Johnny Proctor starts us off with a sixties-style vibe called "Childlike Faith."

Then Jimmie Bratcher takes us to Matthew 14:29 when Peter finds what it's like to "Get Out the Boat."

I get up the nerve to share a little bit of my music, a song called "My Sacrifice," and then Sarah Bauer finishes up the show with "See Me Through."

I love this song.


We live, we love,
We forgive and never give up
'Cause the days we are given are gifts from above
And today we remember to live and to love.

I'm feeling better and ready to jump back into the routine — watch for a new show Thursday featuring the music of Johnny Proctor, Jimmie Bratcher, Sarah Bauer and a youngish man named w.p. bluhm.

I don't know how many folks might come based on this little podcast, but I thought you should know Saturday's Jimmie Bratcher concert at Celebration Church in Green Bay was postponed. The massive snowstorm last weekend forced cancellation of services, and they'd been counting on the Sunday service to promote ticket sales. I'll let you know when it's rescheduled.

I'm feeling better and hope to be back behind the mic soon! Thanks for your prayers.

So here I was, looking forward to doing a couple more Ikthuscasts this weekend and working along doing my thing, which got me home late Thursday night.

It seems I have a touch of stomach flu or something, and I didn't notice how queasy it was making me until I lost consciousness and landed with a thud on the bathroom floor. After a few minutes, I heard shouting in the distance, and as I became more aware again, I realized it was Red yelling at the 911 operator that launching the ambulance was more important than telling the operator what my birthday is. She's very practical that way. She had heard the crash, pushed her way into the bathroom and found me lying completely unresponsive with my head bent over the side of the tub. The poor thing thought I'd had a stroke, which runs in my family.

I'll spare you the gruesome details, but the bottom line seems to be that I had gotten myself dehydrated, and several hours and a couple of saline bags later, I came home for a long wintry weekend of convalescing. The experience has sapped some of my ambition for podcast-producing, so I hope you'll forgive a slight delay. Tank you berry much.

Ikthuscast turns 50 with this episode. In terms of quantity, it passed my other podcast, Uncle Warren's Attic, the other day. Part of the reason is that one takes a little more work, but it's also a sign that I'm enjoying this gig too, and it's fun sharing the work these talented musicians are doing for God.

In Ikthuscast 50:
+ Without End - Dan Ryker
+ Three Chords - The Rev. Jimmie Bratcher
+ You Alone - A Breath of Fresh Air

As an added bonus here's a video of Jimmie Bratcher, who performs Feb. 23 at Celebration Church in Green Bay:

Playing the song "Dance With You" in Monday's show reminded me of this dance skit that a friend sent me one day ... 

Another 15-minute blast of independent Christian music:

Dance With You - Take No Glory
Mercy Once Again - Recent Rainfall
Here and Now - Jessica Smith-Wright

She sang this song at the Cup O Joy Coffeehouse in Green Bay last month - very powerful by itself and even more so with the images.

A good way to get a little praise and wisdom into your daily routine is to spend each month negotiating through Psalms and Proverbs. I start with the chapter corresponding to the date and read every 30th Psalm, then the corresponding chapter in Proverbs. For example, today I'll read Psalms 9, 39, 69, 99 and 129 along with Proverbs 9, which includes the gem in verse 10 (NIV):

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

I've heard that the word for "fear" translates better as "awe," which makes more sense to me, since our God is indeed an awesome god.

Michael Popenhagen performs at Resurrection Life Church in Richland, Mich. From the album "Enter the Mystery" ...

The big winter storm missed Green Bay this time - but we're praying for the folks in southern Wisconsin - 20 inches of snow in some spots! - along with the families struck by the tornadoes down south.

As for the show this time around:
+ Just Like Peter - A Breath of Fresh Air
+ More Like You - Matt Brady
+ Baptism - Motorist Jones
+ I Wonder As I Wander - Motherlode

The first song I ever played on "Ikthuscast" gets its own video from 38 Acres ...

A taste of Sunday morning at Green Bay's Celebration Church. Actually, this is a sample of Pastor Mark Gungor's other gig, a marriage seminar called "Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage."

Together again - thanks for your patience!

+ Grab the Truth - Mission 5:16
+ Oh I Praise You - 38 Acres
+ Bless and Keep You - Recent Rainfall