Best known for “Awesome God” and “Sing Your Praise to the Lord,” Rich Mullins burst onto the Christian music scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s and delivered a number of memorable songs that were both theologically rich and experientially compelling. His success paved the way for singer/songwriters like Chris Rice, Andrew Peterson, and the band Caedmon’s Call.

In the days following Robin Williams’ death by suicide, social media sites and news outlets were afire with quotes from the brilliant actor’s best-loved films. The scene that most affected his fans, at least as measured by Twitter mentions, seemed to be the carpe diem monologue from Dead Poets Society, which The Hollywood Reporter dubbed “perhaps the most iconic speech of [Williams’] career.” (See video clip below.)

Actor Robin Williams, whose blazing comic star exploded into Hollywood in the 1970s and burned bright for more than 35 years, died Monday in an apparent suicide. He was 63.

Williams was found dead from asphyxiation at his home in the San Francisco Bay area. An emergency call from his house was placed shortly before noon Monday.