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Here is another recommended podcast: How the Mental Health Industry Misses the Mark, by Dave Wheaton of The Christian Worldview. Dave Weaton interviews Greg Gifford, the author of Lies My Therapist Told Me

Here are some excerpts from Elizabeth Wurtzel's great book, Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America:

'I looked at him in shock. Why the hell does everyone think the problem is drugs? 'David, what I wouldn't give to have a drug problem.' I say. 'What I wouldn't give for it to be that simple. If I could check in somewhere and come out the other end okay. I'd be thrilled.'"
"Even then, I was pretty certain, in my 12 year old mind, that life was one long distraction from the inevitable."
"Everything's plastic, we're all going to die sooner or later, so what does it matter. That was my motto."
"...and then one day you realize that your entire life is just awful, not worth living, a horror and a black blot on the white terrain of human existence. One morning you wake up afraid you're going to live."
"But then I never had to worry about a crash landing because I never even took off."
"Something inside me was not just depressed but dividing, cracking, splintering, pulling me back and forth between my two parents, and occasionally I wished I could walk through a picture window, and have the sharp, broken shards slash me to ribbons so I would finally look like I felt."
"They ask me if I've done any drugs in the last 24 hours, and I say no. Then I say I guess I smoked some pot and snorted some coke also, but that was just to make the Ecstasy last longer. I also admit to them I had some beer, maybe a couple of sea breezes in there too. Then the doctor asks if I have a substance abuse problem, and all I can do is laugh."
"'I won't do that.' he said. 'I already told you it's your mother's responsibility.' 'Oh *** Daddy. I give up. I can't listen to this anymore.' 'What am I supposed to say?' 'Try, Have a good life. Because this is it for me.' Years later, thinking about this conversation, I will remember, as somebody very sagely said during the parricide trials of the Menendez brothers: Anytime your kids kill you, you are at least partly to blame."
"Depression is all about If you loved me you would."
"But instead of going to a mental institution, I decided to go to California."
"...I wish that every psychiatrist I've ever dealt with could know what it's like to be a patient and to feel desperate. I wish they could know what it's like to wake up every morning afraid you're going to live.'
"So the plan was simple: I would earn enough money to pay my mother back, and they I'd kill myself."
"On April 8, 1994, as I was completing this book, Kurt Cobain shot himself in the head...Grunge, the musical style that Nirvana did so much to invent and popularize, was described by Newsweek as 'what happens when children of divorce get their hands on guitars.'...Every person who has experienced a severe depression has his own sad, awful tale to tell, his own mess to live through. Sadly, Kurt Cobain will never get that far. Every day I thank God that I did."

From Sermonaudio.com...

War Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly prayed to King Jesus on July 4th, by Adam McManus of Worldview in Five Minutes
Ask Sam - Diagnosis 250: Testing the Nation’s Vitals, by Isaac Crockett of Stand in the Gap Media
Plants Before the Sun? by Ken Ham of AnswersinGenesis.org
God’s Toolbox- The Axe, by Rev. Roger Higginson
God's Restraining Grace Explained, by Stephen Charnock (1628-1680)
Out of the Swamp! by The Street Preacher
The Infallibility of Scripture (sermon 2013), by Pastor Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) [Text: Isaiah 1:20: "But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it."]
News Round Up and Comment, by Jim Schneider of Crosstalk America
The Importance Of The Blood, by Stephen Hamilton
DEPRESSION: Causes & Solutions from a Biblical Perspective, by Gary Dromi

The big short got the spirit of 2008 right. The real story was even worse. | Watch

The big short got the spirit of 2008 right. The real story was even worse. | Watch - msn.com

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Michael Burry saw the financial meltdown of 2008 coming. The book The Big Short tells the story. The following quotes are from The Big Short, which told the story of the financial meltdown in 2008 and who profited from it:

“Being short in 2007 and making money from it was fun, because we were short bad guys. In 2008 it was the entire financial system that was at risk. We were still short, but you don’t want the system to crash. It's sort of like the flood’s about to happen, and you’re Noah. You’re on the ark, ya, you’re okay, but you’re not happy looking out at the flood. That’s not a happy moment for Noah.”

Second quote:

“In early October 2008 after the U.S. government had stepped in to say it would...absorb all the losses in the financial system and prevent any big Wall Street firm from failing.”

Third quote:

“Maybe the best definition of investing is gambling with the odds in your favor. The people on the short side of the subprime mortgage market had gambled with the odds in their favor. The people on the other side – the entire financial system, essentially – had gambled with the odds against them. What’s strange and complicated about it is that pretty much all the important people on both sides left the table rich.”

And the last quote:

“The world’s most highly paid financiers had been totally discredited; without government intervention, every single one of them would have lost his job. And yet those same financiers were using the government to enrich themselves. I can understand why Goldman Sachs would want to be included in the conversation about what to do about Wall Street. What I can’t understand is why anyone would listen to them”

Today in the News - Saturday, July 11, 2026

Headlines

Videos:

Victor Davis Hanson: Victor Davis Hanson: "Trump Just Proved EVERYONE Wrong..."
David Hookstead: Iran UNLEASHES Anti-Aircraft Fire – Major IRGC Leader KILLED
Benny Johnson: Investigative Journalist Drops Seth Rich BOMBSHELL After New Documents Released...
Liberty Sentinel with Alex Newman: What Did the White House Just Expose About the Smithsonian?
Answers in Genesis Canada: Natural Selection Is Not What You Think It Is - Here’s the Truth
Answers in Genesis: People Say God Was CRUEL for This. They Couldn’t Be More Wrong.
Lion of Judah: If Elon Really Said This… Christians Need To Pay Attention
Steve Ram: "ATTACK ON U.S. SOIL" | Chilling Warning Issued Over Iran-Cuba Drone Threat

Columnists

Ward Clark: Trump: If Iran Kills Me, 'Bomb Them at Levels They've Never Seen' - redstate.com
Amy Curtis: That Gay Cruise Turned Away by Turkey Was Denied Docking in a Second Country - townhall.com
Daniel Greenfield: NY Woman Meets Muslim Refugee at Anti-Israel Rally. Then He Beats Her to Death. - frontpagemag.com
Doug Casey: Why Uranium Has Enormous Upside Potential - lewrockwell.com
Michael Tennant: U.K. Nurse Cleared of “Misgendering” Charges After Two Years of Investigations - thenewamerican.com

From X

Here is a Hymn Based on Psalm 68: O Lord, Thou Hast Ascended

O Lord, Thou Hast Ascended

Psalm 68: "(To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David.) Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah: The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor. The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it. Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon. The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan. Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever. he chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them. Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death. But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses. The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea: That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same. They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary. The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels. Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel. There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali. Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee. Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war. Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah: To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds. O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God."

Recommended podcast & sermon based on Psalm 68:

Recommended podcast: Why Johnny Can't Sing, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Recommended sermon: Ascension Day Service, by Pastor Eric Moerdyk

Daily Sermon for the Hearing Impaired: Refusing Compensation

Refusing Compensation, by Joe W. Allen [Text: 1 Corinthians 9:15-27]

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Note: This daily sermon for the hearing impaired is dedicated to my good friend, David J. Bishop, who went home to be with his Lord Jesus on July 1, 2021. David was the inspiration for me to begin posting links to sermons for the hearing impaired. David's not deaf anymore. And the first words he heard were from our Lord Jesus, saying to him, "Well done, David, thou good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of thy Lord!" [Matthew 25:21]

Here is one of the last pictures David sent to me before he died. He was a big sports fan and LOVED the Seattle Seahawks! He was also a BIG baseball fan. I'm sure if David had been able to hear he would have loved the song, Take Me Out to the Ball Game! But David loved our Lord Jesus much, much, much more than any sporting event! Oh, here is a video of Take Me Out to the Ball Game in American Sign Language! (ASL)

Recommended:

Sermon: The Deaf Ministry of Jesus, by Jon Speed
Christmas Video: From 1994 Miracle on 34th Street
Another great video: What are the chances?!? ☺️💕 #Deaf #ASL #americansignlanguage #wholesome (soo lovely meet Victoria)

Today in History - July 11

A special thanks to Wikipedia.org for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com

1977 – Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated in 1968, is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Will Libs Take Down MLK Jr.'s Statute? - Caution With Media Darlings, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
White Supremacy, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Theology, etc., by Dr. James White
'The Martin Luther King Myth' - Marxists Idols for Destruction, by Peter Hammond

Westminster Shorter Catechism Q & A #16-20

The following is from thewestminsterstandard.org:

Q. 16. Did all mankind fall in Adam’s first transgression?

A. The covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself, but for his posterity; all mankind, descending from him by ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him in his first transgression.

Q. 17. Into what estate did the fall bring mankind?
A. The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery.

Q. 18. Wherein consists the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell?
A. The sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell, consists in the guilt of Adam’s first sin, the want of original righteousness, and the corruption of his whole nature, which is commonly called original sin; together with all actual transgressions which proceed from it.

Q. 19. What is the misery of that estate whereinto man fell?
A. All mankind, by their fall, lost communion with God, are under his wrath and curse, and so made liable to all miseries in this life, to death itself, and to the pains of hell for ever.

Q. 20. Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery?
A. God having, out of his mere good pleasure, from all eternity, elected some to everlasting life, did enter into a covenant of grace, to deliver them out of the estate of sin and misery, and to bring them into an estate of salvation by a Redeemer.

Recommended sermon: The Westminster Assembly, by Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson

Daily Bible Verses for Saturday, July 11, 2026

"For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knows right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest part of the earth. thine eyes did see my substance, being yet unperfect, and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them." - Psalm 139:13-16

The following sermons are on Psalm 139:13-16:

God's Hands, God's Plan, by Dr. Toby B. Holt
The Most Dangerous Place Today, The Womb, by Ron Johnson
Motherhood in the Bible, by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley (1926-2014)
The Sacredness of the Blood, by Dr. Frank McClelland
Robbing God of the Harvest, by Rev. Kevin McLeod
A Scripted Life, by Roger Wagner

Here is a hymn based on Psalm 139: All That I Am I Owe to Thee (This is sung to the same melody as another beautiful hymn, Jesus, and Shall it Ever Be?)

Bible Reading for Saturday & Sunday, July 11 & 12, 2026

The following Bible readings are taken from the website, Oneyearbibleonline.com. If you follow this reading plan you will read through the whole Bible in one year. I highly encourage you to do so. Also, the sermons below each section are ones that I have chosen from the website, Sermonaudio.com

1 Chronicles 11:1-14:17

Recommended sermons:

The Lord's Word of Interference to Rehoboam, by Pastor Carl A. Schouls [Text: 2 Chronicles 11:1-4]
Preparation of Heart, by Dr. Alan Cairns [Text: 2 Chronicles 12]
The Way of Worship Matters, by Dr. Michael Barrett [Text: I Chronicle 13]
A Lesson in Dependence on God, by Rev. David Silversides [Text: I Chronicles 14]

Acts 28

The following sermons are on Acts 28: