I just finished reading Brennan Manning‘s book “The Ragamuffin Gospel” (which I hope to review in coming weeks) and also heard this song by Lecrae recently and it struck me that “Take Me As I Am” is in many ways Manning’s book rapped out. But, you can judge for yourselves.
“Thank you, Rich. You left us too soon. We’ve missed you. You suck, by the way, for not wearing a seatbelt. Say “hi” to Francis for us.” – Jason Boyett, speaking on the anniversary of Rich Mullins death
I don’t know where the video clips are from, but this is the best full version of the song I could find on YouTube. Anyways, “Sometimes by Step”, sung by Rich Mullins with over-dubbing done by Bebo Norman. Great stuff. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2ugTc4bJ-o] Lyrics: Sometimes the night was beautiful Sometimes the sky was so far away Sometimes [...]
This is probably my favorite quote by Rich Mullins: “It don’t do to fight with God, ’cause He always wins. He’ll bloody your nose and then He gives you a ride home on His bicycle.” -Rich Mullins