Beloved musician Rich Mullins lived his life with abandon for God, leaving the spotlight to teach music among a Navajo community. An accident cut his life short in 1997, but his songs and ragamuffin spirit continue to teach many.

In honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Rich’s homegoing, this edition of Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven delivers an intimate look at the experiences that sparked praise hits and the values behind his Christ-like candor. James Bryan Smith captures just what Rich wished for when he said, “I hope I would leave a legacy of joy—a legacy of real compassion.”

See the layers of his story through reflections from friends and family, an afterword by Rich’s brother David Mullins. And in remembrance, be inspired to enjoy God’s world as Rich did.

“I don’t know many people who have died and left so many people saying, ‘I need what Rich Mullins’s life brought to the table, and I don’t know where else to find it except in looking at his life and listening to what he had to say.'”– Amy Grant