by Chris Mace | Nov 28, 2025 | UBC Blogs
Watching this humming bird at its feeder while I porch-sat with an early morning cup of coffee was both entertaining and enlightening. Undoubtedly this tiny but magnificent creature was acting instinctively as it drove away other hungry “hummers.” It showed no signs...
by Chris Mace | Oct 8, 2025 | UBC Blogs
“But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you…” (Job 12:7-10) Nature speaks. It sparks moments of wonder about a planet...
by Chris Mace | Sep 24, 2025 | UBC Blogs
Whether by neglect or for lack of financial resources, this structure is in need of attention. Its condition is not hopeless but needs someone to restore it. Likewise, when our emotional or spiritual needs are unmet, a state of poverty exists, and restoration is...
by Chris Mace | Aug 29, 2025 | UBC Blogs
Just as mystery hides beyond the horizon where sea meets the sky, every day dawns at the edge of a future inhabited by the unknown. Often our choices direct our future, but the consequences are not always clear. Shakespeare’s Hamlet pondered this uncertainty....
by Chris Mace | Aug 13, 2025 | UBC Blogs
Timing is everything! Whether boiling an egg or bailing hay, it may make the difference between success or failure! My grandfather was a “dirt” farmer who grew up on a small Maine farm which he eventually owned and where my father and older brother were born in the...
