If it all just happened overnight, you would never learn to believe in what you cannot see.

I don't write songs that don't affect me on some level, because I figure if I am not moved by it, if its not something that I have a longing to celebrate or to be reminded of, if it doesn't affect me, then how can I possibly think it is going to affect somebody else. My touchstone is write something that matters.

I count myself really fortunate that I have some lifelong friends. The best thing about a friend is when you are being your own worst enemy a friend can help snap you out of it.

I was taught a lot of Bible at home and had a voracious appetite for reading the Bible.

For me, the backdrop of half the experiences of life includes music.

I started my teenage years singing in churches across America, and finally wound up on a big stage.

Rich Mullins was the uneasy conscience of Christian music. He didn't live like a star. He'd taken a vow of poverty so that what he earned could be used to help others.