Zach Uram's Blog

  • Eastern Orthodoxy and Scripture

    Unlike us Reformed Protestants, the Eastern Orthodox (EO) place their phronema (collective consensus over time), which is merely the fallible traditions of men, to a place of preeminence. This is an extremely dangerous position to be in. The EO do not have the corrective force of Sola Scriptura (Scripture Alone) to guide and safeguard their church from false doctrine. Sola Scriptura is vital to having purity and verity of doctrine.

    The Orthodox perspective is much more experiential than rational, and they focus on the hierarchy and of the church as both the source of theology and the way to understand it. Correct doctrine is far less important to the EO than actively participating in the ritual life of the church.


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  • Heatwave

    The two-week-long heatwave
    Is really bad
    The temps in 90s and 100s
    Have me feeling stark raving mad

    I long to be cool
    And free of this heat
    A nice chilly home
    Sure can’t be beat

    The humidity
    Is oppressive
    I need relief
    This stifling air is offensive

    The sun is blazing
    Please God bring cooler weather
    I am sick of this heat
    Need temperatures fairer

    My window air conditioner
    Is struggling
    My room is 75 degrees
    Ice cold water I’m chugging

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • Feeling Insane

    Today I feel
    Rather insane
    I have a
    Defective brain

    My mind
    Is not right
    I have a
    Mental blight

    My thoughts
    Are dark and extreme
    I wish this was
    Just a bad dream

    Feeling
    Rather crazy
    My cognition
    Is hazy

    Sick of
    Hallucinations
    I take lots
    Of medications

    I long
    To be sane
    I want to be holy
    I reject the profane

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • Depressed

    I am feeling
    Very sad
    Depression sure
    Is bad

    I am lethargic
    And full of fatigue
    When it comes to mental illness
    I’m out of my league

    I am a beached whale
    All day I lay in bed
    Tossing and turning
    I cannot rest my weary head

    I lack
    Motivation
    It is surely
    A devastation

    I long
    To be free
    And to have
    No more mental misery

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • A Dream

    I crossed the stream
    And began my dream

    I lived off the land
    Didn’t need a helping hand

    I built a cabin made of logs
    Hunted rabbits and wild hogs

    I caught trout
    The fish were all about

    I invited my sister Vi to be with me
    Our home was warm and cozy

    We drank hot chocolate and tea
    We were footloose and fancy-free

    We laughed and played all-day
    We were never in dismay

    We read books and chatted
    Sometimes my hair was matted

    Vi cooked us wonderful food
    It always improved my mood

    We played cards and many a board game
    They were never lame

    We slumbered peacefully
    My sister and I, together eternally

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • Journey

    I’m soaring above
    The deep blue sky
    You may be wondering
    How I can fly so high

    The answer is
    Telekinetic propulsion
    I do not require
    Any combustion

    My mental powers
    Stagger the common man
    But I always follow
    God’s plan

    I am an exalted being
    Anointed by Christ the King
    Of His glory and majesty
    I shall sing

    Using phased
    Warps of spacetime
    I can travel anywhere
    It is truly sublime

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • A Day of Depression

    I’m depressed
    Today
    Full of
    Dismay

    I feel woe
    I’m melancholy
    Not feeling
    Very jolly

    I’m down
    In the dump
    Feel like
    A chump

    I’m on
    The brink of despair
    I wonder
    Does anyone care

    I pray to God to free me
    From these mental chains
    I am full
    Of pains

    I have
    No motivation
    It is
    A difficult situation

    I long
    To be of sound mind
    It is something
    I must find

    I will wait
    On God
    While I pound
    The sod

    Christ has not
    Abandoned me
    In Him, I will be
    Truly happy

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • Altered States

    I take
    Many psychotropic medication
    They fill me with elation

    I dislike
    Evert single dissociative event
    My sanity is spent

    I must endure
    Great suffering and pain
    Because I am insane

    I have
    Delusions that are intense
    God must get His recompense

    Sadly I must deal with
    Sometimes having a psychotic outburst
    It is the worst

    Life with
    A psychotic disorder is hard
    I must constantly be on guard

    I am tormented
    By many a disturbing hallucination
    How I long for their eradication

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • Some Thoughts On the Lord’s Day

    I am adrift
    In an ocean
    Made of emotion

    I must temper
    My thoughts with reason
    It’s that type of season

    I yearn
    To be free
    From my mental misery

    Mental illness
    It is a difficult road to take
    I cannot afford a mistake

    Sometimes
    I am in a psychotic state
    My insanity is first-rate

    Also, I have
    Many a strong delusion
    I’m in a process of confusion

    Please Lord
    Let the inner voices stop
    I need a phased time warp

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • My Name is Zachary and I’m Insane

    I ran
    In the rain
    It made me insane

    My mind
    It is out of whack
    It’s sanity I lack

    I’m as crazy
    As a loon
    I’ll jump over the moon

    I’m truly
    Barking mad
    Don’t feel sad

    I am frequently
    In a psychotic state
    It sure isn’t great

    If you get too close
    I may bite
    My mind just isn’t right

    I’m a lunatic
    I take many medication
    For my psychiatric situation

    I will
    Bray all day long
    Listen to my sweet donkey song

    It’s soundness of mind
    I do lack
    I am having a psychotic attack

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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