Last year, at about this time I posted this and got great response. What I’d love to SEE is some more lap drum videos! Read through and take a video of you lap drumming and then link it to the comments! Wheeee!
Check out this video after the break that proves Lap Drumming will enhance your love life!
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, but every now and then I’ll have one of those nights where I wish I could just turn off my brain…solely for the purpose of sleep.
So I was thinking about a lot of things. Mainly, playing out certain events that will never happen in a million years. A fruitless pursuit, but I couldn’t get away from it. So, I got more and more frustrated, and more and more tired in the process.
So here’s contribution number 2 this month for the Songwriting Assignment over at The Worship Community.
It’s out of the same passage (Isaiah 40). It’s neat how you can meditate on a passage for almost a month and then write 2 totally different songs, almost based on the same ideas. Nice.
This song is basically about singing LOUD that God is coming back.
Kind of a “prepare the way” kind of a song.
I kind of went back to some of my old Blind Men See rock roots for a little of this. I can also hear some Lincoln Brewster and Hillsong influence in there as well.
What do you think? If you’d like to use this song please contact me and let me know you do! It is © 2010 Russ Hutto, but I’d love to hear about how you used it!
1) Top 10 Songs for Praise & Worship: About a year ago I listed the top song choices for House of Joy in Valdosta, GA.
2) How To Play The Drums On Your Lap: In this post (with video) I discuss how you can actually learn to play the drums without sticks, without a drum set, and ultimately without expensive lessons (though none of those things could hurt).
3) 50 Songs [Crunk Edition]: Drowning (New Rap Version): Back in March 09, I shared this little rap diddy. It’s probably one of my favorite re-writes.
4) 50 Songs: Nothing But The Blood (Remix): In June 09, I reworked the old public domain hymn, Nothing But The Blood and came up with this odd, but catchy, tune.
5) What The American Church Needs: After some engaging discussion with my brother, this post was born. Bottom line? Do we need technology, facility or money to be successful? No. We NEED to represent Jesus collectively. Period. Everything else is good, but not necessary.
6) 3 Ways To Add Worship Team Members: A quick post about recruiting by relationship.
7) Present Tense by Jason Lehman: One of my favorite poems.
8) Sex, Lies & Religion by Randy Elrod: Book review. Great book that will definitely provoke thought and start discussion.
I’m doing fairly well in my pursuit of a fit lifestyle. I’ve committed to not only exercising and eating right, but also to reading, researching, and learning as much as I can along the way. It takes time and a bit of discipline, but I’ve decided that never again will I just take someone else’s word for something.
Here’s just a few the things that help keep me going each week.
Vibram Fivefingers
After doing a bunch of reading and research on “barefooting” and the barefoot lifestyle, I bought a pair of Vibram Fivefingers. These are the shoes that look like feet.
Long story short, it’s healthier ALL AROUND to go barefoot. Shoes hurt your feet. Even the ones designed to keep you from hurting your feet. Shoes make us walk wrong and cause our feet, ankles, and lower legs to get weak. I don’t want weak ankles!! Don’t listen to people who say you must have shoes or you’ll hurt your feet…think of all the rickshaw drivers all around the world who are barefoot or wear cheap, thin sandals. And remember the freedom of being a kid and running around barefoot in the grass! Woohoo!
So, around the house and yard, I go barefoot. And 99% of the time when I’m out and about (including working out and exercising) I’m wearing my fives.
Find yourself a pair: VibramFivefingers.com (You might have to find a retail outfitter that carries these. They are in HIGH DEMAND.)
Mark’s Daily Apple (.com)
One of the websites that I frequent daily is MarksDailyApple.com. It’s a website chock full of “primal” fitness information. I usually springboard from there to other sites and studies, but that’s usually where I start. Mark presents most, if not all, of his fitness and nutrition articles, from an evolutionary standpoint (which I’m not necessarily into), but the information is amazing.
I like to think of it more from an “isolated tribe in the Amazon” kind of a way.
Here’s the skinny: Eat meat, fruits and veggies, nuts and berries, and get a lot of exercise.
This website is overflowing with cool ideas, recipes, and informative articles about a healthy lifestyle.
CrossFit (.com)
From a Workout from Last Summer
Keith and I workout together almost daily. He’s a certified personal trainer and after this weekend will be a certified CrossFit instructor. Typically, our workouts are some variation of a CrossFit WOD (Workout of the Day). You can find these daily at CrossFit.com. There’s a small CrossFit group in our area, but we’ve not worked out with them yet.
I wouldn’t encourage beginners to go full steam ahead right into these workouts without an instructor or trainer (I have Keith) but if there’s a CrossFit group or box (gym) near where you are, you might want to look into it. Be warned though, it’s not for the fitness faint of heart.
Workout Brothers (.com)
WorkoutBrothers.com: This is where my brother, Jon, and I (and a friend named Keith), chronicle our health and fitness journey. Keith writes a lot of informative articles. A lot of times we post our results from a workout, or a confessional video, or even just cool links from around the web. Head over there and hit us up on facebook, too, if you’re on a journey of your own, we’d love to journey together!
