Month: July 2024

  • That Magical Season

    On a cold December nightIn the town of BethlehemA star above gave great light To a humble stable down belowThere was a newborn babeWith hay for a pillow Angels sang with joyAnd instructed shepherdsFor the little baby boy He is Christ the LordThe King of KingsThe living Word We celebrate His incarnationFully man and fully…

  • Mary Considered

    In Roman Catholic theology, Mary has an elevated status; she is inextricably integrated into the economy of salvation. It is Mary who, according to Roman Catholic theology, is the Mediatrix of All Graces. She dispenses grace to sinners from the Treasury of Merit. The problem is that this Mariology is unbiblical. There is no such…

  • The History of Mental Health Treatment in America

    As a person who has suffered with severe mental illnesses for the past 25 years, I am keenly aware of the ignorance and stigma that sadly still exist in our modern societies. In the past 100 years, mentally ill patients who were institutionalized were, sadly, often subjected to acts of cruelty, sadomasochism, and barbarism. Although,…

  • A Painful Day

    Today I labored in excruciating painThe discomfort did not wane I felt my sanity slip awayMy mind did decay My poor bumMade me squirm I cried bitter tearsThe hours felt like years Then my dear sister Vi came to my aidPreparation-H ointment made the pain fade I was happy as a larkSo overjoyed I could…

  • Spiritual Combat (My 700th Blog Post!)

    Who will stand with meAs I battle the Satanic hordeWe are nothing without the Lord I mount my steedAnd ride into battleMy sword does rattle Bravely I engage the wicked foeI slash and hackI attack from the front and back I wearThe full armor of GodStanding before Christ I am awed The Satanic beastsSnarl and…

  • An Ode to Insanity

    My grasp of realityIs very tentativeI lost my sanity Oh dearI am psychoticI feel rather queer There are things I seeWhich are not thereThis is sheer lunacy I hear voices constantlyThey are hallucinationsSometimes they are heavenly I yearn to be freeAnd to have a whole mindUntil then I have a mental malady by Zachary Uram(C)…

  • President Donald Trump: Under Fire

    Four days ago, on July 13th, President Trump was shot in the ear at a rally in Butler, PA. It’s a short drive from my city (Pittsburgh) to the location. The shooter has been identified and he lived (Secret Service sniper shot him dead) in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Bethel Park. The shooter used an…

  • The Biblical Gospel: Grounded in Justification

    The very essence of the gospel, of Jesus Christ, is justification by faith alone. We are saved by grace alone, through faith alone. None of our good works are meritorious. We are totally undeserving of salvation. God did not condition our faith on us accepting Christ in our future (God exists outside of time). No.…

  • Ice Cold Drinks

    I love anIce-cold drinkIt’s betterThan you think When I haveA great thirstAn ice-cold waterI drink first I likeMy drink ice-coldThe colder the betterThey are a wonder to behold Give me lemonadeAnd some milk tooThere is no ice-cold drinkThat I will eschew by Zachary Uram(C) 2024

  • I Am Not Insane

    Everyone in the worldIs insane but meI am the very pictureOf complete sanity The childrenAre disturbedTheir parents’ mindsAre perturbed I am notA madmanMy mind is wholeIt’s not broken I take psychoactiveMedicationIt’s a strangeSituation I longTo be freeFrom myPsychiatric misery One dayMy mind will be wholeI’ll be in heavenAnd I’ll go on a stroll I haveThe…