• White Christmas

    The sunShines brightThe fieldsThey are covered in white Snow crystalsAre gleamingLike millionsOf diamonds glittering It’s a winterWonderlandI pick up some snowIn my hand Today is the dayWhen Christ was bornOn a coldWinter morn Snow reminds usOf God’s loveWhen regeneratedWe are born from above Though our sins are crimsonGod makes us white as snowNo longer are…

  • The Memory of Trees

    I walkIn the autumnDeep intoSchenley parkAbove meA canopyOf manyColorsThe leavesCrunchSatisfyinglyUnder footI hearBeautifulBird songsGreen mossCoversThe mightyTreesI seeChipmunksIn theStone wallA cool breezeBlows on meAbove I spotA peregrineFalconSquirrelsWith redBushy tailsScurry past meIt startsRainingI welcomeThe coldRainI feel aliveI headBack homeI fall asleepAnd dreamOf the park by Zachary Uram(C) 2025

  • I Need Energy

    I have chronic fatigueAnd overwhelming lethargyWhat I truly needIs some rejuvenating energy I lay in bedLike a beached whalePlease listenTo my sad tale I languish each dayI feel like a prisonerTrapped in my bodyI don’t feel like an achiever I long to run aroundAnd playIt doesn’t look likeI can do it today I am veryLackadaisicalMy…

  • Jesus Christ: Savior and Lord

    Our Redeemer isChrist the LordFor us, much sufferingHe endured He was brutallyScourgedHis body was beatenChrist’s blood surged He carried the heavyWooden cross to GolgothaHis mother MaryWas in hysteria Jesus hung on the crossFor six hoursHe gave up His spiritBy his own powers Christ descendedInto hellHe preached to the captivesJesus proclaimed the gospel On the third…

  • Food I Need in My Belly

    I am on the prowlFor some tasty fowl I will eat it upI’m a hungry pup I want a baked hamAnd some roasted lamb Please give me a juicy steakAnd some chicken Shake ‘n Bake I need some pork chopsShrimp is the tops A bowl of chili would be greatIt is first-rate I’ll have a…

  • Why I Am Not Catholic

    The Catholic churchIs in retreatIt shall soonTaste defeat The sacramentsCan’t save at allWhat matters isThe effectual call SalvationIs not synergisticIt is strictlyMonergistic The true Gospel was anathematizedAt the Council of TrentCatholics need to receiveSaving faith and sincerely repent Being born againIs what Christ declares we must beOnce we areWe’re totally spiritually free Catholics pray in…

  • Catholicism Deconstructed

    The Catholic church datesTo the third centuryIt is a historical factThis is plain to see The Reformed churchIt was founded in the New Testament ageIt is truly apostolicThis puts Catholics in a rage The ReformedAre God’s electWe were chosen at the world’s foundationIt is we whom He did select The Catholic church is full of…

  • Tempus Fugit

    I likeTo thinkWhen I’m onThe brink I have manyA thoughtMy mindGets hot I want fresh airI like to runAnd playIn the sun I will go to the zooAnd laughAt the lonelyGiraffe I have aDefective brainUntil I get a new oneI’ll remain insane I will howlAt the moonAnd visit IndiaDuring the monsoon I have many dreamsI…

  • Life With Mental Illness

    I feel downIn the dumpsSevere mental illnessIt isn’t for chumps I am utterly fatiguedWith no energyI lie in bed like a beached whaleI wish I were fancy free I lack motivationTo do anythingI hope for peaceThat only Christ can bring I take many medicationsTo treat my broken mindI pray for healingThe demons I bind I…

  • Being Reformed: The Essentials

    The following beliefs make a person Reformed. These are the sine qua non of being reformed! Covenant theology is not essential to being reformed. It was inherited from Rome. Scripture teaches dispensationalism. The truly reformed, including myself, affirm believer’s baptism, not infant baptism. The latter was inherited from Rome. An amillennial eschatology also came from…