by Chris Mace | May 30, 2023 | UBC Blogs
In a voice trembling with suffering and grief, Job cried out to God, whom he felt had unjustly allowed a series of tragedies to befall him. A righteous man, he believed he had been wrongly treated and deserved better. He did not just complain to his friends; he was so...
by | May 24, 2023 | UBC Blogs
“Rivers run into the sea, but the sea is never full. Then the water returns again to the rivers and flows out again to the sea.” (Ecclesiastes 1) That statement is a fragmented thought from King Solomon’s larger assessment of life’s meaningless monotony. Despite power...
by Chris Mace | May 15, 2023 | UBC Blogs
Country churches with their white spires poking into the sky stir up some wistful childhood memories of growing up in a small Maine town. Their edifices are historical icons. For the most part they are reminders of the long history of Christianity in New England and...
by Chris Mace | May 10, 2023 | UBC Blogs
John Lennon’s lyrics of “All we are saying is give peace a chance” “are familiar to those who remember the antiwar songs of the sixty’s. It may seem cynical to say, but history has proven that world peace will always be an elusive, utopian ideal. There is no trust...
by United Baptist Church | May 5, 2023 | UBC News
Jonah: Rejecting or Reflecting God’s Heart. The book of Jonah raises many questions, both sociological and theological, but doesn’t necessarily answer them all. God’s call, Jonah’s response, and Nineveh’s fate are all recorded for us to ponder and reckon with in our...
