The Kubik Report

Andre van Belkum Tells us About South Central Africa in 1999

Our very good friends Andre and Elise van Belkum visited us in Lafayette, IN while coming from South Africa to a General Conference of Elders meeting Cincinnati.  I happened to come across this audio file and brought it back to life.  His message to us inspired our going to these places and before the start of LifeNets.  Andre was the Director of LifeNets South Africa and facilitated our aid to these areas.  You can read more about them at  
Zambia http://lifenets.org/zambia
Malawi http://lifenets.org/malawi
He refers to places on a map which is here:

Kubik: Trumpets and my UCG History

I presented this in Indianapolis UCG on October 3, 2024.  I speak about the History of the Feast of Trumpets, its traditions and how they relate to us, in particular how they affect our character and work.
Documents referred to can be found at 
http://x.com/victorkubik
http://coe.ucg.org
https://coe.ucg.org/updates/united-church-god-2019-2020-strategic-operation-and-budget-plan
 
 
 

With Ken Murray: Reflections on the Proof of the Bible

The Bible is by far the most proliferated book throughout all history.  No matter how man has tried to judge and destroy this literature, it has turned back on those critics and has judged them.
Ken and I reflect on our experience with the Bible and what understanding it has given us. 

Cobb and Snyder: Path to Power, Love and Sound Mind

David Cobb gave a presentation at Brown County to the United Church of God over Pentecost weekend earlier in 2024.   He spoke about how to build power, love, and a sound mind (mental health). This is so important now when mental health has deteriorated due to all the pressures we must endure.  
Michael Snyder joins in this discussion.  
One resources referred to in this podcast is United Church of God's Light of Hope Helpline. 

Where Are YOU in Prophecy?

As we approach the fall Holy Day season, I have been thinking a lot about biblical prophecy. The upcoming High Days literally burst with prophetic meaning. Essentially one half of the plan of God – the death and resurrection of the prophesied Messiah, the time for us to come out of sin and come under the sacrifice of Christ, and the coming of the powerful Holy Spirit – these have been moved over into the “fulfilled” category of Bible prophecy.  Now, we move into the unfulfilled group.  What is God revealing to us?
 

Insightful comments about how young UCG Adults share their faith

Just before taking off on Sunday Gear Grinder bike ride along Lake Superior in Minnesota, we talk about the most important and personal aspects of our faith and how we share it with others.  
From September 9, 2023  
The First Annual Gear Grinders Classic event was held on September 10th in Northern Minnesota.   It was a bike ride from Gooseberry Falls State Park in Minnesota on the North Shore of Lake Superior participated in about almost 20 people (including me and my son Michael)  who enjoyed a weekend of fellowship, great food, Church services and THIS INTERACTIVE PODCAST!   
We held an open discussion about how we can better share our faith in doing our part in preaching the Gospel.  You will hear the insightful comments made by 
Andy Lee
Michael Kubik
Dan Laustad
Shari Gjesvold
Scott Gjesvold
Tammy DeVilbiss
Tony Stith
Elizabeth Stith
JR Landgren
 

Part 2: Reflections on the life of Robert George Jones - a Physical Connection to a Spiritual World

This is part 2 of our memorial podcasts about Robin Jones who dies on May 21, 2024.  The photo of him is one I took in 2014 while at the funeral of John Ross Schroeder in Watford, Hertfordshire. UK.
 
Look at the end of this note for links referred to in the podcast.
 
Here's what I wrote initially on Facebook:
I was saddened to hear about the death of long-time minister Robin Jones from the United Kingdom. He died unexpectedly on May 21, 2024 at the age of 88. I took this photo of Mr. Jones at the funeral of John Ross Schroeder on March 20, 2014, in the United Kingdom. While there we got together for dinner to discuss many things that have happened in our lives in 50 years.
 
Robin Jones was a pillar of the Church, serving as faculty at Ambassador College in Bricket Wood during my two years there. His was the Faculty Advisor to the Portfolio, the College newspaper I worked for. I was fortunate to be part of the student's trip to Israel in June 1969 which, he led.
As as senior I was on the Church visiting programme and visited brethren in the London area with regularity with him. It's been an honor to know him and his wife Shirley who preceded him.
_____________________
 
Links:
Robin Jones sermon on March 2, 2014 about the History of the Work
 
Part 1 - The life of Robin Jones as told by son Rolfe and daughter Danielle Feith.   
 
Rolfe Jones Aug 3, 2024 sermon about his father Robin Jones

Part 1 The life of Robin Jones as told by son Rolfe and daughter Danielle Feith.

Robin Jones, from the United Kingdom, left this earthly life on May 21, 2024. He touched thousands of people worldwide, including my classmates at Ambassador College and beyond.
His son Rolfe and daughter Danielle give compelling testimonials that tell the story of their father's legacy on so many of us. 
Hear tributes from Gerhard Marx, Aaron Dean, Melvin Rhodes, and Ken Murray.
Stay tuned for PART 2!

A Memorial Podcast to Les Booth

On July 19, 2024 our and many other people’s dear friend Les Booth left this earthly life.  He was dearly beloved and a month later after his passing there remains an emptiness in our friendships and church fellowship with his absence.   
Les was a devout Christian, a devoted husband and father, a thinker.   He was also an enthusiast in various interests including the latest Technolgy, web development and most recently AI.  I wanted to be in line to interview him about AI and did so in February of 2024 and did two podcasts with him for The Kubik Report.
Les Booth helped me with my first website 28 years ago.  He designed the art work that is still the welcoming graphic on my site www.kubik.org. 
He taught me HTML when there were no WSYWIG tools such as Front Page of Dreamweaver.  He was always ahead of his time.   
As a memorial to Les Booth I would like to replay my first podcast with him January 25 about AI.  

Greg Thomas: Dealing with Disappointment and Relationships

With Greg Thomas, we discuss principles of Personal Leadership as outlined in Greg's book Making Life's Puzzle Pieces Fit.  We discuss
Dealing with disappointment,
A Life in Balance
Simple Diversions
Meaningful Relationships 
Making Life's Puzzle Pieces Fit is available on Amazon.  We will continue through all the pieces in this series of podcasts. 
We invite comments and suggestions at vkubik@gmail.com.   
Visit Greg Thomas's websites at 
https://leadingtoday.org 
https://leadershipexcellencenow.com/

Victor Kubik: Who? Why? Put Off Outrage. Pursue Peace.

We are headed into the final months of the Presidential campaign, which will pit Donald Trump against Kamala Harris. Where do you stand? Some say we should not talk about religion and politics. Well, this podcast speaks about both. 
You comments, thoughts and feedback are welcome.  Please write to me at 
vkubik@gmail.com
 
 
Current politics is chaotic and rough and a spectacle to the world.  A friend of mine from Australia wrote me yesterday.   

Neal Kinsey returns from July Ag conference in Ukraine: soil fertility, war, and more

Neal Kinsey has just returned from Ukraine, where he was a speaker at an agricultural conference in Vinnytsia. 
He is the Owner and CEO of Kinsey Agricultural Services, Inc., which specializes in building or re-building soil fertility to improve quality and yields through soil and plant analysis. 
He is a highly acclaimed soil specialist and consultant and has been called a consultant’s consultant.  
He is also elder in the United Church of God living in Charleston, Missouri.
Website: http://kinseyag.com
Podcast: https://kinseyag.com/learn/podcast/
 

With Ken Murray: Parables Explain the Kingdom

Click here for playlist of all my podcasts with Ken Murray
https://vkubik.podbean.com/category/ken-murray
Ken Murray and I discuss Christ's most common teaching technique:  the use of PARABLES.  Most of the parables taught some aspect about the Coming and present Kingdom of God.  Here are a few links referred to in the podcast created by Ken Murray:
Listing of Christ's 70 parables http://kubik.org/resources/parableskm.pdf
Chapter 18 of Grandad & Nanna's Bible Story, on UCG, which is a dialogue style between Parent and Child, on the Parableshttps://www.ucg.org/beyond-today/blogs/grandad-nannas-bible-story-chapter-18
Grandad & Nanna's Bible Story - 70 Parables of Jesus Christ - Part 1 https://www.ucg.org/beyond-today/blogs/grandad-nannas-bible-story-70-parables-of-jesus-christ-part-1
Grandad & Nanna's Bible Story - 70 Parables of Jesus Christ - Part 2 https://www.ucg.org/beyond-today/blogs/grandad-nannas-bible-story-70-parables-of-jesus-christ-part-2
 

Kubik: What Will Happen to Me When I Die?

Today I will answer a question that we have all asked ourselves:   
What will happen to me when AND AFTER I die?  
When the lights go out in this life and our bodies are lifeless,  where will we be?   
Is this life all there is?    
Is there an afterlife?   
There are so many ideas.  
How can you KNOW the answer that is the TRUTH!!??   
Why am I asking these questions?   
We are confronted with them when death happens.   We need to think through these questions and answers at a time other than at a funeral.  
Death, the death of close people to us is constant.  We are stunned, we think about it.  We hope that there will be “something” in another dimension....when we will meet our loved ones and be reunited with them. 
It is important to speak on it with authority, confidence and mostly HOPE ABOUT THE RESURECTION which means:
Again from below to stand 
I would like to talk about OUR RESURRECTION primarily from the 15th chapter of I Corinthians that covers five important aspects of our resurrection. 
I’ll speak about the FOUNDATION of this HOPE 
IMPORTANCE 
THE ORDER OF THE RESURRECTION  
THE NATURE 
ULTIMATE VICTORY 
This is not human philosophy, authority.  The Truth will set us free.  
So, please listen.  
 

Melvin Rhodes: How Prophecy Might Play Out in Trump Presidency. Ready?

It's only been four days since the close call with Donald Trump's failed assassination. Now a frenzied Republican National Convention has all but declared him President of the United States .While US citizens focus on domestic matters, the world is watching to see how the coming leadership of the nation will play out in Bible Prophecy.  What will international alignments be now?  What about Ukraine, NATO, Russia, Israel/Hamas/ Taiwan?  Melvin Rhodes analyzes what is set before us.  What should Christians be thinking and doing.  
Mel Rhodes Place blog
https://melvinrhodes.wordpress.com/
 

Donald Trump: Too Close a Call. What it Means.

Less than 24 hours ago, Former President Donald Trump survived assassination by a hair.  We are still reeling from what happened as we try to process the full impact of this event, which will affect history and what's ahead for our nation and the world. 
Columnist and Pastor Steve Buchanan and I discussed the ramifications of yesterday's events and want to share them with you as quickly as we can. 
Subscribe to Steve Buchanan's World News and Prophecy Review .https://worldnewsandprophecyreview.com/home/
 

Greg Thomas: Conversational Terrorism

Greg and I talk about how irresponsibly people communicate with one another -- because they can: through social media, unashamed politics and the ability to write harsh words through electronic media. We are all guilty of this, and in our discussion, we bring awareness to this.
"Gaslighting, "a form of Conversational Terrorism, was Merriam Webster's Word of the Year in 2022. 
You can see a link to an interesting list of Conversational Terrorism terms at
https://www.vandruff.com/art_converse.html
Subscribe Greg's YouTube channel by typing in "Leadership Excellence Channel" in the YouTube search bar. 
Also, learn more about Greg Thomas at
https://leadershipexcellencenow.com/about-greg-l-thomas
 

With Ken Murray: Kingdom of God Down to Earth

Ken Murray, United Church of God pastor for Clermont, Central Queensland, Australia, and I discuss THE KINGDOM OF GOD.  Both Ken and I became acquainted with and became believers in what that Kingdom is from the entirety of the Bible. We both saw that it was not what is popularly taught as heaven, a feeling, a church.  Then, what is it?  Find our by listening here.  We invite your comments to vkubik@gmail.com

Kurt Hoyer: The Continuing Quest to Connect New Finds in Archeology to the Bible

Kurt Hoyer is passionate about the connection between archeology and the Bible. He received a Master's degree in this field from Hebrew University in Israel. He and his wife Jennifer have served in the Foreign Service and is now retired. He has lived in diverse places around the world, including Afghanistan, Kenya, the Philippines, and several others. 
He presents a fascinating insight into the archeological advances that have given proof of historical biblical narratives.  
 
 
 
 

Coping and Conduct in a Crazy World - Dr. Roy Fouch

No one can deny that we have entered markedly different times since 2020; every month seems to introduce a new what at one time may have considered a once-in-a-lifetime crisis.  Now, the crises come one after another.  It's sudden runaway inflation, world tension on the brink of a civilization-ending world war. The United States has joined other countries as a post-Christian society.  How can we cope and live a meaningful life governed by more than platitudes?  I talk to Christian psychologist Dr. Roy Fouch, who gives us insight from both his prison practice and his private practice about how to cope and how to become a constructive Christian.  
Replay from June 26, 2022