Zach Uram's Blog

  • Christ the Light

    In the bleak blackness of space
    We were condemned
    The human race

    Plunged into darkness
    By Adam’s fall
    We were faithless

    But out of a love so deep
    Christ came as a man
    The Good Shepherd of us sheep

    He died in our place
    But the grave could not hold Him
    Christ touched us with grace

    On the third day, He rose
    He defeated sin, death, and Satan
    Christ redeems all that the Father chose

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • Lost At Sea: A Metaphor for Salvation

    I am swimming
    In a black ocean
    The tumultuous waves
    Wash over me
    I gasp for breath
    Then Christ appears
    Standing on the water
    He beckons me
    With His outstretched hand
    I grab it
    Instantly I am transported
    To a warm sandy beach
    I am alive

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • Alive in Christ

    I once was blind; in darkness
    But now I have sight
    I’m living in the Light

    I was a troubled soul
    Drowning in a stormy sea
    Then Christ rescued me

    I was a lowly wretch
    Full of sin
    I needed a propitiation

    He is sinless
    Christ the King
    May I praise Him while I sing

    The God-Man
    Came to earth
    So man might have second birth

    At Calvary
    Christ bled
    He died in our stead

    On the third day
    He rose from death to life
    We the Church are His Wife

    Christ is coming again
    He will judge all of humanity
    Faith in Him alone will set us free

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • 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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