by Chris Mace | Sep 30, 2026 | UBC Blogs
Visual symbols are everywhere —numbers, letters, signs, logos, emblems, tattoos, flags, emoji’s, words, objects, insignias, colors, and more. They silently speak meaningful ideas, elicit powerful emotions, enhance understanding, and jog our memories. The Egyptians...
by United Baptist Church | Sep 16, 2026 | UBC Blogs
Maine’s coast and islands are hedged and braced by barnacled cliffs and sharply chiseled rocks hewed by glaciers, storms, and roaring seas. These ancient fortifications continue to protect Maine’s edges and are reminders of how the “Ancient of Days” protects and...
by United Baptist Church | Sep 2, 2026 | UBC Blogs
A cottage garden invites one in to enjoy its beauty and sensual delights. Sights, tastes, smells, and tactile pleasures abound. Butterflies flutter and glide; humming birds whir and hover; bees buzz, toads hop, and deer and rabbits feast. Scenes of beginnings,...
by Chris Mace | Aug 19, 2026 | UBC Blogs
“I am the Master of my fate, I am the Captain of my soul.” When Willam Henley wrote those words in “Invictus,” he was facing the possibility of amputation of his leg because of chronic tuberculous bone disease. His other leg had already been amputated. That defiant,...
by Chris Mace | Aug 5, 2026 | UBC Blogs
A garden transforming from dormancy through renewal, growth, flowering, and fruitfulness is nothing short of a miracle. The unique shapes, colors, and time tables for each specific plant’s growth and blossoming add to this amazing progression…And garden pots remind me...
by United Baptist Church | Jul 23, 2026 | UBC Blogs
Walking through the Schoodic Bog, one is reminded that our beautiful world is marred by nature’s disruptive and destructive whims. Similarly, the wonders and joys of our journeys are pockmarked with imperfections, disasters, and failures. Personal brokenness is...
