The Kubik Report

Tim Martens: "I Will Build My Church" How it's done in NW Arkansas.

Tim Martens started with a United Church of God congregation with only eight adults and two children. It has grown to 37 now. Tim has not been a caretaker; he has practiced his innovative skills to reach into his region in various ways discussed on this podcast. 
Here are links spoken of in the podcast: 
Facebook page for UCG-Northwest Arkansas (over 1,100 followers & now adding about one per day) 
https://www.facebook.com/Sabbath.NWA/   
 
YouTube video channel for UCG NWA (over 600 subscribers and adding one or two per week) 
https://www.youtube.com/@UCGNWA7   
 
BitChute video channel for UCG NWA (38 subscribers – surprisingly number of views without advertising) 
https://www.bitchute.com/search/?query=ucg%20nwa&kind=video&sort=new   
 
Rumble video channel for UCG-Northwest Arkansas (39 followers – with no promotional activity)
https://rumble.com/c/SABBATHNWA   
 
In 2023 we started using the UCG-NWA Facebook/YouTube model for UCG Estonia. 
 
Tim Martens has also set up a Facebook page for UCG Norway in anticipation of his visit to Scandinavia and Eastern Europe this summer. He knows several Norwegians who have attended the Feast in Estonia. My maternal grandfather was Norwegian. He hopes to visit his ancestral family farm near Stavanger, Norway, on this trip. 
 
 
 

Derrick and Cherry Pringle: Zambia - The drought, the Work, old relationships

Derrick/Cherry Pringle and I talked today, March 14, 2024, about conditions in this country.  Bev and I have traveled there many times and spent time with the Pringles, visiting the congregations he founded in the Copper Belt.  
Zambia is experiencing the worst water shortage and now drought in the 30 years that the Pringles have lived there.  
 

Mitch Moss: Clothing, Consulting, Character, Class, Christian

Mitchell Moss is a designer, writer, editor and photographer who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He’s been writing on menswear for more than a decade, helping men discover the principles of how to dress well, feel great and express their style.
We focus particularly on menswear in this podcast, however Mitch Moss gives us a history and biblical narrative about clothing dating to the first animal skins used for clothing in the Book of Genesis through the regal display of attire in the Book of Revelation.
Find out more about Mitch at his website at menswearmusings.com

State of the Union: State of our Leadership - Microcast

Victor Kubik comments about President Biden's March 7, 2024 State of the Union Address to the Nation and which is ultimately heard around the world.  This message reflected the spirit of our leadership and the nation in a time when we desperately need to find out who we are and how we are blessed with the great nation that is now in sore distress.

Les Booth: Artificial Intelligence from Writing to Religion

Les Booth, Creative Collaboration Architect, and I continue discussing the explosive field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In part one, we discussed what AI was, and now we delve into how it can improve your writing and how it can be used to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.     
AI has greatly changed how we do things and it's just beginning!

Twila Reynolds: Straight Talk About Our End of Life

Twila Reynolds and I talk about the inevitable moment coming to all of us: the day of our death.  
Twila Reynold is retired.  She spent most of her professional years in the commercial insurance industry.  But, later, she changed fields and worked in the administrative medical field, which has always interested her. When she began working at the VA Medical Center, she started as an Invasive Procedure Coordinator in the CT area. She later moved to Human  Resources, where she handled all the worker compensation claims for that facility.  
Twila directed me to the book Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. A PBS documentary by the same name is available on YouTube at 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQhI3Jb7vMg
Atul Gawande is a surgeon who explores the inevitable process of aging and ultimately death, and takes a critical look at how the medical profession does not yet have a firm grip on how to handle these processes well. He explores the birth of nursing homes, independent and assisted living facilities, and the various roles modern hospice programs can play to support those nearing the end of their lives. Gawande shares several stories of those who were adeptly aided through the process of growing frail as well as those were not so lucky. Finally, Gawande shares what he has learned about how each of us should approach our mortality as well as that of those we love.
 

With Gary Petty at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention 2024 in Nashville, TN

Gary Petty and our wives attended the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Conference in Nashville, TN, on February 22, 2024.   We met a lot of passionate people with ministries ranging from anti-abortion to anti-pornography to preaching a strong warning and repentance messages to the American people. We met with Russian workers on the Gospel News Channel with a message to the Russian people in their language.  We viewed several live podcasts by Eric Metaxas as well as visited with Washington Times Religion and Family reporter Mark Kellner and much more.  
NRB is a nonpartisan, international association of Christian communicators whose member organizations represent millions of listeners, viewers, and readers. We work to protect the free speech rights of our members by advocating those rights in governmental, corporate, and media sectors, and works to foster excellence, integrity, and accountability in our membership by providing networking, educational, ministry, and relational opportunities.
NRB equips Christian communicators to share the television, and digital platforms. It advocates for issues that matter to Christian communicators, including freedom of speech, online censorship, and technology access. 
www.nrb.org
 

Greg Thomas Leadership - Communication - self-talk, barriers, levels of listening

This will be our 13th Podcast together. Last time we started with a brand-new topic… effective communication. Since August of 2022,  we have been discussing an ongoing series of thought-provoking topics on the subjects of personal leadership development, and business leadership. Greg is a business consultant, author, keynote speaker, and a personal life-coach that I got to know very well over a decade ago.  As a reminder, you can learn more about Greg’s training skills on his YouTube site. Simply type in “leadership excellence channel” on the YouTube home page “search” bar, and you will find him.
In the past, we have spoken with Greg about a lot of interesting topics including Personal Leadership Development, Business Leadership, Servant-Leadership, How to Have a Fulfilling and Productive Day, and the common misconceptions about the Law of Attraction. 
https://leadershipexcellencenow.com
 
 
 

Tucker Carlson/Vladimir Putin Interview What Did We Learn? by Victor Kubik

What did we learn from this rare interview that Tucker Carlson did with Vladimir Putin. Who benefited?  Do we have a greater understanding?   Victor Kubik comments 
Also, is a reading of my article in the BEYOND TODAY magazine about the kind of person Putin is. 
Photo credit: 
Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Andi Chapman - Leaving the Workforce and Finding Yourself

Andi Chapman and I discuss what life is like after ending our professional careers. We compare how we coped and what learned and what new vistas have been created.  
She is an R.N. CDP. CCADCT, Certified Dementia Specialist, Naturopath, FNIP (Food as Nutrition Informed Specialist) CWCN (Certified Wound Care Nurse), and as of 2021, she started her own presentation, consultation company, SelectMed Seminars and Counseling which allows her to write programs for the state of MI assisting in education in facility care staff.  Currently she speaks for Wayne State University; Lansing College in MI;Web MD; Stellantis and Chrysler worldwide, among other groups
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Andi Chapman and I have done previous podcasts about death at 
https://www.ucg.org/inside-united-podcast/inside-united-podcast-113-andi-chapman-discussing-death-part-1
https://www.ucg.org/inside-united-podcast/inside-united-podcast-114-andi-chapman-discussing-death-part-2
Also a video resources about anxiety, depression and despair having consequences  
https://www.ucg.org/members/news/new-video-resource-recorded-with-andi-chapman-anxiety-depression-and-despair-have-consequences
 
 
 

On the Southern Border with Steve Buchanan

Steve Buchanan discusses his observation of living in Tucson, Arizona, only 60 miles from the Mexican border.  Very timely, up-to-date discussion about what's going on with the worst border crisis in history, in which 302,000 illegal aliens entered the United States in December alone.  
Two excellent Twitter sources mentioned in the podcast 
@Michael_YonBen Berquam.   His Twitter account is not active.
 
Be sure to check out Steve Buchanan's newsletter at
 
https://worldnewsandprophecyreview.com/home/

AI - Part 1 Les Booth Discusses the Facts About AI, Capabilities and Myths

Les Booth is a Creative Collaboration Architect specializing in many diverse fields ranging from AI to Fly-fishing.  I have known Les for almost 28 years, and he helped me in the infancy of developing my first websites.  Here, he gives a knowledgeable perspective about AI, which is hot news yet a concept known for many decades.  
Part 1 tells us what AI is, its capabilities, and its very quick development as quickly growing computer memory and speed have made miraculous things happen.  

Greg Thomas: Leadership Requires Communication Part 1

Listen to learn more about the importance of communication skills that you can learn that are vital for a leader's effectiveness and connectivity with those he leads.
The heart and core of most global conflict is a lack of communication skills.  We are not born with them. They must be learned.  We will discuss with you some basics of human communication and how we can begin to develop more positive skills. 

On Courage - Victor Kubik

I’d like to go back to an address I made to the General Conference of Elders of the United Church of God on May 2, 2020.  This was to be our biggest conference yet, celebrating 25 years of the United Church of God’s existence.  We planned for 80% of the ministry to come to Cincinnati, OH for the special event.  As it turned out, this date was in the midst of the darkest days of COVID-19 pandemic.  The in-person conference was canceled.  I did speak to our ministry, but it was in an empty room with everyone listening online wherever they were in the world.
Our theme for Conference was Conviction, Commitment and Courage. 
I chose to speak about Courage as it applied to our outlook on the world and how we need to face challenges in doing our Work, such as in the time of COVID which we were in and didn’t know how things would work out. 
I was inspired to post this as a podcast because of a person who wrote to me how they found this message online and how it helped her face a current life’s trial.
So, here it is...going back to May 2, 2020 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Mike Wallace: Interchange with COG7 -- Common Friends, Beliefs and Eternity

On Thursday July 13, 2023 Aaron and Michelle Dean and Bev and I were invited to the Church of God Seventh Day Conference held in Covington, Kentucky this year. About 1000 people were in attendance. We had dinner with Loren Stacy, President of the Church of God Seventh Day and his wife Karen as well as elder Mike Wallace.
This is my interview with Mike Wallace. 
At the conference we had a wonderful evening reminiscing about our “recent” relationship going back 30 years when first visiting the COG7 Headquarters in Denver, CO and further back to the days when Herbert Armstrong fellowshipped with them. It was good to talk about their work in training ministers and leaders in their ARTIOS Christian College which has a well-developed training curriculum. We also talked about evangelism and working with Young Adults where they have been successful. COG7 has 200,000 members worldwide. Wonderful evening. At the evening worship service I met many people with whom we’ve had contact with over the years.

Don Hooser: Part 2 Conclusion Review of Noah’s Flood

The Flood was more than an epic event.  It communicated key messages in God's Plan of Salvation for a world without sin.  
Key elements identified 
1. A world coming to a dead end 1almost 1700 years after creation of man.
2. Fixing the blame. Christ preached to the demons
3. The need to start again. God's Way will prevail
4. Repentance 
5. Salvation
 
A great resource to understand I Peter 3:19-21 is a sermon by Mitchell Knapp
htt1ps://www.ucg.org/sermons/christ-preached-to-the-spirits-in-prison
 

Don Hooser: Part 1 Review of Noah’s Flood

Noah's flood was confirmed by Jesus Christ, Peter and Paul.  It's more than a story...it has end-time implications.  Don Hooser talks about the story of the flood from Genesis 6-8.  Part one of two....Part 2 coming soon.

Steve Buchanan: Pastoral career, World News and Prophecy, Lilly, diabetes, La Ravia, HWA

I have known Steve Buchanan for about 40 years.  We have covered the same territory over this time.  Hear his candid impressions his career, changes of course, triumphs and setbacks.  
Steve is a multi-faceted and multi-talented peer whom I have admired over the years.  He publishes a newsletter World News and Prophecy  that you are welcome to subscribe to online at 
https://worldnewsandprophecyreview.com/
Steve can be reached at 
stevekbuchanan@icloud.com
 
 
 

Paul Spenser: Reprise from 2022 - Sweden, Isle of Man and an Isolated Christian

From Italy, a replay of a very popular podcast from October 2022   I spoke to a dear friend Paul Spenser who lives in Mjolby, Sweden.  He is originally from the Isle of Man located in the Irish Sea between Ireland and England.  We first met in 1995. 
This podcast was recorded in Italy in October 2022 at United Church of God’s Fall Festival in Saubaudia about one hour north of Rome.
Through unfortunate circumstances in his life, Paul has become a single parent.   He has three children who are growing now through their teen years.  My wife Bev and I really enjoyed seeing them last year.  
In this podcast he speaks about his life, his homeland the Isle of Man and about his life’s journey as an isolated Christian and tells us how he copes. 
 

Ukakachira - Perseverance in Zambia

When Christ returns, will He find faith on the earth?   The indication is that there will be little faith, if any.  
But, in the midst of spiritual darkness, there are bright spots and I want to discuss one.
This is a story of believers in remote Zambia who came to believe and wished to be baptized.  But, remoteness and other obstacles that I describe kept them waiting.  They still met weekly,  Through perseverance and patience along with setbacks, they prevailed. I was privileged to baptize them in April 2011 in Lusaka, Zambia.  
This article appeared in the March/April 2022 Beyond Today magazine.