tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011314028160236945.post6848052742959858064..comments2008-06-04T09:22:40.312-04:00R. Wayne Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17082799151578983563wayne@rwaynestacy.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011314028160236945.post-78609483528026553572008-06-04T09:22:00.000-04:002008-06-04T09:22:00.000-04:00Thanks for setting me straight on Rich Mullins. Perhaps he would be as appalled at how his song is being used to support a shallow theology as I am. rwsR. Wayne Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17082799151578983563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011314028160236945.post-85498589367150643892008-06-03T16:07:00.000-04:002008-06-03T16:07:00.000-04:00Hey now--yes, "awesome" is misused, but please don't blame that on Rich Mullins, one of my favorite songwriters! While "Awesome God" is not one of my favorites songs, the verses let one know the writer didn't think awesome meant cool. The first verse contains the phrase "There's thunder in His footsteps and lightning in His fists." I think Mullins had a clue that this was a God to be feared! <BR/>A much better Rich Mullins song that illustrates the non-cool awesomeness of God is "The love of God." Here's the last verse:<BR/>Joy and sorrow are this ocean <BR/>And in their every ebb and flow <BR/>Now the Lord a door has opened <BR/>That all Hell could never close <BR/>Here I'm tested and made worthy <BR/>Tossed about but lifted up <BR/>In the reckless raging fury <BR/>That they call the love of God" <BR/><BR/>Okay, enough of that. I think it's time to put in an old Rich Mullins CD while I feed my baby.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>IdellIdellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12146186041533389273noreply@blogger.com