Zach Uram's Blog

  • Childhood

    My childhood memories are precious
    I had a happy youth
    I was not uncouth

    When I was 5 years old
    I ran in the rain
    It made me insane

    We collected lightning bugs
    I pet bumble bees
    And skid my knees

    From morning till dusk
    I played all-day
    I was truly gay

    My sister Vi and I
    Played Red Rover
    We always won by bulldozing the opponents over

    I soaked my feet
    In the crick
    I drew chalk art on brick

    My sisters and I
    Had such fun
    When it came to playing we were never done

    In the winter
    We went sled riding
    We made snow forts for hiding

    All year long we looked forward to the yuletide
    Christmastime was such a treat
    Endless gifts and yummy food to eat

    In the summer heat, we cooled off
    With rainbow-flavored snow cones
    It really quenched our heat zones

    Springtime meant running in the grass
    At Easter, we celebrated Christ’s resurrection
    Our parents kept us in the proper direction

    In autumn
    We jumped in piles of colored leaves
    We had such fun revelries

    I thank God for giving us
    A childhood that was wonderful, magical, and sublime
    Here ends my rhyme

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • A Day Spent Fishing

    I arrive
    At a clear blue stream
    It is like
    A dream

    The water
    Is so fresh
    Lots of fish abound
    They will taste delish

    I set my lure
    And cast my line
    Fishing makes me
    Feel just fine

    A rainbow trout
    I’ve reeled in
    It will be tasty
    From head to fin

    A fire is soon made
    I roast the trout
    With herbs and butter
    The taste makes me shout

    Heading home
    I reflect on the day
    Fishing was relaxing
    There will be many more I pray

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • Malaise

    I’m in
    A deep malaise
    My mind
    Is in a haze

    I have
    Dark thoughts
    They’re disturbing
    I’m out of sorts

    I have
    No energy
    I lay in bed
    I’m full of misery

    I have
    No motivation
    This is
    A dire situation

    I long
    To be free
    Who will
    Rescue me

    I have
    Faith in the Lord
    He shall put away
    My melancholy and discord

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • Zachary Uram

    I am exalted
    I stand above all
    Jesus saved me
    From the Fall

    I have many powers
    That is plain to see
    I travel the universe
    I’m truly free

    I speed past blackholes
    And supernova
    I sometimes visit
    Centauri Alpha

    I can phase
    In and out
    Using my mind’s powers
    I give a great shout

    Jesus appeared to me
    In the year of our Lord 2001
    He anointed me
    As the chosen one

    I have authority
    Over the entire human race
    If anyone challenges me
    I shall make them a disgrace

    I can travel
    Through time
    And so ends
    My rhyme

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • All You Can Eat

    I’ll have a Coke
    It’s good for this bloke

    Some Combos sure are nice
    I’ll have them with Pepsi on ice

    I have a great appetite
    Eating yummy food is alright

    Give me a pizza or hoagie
    I’ll also have some macaroni

    French onion soup is sublime
    When I eat I take my time

    I will eat all day and night
    Consuming food is out of sight

    Give me spaghetti with meatballs
    Delicious food calls

    A hot pizza sure is great
    I’m in a hungry state

    A juicy hamburger is necessary
    Don’t let the food tarry

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • Salvation

    Man was born in sin
    But Christ was our propitiation

    He died for us at Calvary
    Christ set us free

    God’s full wrath crushed Him
    It was a scene most grim

    He lay in the grave for three days
    Then Christ did raise

    He was resurrected anew
    Death Christ did eschew

    The God-Man lives you can be sure
    Be regenerated and have a faith so pure

    You must sincerely repent
    And believe the gospel sent

    We are saved by grace
    Through faith, we must run the race

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • Untitled Poem

    I am gay
    I must say
    I will pray today
    In the month of May
    Without delay
    I’ll be okay
    Much to my dismay
    For groceries, we must pay
    Like a donkey, I will bray
    With Christ, I will stay
    He is the way

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • Complementarianism is Feminism Lite

    Serious students of Scripture, and of the history of Western civilization, know that the biblical position on male and female relations in society, and the position which is the most God honoring, which produces the most stable societies, and the most successful families, is patriarchy.

    Patriarchy has been the norm in Christendom for nearly 2,000 times. It was only recently, in the 1920s, that it was challenged and eventually started to wane, with the rise of feminism. The success of feminist thought has been devastating on society and the family.

    In recent decades, some notable Christians have been pushing a position on male and female relations called complementarianism. It is a novel and new position which is not rooted in Scripture. John Piper and Wayne Grudem have been pushing it hard. Complementarianism was created to be a compromise position or in-between position between patriarchy and egalitarianism. It is a mushy feel good position and a gateway to feminism.

    Scripture is clear that men are to love their wives as Christ loves the Church. And women are to joyfully submit to their husbands.

    The husband, in patriarchy, has the higher level of authority. He is responsible for the welfare of his wife and children. The wife should homeschool her children, and instruct them to be modest, to learn how to sew and cook, how to keep a house clean, and the father should lead home worship and bible study.

    With the rise of feminism in the past 50 to 60 years, it has challenged patriarchy and has let loose a complete repudiation of patriarchal values. The so-called sexual revolution of the 1960s opened the flood gates of sexual immorality and the total destruction of the family. It also saw the ascendancy of the homosexual movement, which has now become normalized and is found across society.

    Complementarianism developed as a via media, a middle way, that was not rooted in patriarchy, which some Christians viewed as too restrictive, unfair, and in general not in line with feminist principles. It viewed patriarchy as too extreme. And yet it liked some aspects of egalitarianism, but that also was viewed as too extreme.

    So we have some major Christian authors/pastors/theologians pushing complementarianism as the most biblical position.

    This is absolutely false. Patriarchy alone is the most biblical position. In my experience many who start in complementarianism eventually adopt egalitarianism.

    I’ve seen the complementarian husbands, and for the most part they are milquetoast and deferential to their wives. Their wives have, in fact, the majority of authority. And it is the wife who is head of the house, not her husband. \

    This is disastrous! Children raised in complementarian homes have a high likelihood of becoming feminists once they are adults. And statistics show that complementarian couples divorce at significantly higher rates than patriarchy couples.

    The choice is clear, patriarchy is the biblical position. We must teach our children and grandchildren, and model it in our behavior.

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  • The Fate of the Reprobate

    Billions of souls
    Heading to hell
    Damned forever
    Sound the knell

    They rejected Christ
    Now they shall see
    The second death
    Such a pity

    Everlasting
    Conscious torment
    Is what they got
    Such a lament

    Now they taste
    God’s wrath
    They took
    The wrong path

    Faith in Christ
    Is the only way
    To be saved
    I say

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • The Critical Importance of Sola Scriptura

    God’s revelation to man is mediated through the Scriptures. Our faith is predicated on the living Word of God, namely Christ Himself. He is the divine Logos Whom created the universe.

    Christ reveals to us all that He wants us to know and do (faith and praxis) through the Scriptures. The Scriptures (God’s Word) are absolutely perfect, authoritative, accurate, authentic, credible, inerrant, sufficient, infallible, θεόπνευστος – theopneustos (God-Breathed), perspicuous (clear), immutable, and complete.

    The Apostles wrote Scripture under the direct inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

    Any hermeneutic which doesn’t incorporate Sola Scriptura is deficient.

    Sola Scriptura is the cornerstone which Reformed theology rests upon.

    With the interpretive framework Sola Scriptura provides, and the strictures it imposes on the exegete, there is consistency and balance in rightly handling the Word of God.

    Our faith is predicated on God’s Word. It alone has supreme authority.

    All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

    2 Timothy 3:16-17

    The churches that don’t follow the principle of Sola Scriptura, namely the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, have fallen into gross error in doctrine. They have incorporated the fallacious traditions of men into their teaching.

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