sega Genesis, along with Street Fighter II, NBA Jam T.E., and Sonic 2. I don't care how outdated I am, Genesis rocks and I'm having a blast!