Tag: Christianity
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Altered States Don’t Define Me
I am quite insaneI have a corrupted brainMy neurotransmittersAre out of syncIt affectsThe way I thinkSome days I’m inA dark malaiseYet, in despairLike hymn writerWilliam CowperChrist – I do praiseSome days I’m onA manic highI need sanityTo come nighAt times I haveTerrifying psychosisYet my mindRemains precociousSometimes I’m delusionalThat is quite unusualI may meow like a…
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Freedom in Christ
In the dawnOf the new millenniumI lost my sanityChaos reignedIn my mindDisconnected thoughtsVoices in my headMy eyes deceived meHallucinations aboundedI slowlyBecame very depressedAlmost lostThe will to liveBut at my lowestWith a fracturedMindI found ChristWaiting for meChoosing meTo saveTo adoptHe is nowAnd forever shall beMy GodMy LordAnd my SaviorGlory to God By Zachary Uram(c) 2023
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God’s children: Natural Birth or New Birth
We’ve all heard the popular assertion, “We are all God’s children.”, but is this slogan really a true statement of fact according to Scripture? In this article we shall examine that question and see what Scripture has to say about it. If we carefully study and exegete Scripture relating to this topic, four things stand…
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A Response to Reformed Presbyterians: Semper Reformanda
Background The sine qua non of Reformed theology is soteriology. Covenant theology and certain types of eschatology are not essential core distinctives. Sadly, the majority of Reformed Presbyterians seem to be so bigoted and locked into their infantile theological cliques that they look down upon and refuse to recognize believers such as Reformed Baptists as…
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My Fractured Mind
I lost my mind you seeYes, it happened to me Twas a score and threeYears ago, since I began my misery I was struck down in my primeIt happened in an instant of time One day I woke up hearing voicesMy mind was in pieces Visual hallucinations followed soonI was now a loon I was…
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My Journey to the Mountain
Leaving the warmth of my homeI set outEarly in the morningSunriseA 6 day trekUp and back down the mountainIt’s late DecemberSnow is 3 feet deepGood thing I have snow shoesMy pack is 30 pounds of suppliesI have Ol’ RedMy .44 Magnum lever action rifle with attached scopeThe stock is red cedar woodPlenty of game to…
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Into the Deep Woods
Above is a living canopyIt shrouds meOnly a fraction of light do I seeInto the deep woods I go I wonder at the mighty oakGreen moss covers the trunkIt is tranquility and peace I seekInto the deep woods I go Sunlight dances in the trees aboveI spot a lone doveI’m reminded of God’s loveInto the…
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Praying the Names and Attributes of God
Sources: The Knowledge of the Holy, by A.W. Tozer; Names of God, by Nathan Stone; and God of Glory, by Kenneth Landon. Day 1God is Jehovah. The name of the independent, self-complete being—“I AM WHO I AM”—only belongs to Jehovah God. Our proper response to Him is to fall down in fear and awe of…
