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Behind the Scenes Success May Be Better Than In Your Face Glory!

Russ Hutto — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:56:21 +0000

I got this comment on one of my Sunday Setlists posts this weekend. It’s from a good friend of mine and one of my former students from my youth pastor days. I spent a lot of time pouring into the lives of those kids. We had a great core group of kids that were musically [...]

Where is God?

Russ Hutto — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:00:25 +0000

Sometimes God can be found in a cathedral, in a chapel, or in a church building. Sometimes God can be found in the wilderness, beneath the stars, or beside the ocean. Sometimes God can be found on a busy sidewalk, in a market, or in a cafe. Sometimes God can be found in a smile, [...]

Is God Wholly Everywhere While Nothing Contains Him Wholly?

Russ Hutto — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:00:51 +0000

Food For Thought from St. Augustine’s Confessions “And how shall I call upon my God, my God and Lord, since, when I call for Him, I shall be calling Him to myself? And what room is there within me, whither my God can come into me? Whither can God come into me, God who made [...]

Subject to None, Servant and Subject of All

Russ Hutto — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:28:42 +0000

The Return of RussHutto.com This post marks my “return to blogging.” Oh I’ve been keeping up with my #SundaySetlists posts whenever I lead worship so there’s been new content here monthly, but the last few months have been pretty crazy and hectic. iBooks A few nights ago I found “iBooks” on my iPhone. It’s a [...]

Recurring Dreams: Are They Some Form of Sign?

Russ Hutto — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:04:25 +0000

So, I have this recurring dream about being a senior in high school. It varies (location, school, friends, etc). But it’s basically the same theme: I have to GO BACK to HS at my current age and finish it up to move on to the next phase in life. Last night’s was interesting as I [...]

Jimmy Linville: Heaven is His Address Now

Russ Hutto — Mon, 31 May 2010 20:53:48 +0000

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. (Psalm 116:15) A good friend of mine passed away this morning. Jimmy Linville (Mr. Jimmy to most who knew him) changed his address to a heavenly PO Box this morning. Jimmy was a phenomenal bass player and an all around great musician. [...]

The Bold & Revolutionary Young Teenie Floozie Pop Star is Actually Tired & Predictable

Russ Hutto — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:21:05 +0000

Don’t get me wrong, I love me a great pop song. I mean who doesn’t, right? Just kidding, I don’t listen to much top 40 radio. I don’t listen to much CCM. I’ve never really been one to listen to what the masses do. Well, not much anyways. Maybe it’s because I studied music for [...]

Are We Creating A Generation of Jerks?

Russ Hutto — Sat, 01 May 2010 02:57:31 +0000

On the Wall Street Journal Site there is an article that places the blame for narcissistic, self-absorbed, entitled children (even college students) on Mr. Rogers. You know, the sweater wearing nice guy who talked to puppets and told us all how special we are. Well, in the article the author doesn’t say Mr. Rogers is [...]

Fitness Friday: So-So Weight Loss, Pretty Good Body Shape Change

Russ Hutto — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:50:40 +0000

I don’t do this regularly, but I thought I’d point you over to my “other” blog WorkoutBrothers.com for a friday filled with my progress report. As far as weight loss I’m doing so-so, but I’m very pleased with the change of my body shape. You have to check it out! Viewer discretion is advised though. [...]

What if? [Thoughts on Love]

Russ Hutto — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:26:59 +0000

Ever have one of those nights where you can’t go to sleep because your mind is just teeming with thoughts? Last night, it seems, was one of those for me. Typically, I’m not a “head hit the pillow start snoring” kind of a guy, so I’m used to my thoughts tucking me in at night, [...]