• Childhood

    My sisters and ILove the Christmas seasonJesus’ birth is the reason We played outsideIn the snowWe had no place to go We made igloosAnd had lots of funUntil down went the sun We threw snowballsAnd made snowmen in our yardIt wasn’t hard We loved breathing the cold airWe created snow angels so prettyIt was a…

  • Salvation: Monergism vs Synergism

    The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches are semi-Pelagian. Salvation in these churches is synergistic—man cooperating with God. Man is saved, in part, through his own efforts. Man, not God, chooses the time of his salvation. Roman Catholics and Orthodox are Arminian in soteriology. They exalt man’s so-called “free will”, and believe it is essential…

  • I Feel Depressed

    Today I feel depressedI won’t get dressed I’m down in the dumpsI’ll have to take the lumps Motivation I lackI’m under a mental attack I have no interest in anythingI long to laugh and sing Melancholy and fatigue rule the dayI am full of dismay I struggle with fatigue and lethargyHaving energy would be heavenly…

  • The Joys of Autumn

    Here is a collaborative poem that Vi and I wrote! I love the cool fall daysThe colored leaves I gaze I come home and have apple ciderOn the ceiling, I spot a spider The days are getting shorterThe fireplace makes me warmer A cozy-up in a sweaterI soak up the autumn splendor I’ll have some…

  • Major/Clinical Depression

    I’m in a deep malaiseI’ve been in bed for days I’m like a beached whaleThis is my sad tale Weeks turn into yearsI’ve shed many tears I take an anti-depressantMy depression is incessant I long to run and playInstead, I’m full of dismay Will I ever be healed?Or is my fate sealed? Christ can heal…

  • Madness

    I ran in the rainAnd it made me insaneThis is my sad refrain I am barking madMy tale is quite sadBeing insane isn’t rad I have many a delusionMy mind is in confusionReality is an illusion I have many a hallucinationIt is quite a consternationI need sanctification I’ll howl at the moonAnd defeat the monsoonI…

  • A Winter’s Night

    I stepped outsideBefore me wasA winter wonderlandFreshly fallen snowCovered everythingIn a canopy of whiteUnder the warm glowOf the street lightsThe snow gaveA dazzling displayMillions of diamondsGlitteringIt wasA silent nightThe only soundWas my bootsCrunchingIn the snowI walked back homeAnd warmed upAt the fireplaceEventually, I sleptAnd dreamed of snow by Zachary Uram(C) 2024

  • Paradise Lost?

    Roman Catholicism teaches that there are two types of sin: venial sins which don’t merit the loss of salvation, and mortal sins which merit the loss of salvation. This distinction is not biblical. The result of this teaching is that a typical Roman Catholic will vacillate between being saved and damned hundreds, or even thousands…

  • My Theology

    My theological doctrinal beliefs:

  • Real Presence: Real or Not

    The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches teach that when the priest says the words of consecration, the bread and wine transform into the physical body and blood of Jesus. This is known as the Real Presence of Christ in the communion gifts. The Roman Catholic church dogmatizes this process under the rubric of transubstantiation. It…