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- Source of Courage for today (and every day!) November 1, 2023The most enduring, practical, comforting, genuine. proven, true, empowering words for our day come from the Words of God. These words give us spiritual adrenalin. See for yourself if it isn’t so! Psalm 27 1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, ...Read more
- Help Is On the Way! September 8, 2023Do you ever feel like things and people are working against you? Overwhelming you? Take heart! Help is on the way and explained in this Psalm. Psalm 62 1 I wait quietly before God,for my victory comes from him.2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken. 3 So ...Read more
- My Last Day at Batavia, OH #Rotary September 6, 2023Today, September 5, 2023 was my last meeting with my Batavia, Ohio Rotary Club, one of the oldest local clubs in the world. It is a bittersweet day for sure. But it is a day of reflection and awe as well for the associations that I have had with these extraordinary people for the past 11 ...Read more
- Colin’s College Graduation in Lviv, Ukraine July 2, 2023 During the War July 17, 2023Posted July 17, 2023 by Eugene and Sherry Kubik Sherry and I had the opportunity to celebrate our son Colin’s graduation from Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine on July 2. What makes this different and special, is that Ukraine is in the middle of a war with Russia. Since there are currently no commercial flights into Ukraine, ...Read more
- Ground Zero — Chapter 3 – Conflict Erupts – March 3, 1995 July 16, 2023The Genesis of the United Church of God A Personal View from Ground Zero Chapter 3 Conflict Erupts Chapter two concluded with the first part of a tense, soon-to-be tumultuous meeting with then-Pastor General Joseph Tkach, Sr. in his fourth-floor Pasadena office (the Senior Joseph Tkach is now deceased). Our account picks up as he begins reading the ...Read more
- Ground Zero — Chapter 2 – Crossing the Rubicon on March 3, 1995 June 28, 2023The Genesis of the United Church of God A Personal View from Ground Zero Chapter 2 Crossing the Rubicon on March 3, 1995 Chapter One concluded with an invitation to delve into an eventful saga, recounting how the United Church of God came into existence. Over the years I have been asked, “What happened?” Here is Chapter Two. As ...Read more
- Merna Leisure-Eppick Receives 2023 Missouri Mental Health Champions’ Award May 21, 2023Each year three remarkable Missourians, who have overcome many challenges to make life better for themselves, others, and their communities, are selected to receive the Missouri Mental Health Champions’ award at the capital Jefferson City. The presentation was made on May 9, 2023 at an awards banquet at the Capitol Plaza Hotel. One of the 2023 ...Read more
- Ground Zero May 12, 2023The Genesis of the United Church of God A Personal View from Ground Zero By Victor Kubik At its peak, it was a vibrant, global church. It counted more than 120,000 members meeting collectively each Sabbath on every inhabited continent. Its television program was ranked No. 1 by Nielsen and aired weekly on more than 100 satellite and ...Read more
- Kryhin info from Lydia 4-14-23 April 21, 2023April 16, 2023 from Lydia Bauer: I’ve been communicating with cousin Alla Kryhina Simonok a lot recently and asked her for some birth and death dates for our grandparents. Alla is Cousin Victor’s sister whose son Roma was killed the first week of the war during Kharkiv bombings. Roma was buried in a collapsed building, then ...Read more
- Dr. Richard Berendt Receives 2022 Patient Experience Award in Alberta January 3, 2023Congratulations to Dr. Richard Berendt of Edmonton, Alberta and colleagues for being awarded the 2022 HQCA (Health Quality Council of Alberta) Patient Experience Award. At the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton, Alberta, these pathologists create X-ray images of breast cancer tissue being removed in real time to enable precise cancer location and removal in ...Read more