The Kubik Report

Melvin Rhodes: Observations about Russia's War Against Ukraine/Palestinian History/Germany Rising Aug 25, 2025

Melvin Rhodes gives his observations about the world as of today in late August 2025.  His comments come from the latest edition of his popular newsletter, Mel Rhodes Place. We encourage you to subscribe to it by going to it online.
https://melvinrhodes.wordpress.com/
 
Features:
 
Russia and Ukraine:  Why are we negotiating with Evil?
Hamas Response To Israel
Palestine Report Predicted Today's Mess 90 Years Ago.
Germany Thinking Nuclear
.....and much more.
 
 

Oleh Zajac: The Unprecedented Historic Meeting of European Leaders in Washington D.C. with President Trump. What Next?

Oleh Zajac, an international relationships expert, and I discuss the Historic Meeting on August 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C.  The implications of this event will reverberate to the entire world.  Will the killing of thousands of people weekly end, and will of 20,000 abducted children return?  How is Europe going to react?  What will happen in Ukraine next?  

Nephew Colin in Ukraine: Trump/Putin Summit, Work in Ukraine, Comedy, The End of the War, Faith and Hope

My nephew Colin Kubik and I talk on August 13, 2025 while he is back in Spokane,  Washington, visiting his parents.  He has studied and worked in Ukraine for more than 12 years living in various parts of the country.  Now he is in Lviv, teaching English to Ukrainians and Ukrainian to English speakers.  
Listen to his assessment of what he sees and hears in wartime Ukraine. The politics, the life, the defiance.  
 

Elizabeth Ross: What it's like to attend Hillsdale College. Insightful story of young dreams

Elizabeth Ross attended ABC, where I became acquainted with her.  She has come from a family whose father attended Ambassador College.  Now Elizabeth talks about her experience at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan which has similarities to what we experienced at Ambasador College.  
Her father attended Ambassador College.  Now Elizabeth talks about her experience at Hillsdale College and ABC.
Hillsdale College is a selective, top-ranked college in Michigan, known for the classical liberal arts and for its independence from government funding.
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Gear Grinder 2025 : Event is Sept. 7, 2025 at Lake Minnetonka in the Twin Cities. Word from Organizers

We're planning for the 3rd Annual Gear Grinders bike ride sponsored by the United Church of God in Minneapolis/St. Paul.  Hear a discussion with us, four participants, including the Organizers of the fun, fellowship, and enrichments on the weekend after Labor Day.
Click the following link for more detail and register.
https://www.eventcreate.com/e/geargrinder25
 
As you begin to make your summer plans, maybe this is the year you sign up to join us on Sunday, September 7th for the 2025 UCG Gear Grinder!
There's plenty of time to train for either the 33 or 63 mile routes around the beautiful Lake Minnetonka region of the Twin Cities!
Some features of this years' ride:
- Family friendly start and end location with playground and restrooms.
- A post ride lunch available for both riders and their families.
- Swag to remember the ride: Men's and women's t-shirts and Jerseys.
- Lots of fun and fellowship to be had by all!
We hope you'll join us for another weekend of fun and fellowship as we grind our gears in Lake Minnetonka!
Click the following link for more detail and register.

Ariana, Josh and Sage: How to Make Relationships That Matter Work!

Sage Bensinger, together with Josh and Ariana Vasquez—three thoughtful young adults—form a panel discussing relationships among young adults.  With genuine curiosity and warmth, they explore what we’ve been taught to expect in love, marriage, friendship, and what actually ends up mattering in everyday life. While all three bring a foundation of faith-informed insight, honest testimony, and thoughtful reflection, they reach broadly: anyone who cares about relating well to others, especially as they consider making a lifelong commitment.
We invite you to comment and ask questions by writing to us at vic@kubik.org
You can also suggest future topics for our discussion.

Guest Host Steve Buchanan interviews Vic Kubik about the origins of the United Church of God

Steve Buchanan is the guest host today, interviewing me, Vic Kubik, about the origins of the United Church of God as well as the demise of the Worldwide Church of God.  We talk about how this affected people and what we can learn in our faith journey..
See more history on my website at 
https://kubik.org/groundzero/
 
You can contact us at 
Steve Buchanan stevekbuchanan@icloud.com
Victor Kubik  vic@kubik.org
 

Mark Robertson: Founding Principles of Freedom that Underpin the Law.

In this fifth in our series of discussions with Australian Mark Robertson, author of The Enlightened Law of Moses, we discuss how the Law gives insight into what gives us freedom.  We discuss further the unique structure of government revealed in the law as civil rights and freedom.
Bev Kubik joins in the end with her endorsement. 
You can hear all the podcasts in this series at
https://vkubik.podbean.com/category/law
 
 
 

Greg Thomas: Narcissism Part 3. Medical cure? How to deal with? Famous historic narcissists.

Greg Thomasand I discuss 
Cures for Narcissitic Personality Disorder (NPD)?
How to and how NOT to handle a narcissist in your life?
How to communicate with a loved one who is a narcissist? 
Famous historic narcissists 
 
All Greg Thomas Podcasts  https://vkubik.podbean.com/category/greg-thomas
Narcissism with Greg Thomas https://vkubik.podbean.com/category/narcissism

Justin Kovanis: Faith and Psychotherapy - Complementary, Not Contradictory

Justin Kovanis and I discuss how psychotherapy or clinical counseling is a venture in truth-seeking and aligns profoundly with Christianity. How does therapy function regarding one's faith and seeking after the truth? Justin Kovanis is a Licensed therapist in Cincinnati, licensed in 2023, and is passionate about the power of healing from trauma. He works in private practice and at a Medicaid-funded community mental health clinic. 
He can be reached at justin.kovanis@gmail.com
Correction from Justin Kovanis:
"I refer to the 'dark tetrad,' but I said masochism as the fourth trait, but it's psychopathy. Here is something from Google: "The Dark Tetrad refers to four related, but distinct, subclinical personality traits: Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Psychopathy, and Sadism."   I said "masochism" as one of the traits but it is actually "psychopathy"

Dan Russo: Mission/Plan of Church of God Network. How People Can Work Together

Dan Russo talk about how Church of God Network has helped with new programs.
Dan gives a synopsis about what CGN does and their mission/plan.  Also the major recent updates below: 
New Program: MissionAssist - operational support services by COG professionals
Within Your Gates - crisis relief & grief response --> big response to CA fires in 2025.
New Grant Committee consisting of baptized young adults between 18-29
churchofgodnetwork.org
 
Former podcast with Dan Russo https://vkubik.podbean.com/e/daniel-russo-can-we-talk-message-for-cogs/
 

Micah Gunn: Apologetics 101

Micah Gunn and I talk about the basics of Apologetics.  Where is it mentioned in the Bible?   How it can help you understand the Bible as well as theories.   
Micah has his own Podcast at TRUTH BE TOLD.  https://truthbetoldpodcast.podbean.com/
You can reach Micah at 
truthbetoldbiblepodcast@gmail.com

Dr. Steven Britt: Sound Science and the Bible

We originally did this podcast in August 2018.   
Steven Britt holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics from North Carolina State University which he received in 2015. He was ordained into the ministry of UCG in 2018 and served as pastor to congregations in Maryland and Virginia from 2019-2022.
He has written for the Beyond Today magazine, and one of his articles is entitled  "Sound Science and the Bible: Do They Conflict?"  We will talk about what he wrote about the detrimental assumptions made by prominent scientists that lead the world away from understanding the truth.  

Mario Seiglie: Our family's escape from Cuba and Castro

Mario Seiglie and I talked a few days after the death of Fidel Castro, who died November 15, 2016.  Mario's father knew Castro personally.  Mario describes their ordeal of escaping Cuba to the United States when he was seven years old.
Mario Seiglie is Senior Pastor over the United Church of God Spanish-speaking areas of the world.
 

Patrick Nielander: What a Lifetime of Law Enforcement Should Teach Us - LA Riots

Patrick Nielander has spent nearly 40 years in the field of Law Enforcement. 
Seven years of Federal Court experience (CSO, Special Deputy US Marshal) and five years as the District Supervisor (CSO Program, JSD7/SIN, District 28).  
Served as the Assistant Section Commander for the Medical Department of the Marion County Jail, Indianapolis, Indiana. Responsible for over 3,000 inmates.  
Have acquired police patrol experience, correctional healthcare experience, and business management experience.  
Previously a Law Enforcement Officer (Sgt., Retired) at the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department • Marion County Sheriff’s Department (Merged Police Departments) and Indianapolis International Airport (Sgt.)  
Have held the position of Assistant Branch Manager for Airport Security serving a national security company at the Indianapolis International Airport. Served as adjunct faculty in the criminal justice program of a national university. 
His father and Uncle Gary have been elders in the United Church of God, with whom I have become well-acquainted in my ministry.  
We discuss thought-provoking issues about living in and being responsible in an unjust world.
 

With Gerhard Marx: A Lifetime of Memories - Bricket Wood England - replay

Hello,
This is one of my favorite podcasts from two and a half years ago with our beloved teacher, pastor Gerhard Marx, in the United Kingdom.  He positively affected the lives of so many with kindness and an example of integrity. 
Give a listen!

James Ginn: You Can Help Us Translate Articles and Booklets into Various languages. Here's how!

James Ginn is senior pastor to the Baltic, Nordic and Eastern European countries.  He and his wife, Kristine, have embarked on an ingenious translation process using AI to translate UCG articles and booklets.  You can help with some steps in this process that do not require you to know the languages.  We have tested it and it works great!  Heidi Braun in Cincinnati just completed a booklet in short order successfully!   
You can do it, too!   
Can you help us?   Contact James Ginn at 
ucgtranslations@gmail,com
Please listen to how this is done.  We also talk about our work in this part of the world.
Thanks for helping!
Visit our NordicBaltic podcast at 
https://nordicbaltictopics.podbean.com/

Greg Thomas: Narcissism, part 2; Gaslighting, Relationships, Patterns

What is Gaslighting? A few years back, it was the "word of the year."  
How does Narcissistic Personality Disorder affect relationships?
Common Patterns that occur in narcissistic relationships.
 
Hear ALL of our podcasts here:
 

Victor Kubik: The Power of Pentecost

Seasonal message I delivered on June 8, 2024, in Indianapolis, IN, about the big bang event that marked the startup of the Christian Church on Pentecost in 31 AD and all the subsequent events recorded in the early chapters of Acts. 

Bill Hicks: Church of God (Seventh Day), Worldwide, United History

Photo of Bill Hicks and me at the Church of God (Seventh Day) conference in Denver in July 2005,    
Bill Hicks, former director of Missions Abroad in the Church of God (Seventh Day)  gives an insightful interview about his the history in the Worldwide Church of God, then the Church of God (Seventh Day) from where Herbert Armstrong came. Andd now United Church of God.  I have interacted with Bill Hicks for more than 30 years in our life's journey.  We discuss common places where we visited such as Ukraine and Mizoram.  Bill has preached in 44 countries of the world.
Date of interview:  May 22, 2025,