Zach Uram's Blog

  • How to Wrongly Worship God

    Many souls are drawn to sacramental churches, such as the Roman Catholic and Orthodox. Oftentimes it is because of the smells and bells (aesthetics). These churches have complicated liturgies, fancy vestments, and there is lots of ritualism.

    The gospel is largely absent in these churches. They place the fallible traditions of men on the same level as Scripture. This is a grave error. A biblical church will be Reformed. It will affirm the 5 Solas, as well as Calvinist soteriology (the 5 points of Calvinism indicated by the acrostic TULIP).

    Fancy vestments and burning incense are unbiblical practices. These churches need to repent and have biblical worship. Having overly complex liturgies is a deficiency, not an asset. The New Testament Church, which Catholics and Orthodox say they model, is very much different than these sacramental churches.

    We are to worship God in spirit and truth. Elaborate and expensive vestments, icons, incense, etc. are superfluous.

    The Catholic and Orthodox churches follow the fallible traditions of men.

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  • The Final Frontier

    I set off
    For the stars
    I walked and ran
    And used many cars

    Finally, I boarded
    A rocket to leave earth
    I was ecstatic
    And full of mirth

    Ignition, liftoff
    My craft did shake
    A momentous journey
    I would soon take

    Three, two, one
    Thrusters online
    I was feeling
    Rather fine

    I was now in
    Outer space
    Starlight fell
    On my face

    I orbited
    The globe
    Mysteries
    I would probe

    I did experiments
    And fixed a satellite
    I was amazed by the vastness
    Of space within my sight

    Finally
    I would go home
    Space I would
    No longer roam

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • Bald Eagles

    The mighty bald eagle
    Must use his wits
    To get food for his chicks
    He carefully targets

    The rabbit is
    Its prey
    The eagle swoops down
    Capturing without delay

    The eagle’s chicks
    Are enjoying the rabbit meat
    They gobble it down
    Such a tasty treat

    The nest is
    One hundred feet high
    Hanging off a mountain
    It touches the sky

    Bald eagles have
    Amazing eyesight
    They can spot prey
    Even in low light

    Such a majestic creature
    It is strong
    It’s our national symbol
    Let us celebrate them in song

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • The Last Trumpet

    The trumpet
    Shall sound
    What happens next
    Is very profound

    The dead in Christ
    Shall rise
    They shall fill
    Up the skies

    Next, believers
    Will be caught up
    Our glorified bodies
    Will develop

    We shall be with Christ
    For eternity
    With our own eyes
    Him will we shall see

    The Church will attend
    The marriage supper
    Of the Lamb
    We shall no longer suffer

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • Spring

    Spring
    A time
    For renewal
    God’s creation
    Springs back
    To life
    Gone
    Is the harsh
    Unforgiving
    Winter
    Spring time
    Is a type
    For salvation
    We die
    To ourselves
    And are
    Raised up
    To newness
    Of life
    In Christ
    The sweet
    Aroma
    From flowers
    Perfumes the air
    We were
    Spiritually dead
    In our sins
    In Christ
    We were raised
    To life
    Just as He
    Arose
    On the third day

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • Drink and Be Merry

    Ice cold water
    Quenches my thirst
    It’s what I drink first

    I also like
    A glass of iced green tea
    It’s good for me

    Coffee is best
    With caramel creamer
    I like it sweeter

    A glass of cold milk
    Is what I need
    It I love to feed

    Orange juice
    Is nice
    I like it with ice

    Oolong tea
    Is yummy
    It satisfies my tummy

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • Divorce

    My parents divorced
    When I was twelve years old
    It was foretold

    This event
    Caused me pain
    I heard the same sad refrain

    For many nights
    I cried myself to sleep
    The divorce made me weep

    Our nuclear family
    Was no more
    Divorce I do abhor

    It inflicted such
    Lasting mental anguish
    Emotionally I did anguish

    Decades after the divorce
    The pain is still raw
    It was a spiritual flaw

    I pray my parents will reunite
    I ask this every day
    There is nothing more to say

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • A Love From Above

    I had a deep need
    For an everlasting love
    It came from above

    My Lord Jesus Christ
    He died for me
    His love set me free

    Now I am
    Truly loved
    Christ is my beloved

    I was lost
    In despair
    In a spiritual winter

    God’s light
    Shone in
    Christ was my propitiation

    Now I’m happy
    All the time
    So ends my rhyme

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • Severe Mental Illness Is Rough

    I am a prisoner
    Of my broken mind
    Healing is what
    I long to find

    Waves of melancholy
    Wash over me
    I want to be free

    I’ve been sick
    For twenty four years
    I often am in tears

    I severely lack
    Normal energy
    Instead, I have lethargy

    I deal with
    Racing thoughts
    My mind is in knots

    I also have
    Horrific hallucinations
    I daily take my medications

    One fine day
    I will be truly free
    Thanks to the Holy Spirit in me

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • Tattoos & Piercings: A Satanic Practice

    Tattoos and piercings of the flesh are absolutely pagan, demonic, and Satanic! In the Old Testament tattoos and piercings were forbidden. The pagan tribes such as the Philistines used both of these practices. I thank God neither my parents, or sisters, nor I have tattoos. I refuse to marry a girl who has tattoos or piercings!

    Father Gabriele Amorth declared that during exorcisms, the devil repeatedly confesses, through the mouths of the possessed, that anyone who gets a tattoo is his consecrated person and that regardless of what one decides to tattoo, his influence on the life of the tattooed person is real and continuous.

    The tattoo is a true indirect consecration to Satan. Those who get tattoos risk experiencing unspeakable pain, dark and depressive moments, as well as spells and enchantments.

    The tattooed person, therefore, allows the devil to influence them. Many problems with depression, alcoholism, drugs, and more often appear right after getting a tattoo.

    This discourse may be taken lightly by many, unfortunately even by many priests, but the true contradiction is that Anton La Vey, founder of the Church of Satan in America, publicly confesses (in the book Modern Primitives) what has been said, admitting that behind every tattoo (whether it be a flower or a dragon) there is indeed Satanism.

    A priest of Satan is obliged to consecrate himself with a tattoo. However, when you tattoo angels, faces of saints, or images of Jesus or Mary, God is offended twice; this is not a matter to laugh about.

    In many exorcisms, the possessed, conscious during the rite, said they felt a tremendous fire burning right on the skin where they were tattooed. A single tattoo is enough to risk possession disorders, as numerous cases studied by exorcists demonstrate.

    Among other things, tribal tattoos contain the number 666, the number of the Antichrist. So, if you decide to get a tattoo, remember that while man looks at the outward appearance, God looks at the heart.

    My advice is not to get any tattoos and if you already have one, not to remove it but to go to an exorcist priest available in the diocese to which you belong and have your tattooed skin blessed.

    Now no one can say: “I didn’t know.” Faith in God is not a game and Satan takes advantage of our ignorance to act upon us. Through the Bible, God is also very clear on this point: “My people perish for lack of knowledge.” (Hosea 4:6)

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