Parenting in today's world is not easy. Technology changes fast. Cultural pressures are intense. Social media shapes our children in ways we didn't expect.

Dr. Kayleen Schreiber and I talk about her online community that combines faith, science and real-life parenting. More than 300 users have joined in the first year.

You can reach Dr. Kayleen Schreiber at kayleen.e.schreiber@gmail.com

How to join? Here's the link:

https://thoughtful-parents-grove.mn.co/share/TXNSy3sbnIHl71ex

Rebekah Drury is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with the state of Ohio. She also has a Master of Arts degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University.

Rebekah and I discuss how to work through crises and tragedies that will come into our lives. She is a Christian therapist and gives valuable insights for us to consider about inevitable events that will face.

From January 14 through February 4, Derrick and Cherry Pringle, along with Bev and me, drove 2000 km through Zambia, visiting churches and our brothers and sisters whom we haven't seen in seven years. We describe what we saw, heard and did.

My in-person interview with Rodrick Epomba in Mufulira, Zambia. He is the pastor of four churches in Solwezi, where he lives, as well as Mufumbwe, Manyinga, and Zambesi. Catch a glimpse here of life in this part of the world.

Rodrick also hosts a weekly radio program on Solwezi FM, a station with a potential audience of more than 120,000 people, plus online streaming. He gets a good response and talks to people on the air.

He is also the youth and camp director for the United Church of God in Zambia. We have known Rodrick Epomba from previous visits. This is our first meeting in seven years. We are here in Mufulira for a three-day pastoral conference with all of Zambia’s five pastors and two deacons, during which we discussed pastoral skills and church administration.

Michael Snyder is a long-time marketing and PR professional who started his career in Los Angeles, building brands and market share through up-to-date strategies and tactics.

Michael Snyder is a former Senior Writer for the Plain Truth Magazine who has written many articles on geopolitical and prophetic topics.

We discuss troubling dynamics in the current news about what is happening in geopolitics now , what is appearing and what could certainly happen.

We discuss his latest posting on his SEEKINGTHEWAY.NET blog where he posted information that you need to know and understand.

You can reach Michael Snyder through his blog or through our this podcast at

vic@kubik.org

Currently he is CEO of Public Relations firm MEK – Marketing Engagement Knowledge here in Indianapolis.

We continue with the last six Essential Qualities of Effective Leaders which are

1. Collaboration
2. Influence
3. Integrity
4. Courage
5. Gratitude
6. Resilience

Hear part one here!

In our first 23 podcasts we have now had 106,416 YouTube views!

Continuing on with our 24th podcast in this first of two parts, Greg Thomas outlines the first six of 12 ESSENTIAL QUALITIES of effective leaders which are:

1. Self-Awareness
2. Respect
3. Compassion
4. Vision
5. Communication
6. Learning Agility

David Cobb has written an article for Compass Check magazine for teens entitled "Practical Tools For Navigating Anxiety." It is not just for teens.

Mike Snyder is a crisis communication professional who has worked with mental health care.

We discuss three tools you can use to reduce worry.

Books recommended in the podcast: Redefining Anxiety: What It Is, What It Isn't, and How to Get Your Life Back is a concise guide by Dr. John Delony, published in November 2020. Drawing from his personal experiences and over two decades in counseling and research, Dr. Delony addresses common misconceptions about anxiety and offers practical steps for managing it.

Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry is a comprehensive guide co-authored by psychologist Catherine M. Pittman, PhD, and Elizabeth M. Karle, MLIS. Published in January 2015, the book delves into the neurological underpinnings of anxiety, focusing on the roles of the amygdala and cortex in the brain. It offers evidence-based strategies to manage and alleviate anxiety by addressing both the primal fear responses and the cognitive aspects of worry