To me, the human experience does involve a great deal of anguish. It's joyful, but it's bittersweet. I just think that's life.

But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion.

The most consistent musical experience I had growing up was church music.

Real relationship is gritty and earthy, the stuff that life is made of.

There is not a formula for the way that God heals. There's not a timetable.

More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams.

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.