Amen. So tonight we're continuing in our Up from Slavery sermon series, and what we've been doing is we've been going through biblical lessons in the book Up from Slavery, which is the autobiography of Booker T. Washington. As I've said before in the introduction to the series, the reason that I like the book so much is because here we have a man who had seemingly no advantages in his life. He had no advantages. He had everything working against him. He had everything from, you know, he started out from zero as far as money goes. He started out from zero as far as education goes. He started out, I mean, the man couldn't write. He couldn't read. He couldn't do anything.  So we've been talking about that a little bit for the first few sermons. But this morning, or not this morning, this evening, we're not going to spend a lot of time in the book this evening, but I want to show you one disadvantage that I had not thought of before I read the book itself. There's a disadvantage that Mr. Washington points out on page 18, which is going to be the subject. I'm just going to use it to kind of spark the sermon this evening. But it's a disadvantage that you wouldn't really think of unless he would have brought it up in context of his life. I'm going to read it for you starting at the top of page 18 in Up from Slavery. Keep your place in Zephaniah, chapter 3. We'll get there in a few minutes. He writes in the book, I have no idea, as I have stated elsewhere, who my grandmother was. I have or have had uncles and aunts and cousins, but I have no knowledge as to where most of them are. My case will illustrate that that of hundreds of thousands of black people in every part of the country. The very fact that the white boy is conscious that if he fails in life, he will disgrace the whole family record, extending back through many generations, is of tremendous value in helping him to resist temptations. The fact that the individual has behind and surrounding him proud family history and connection serves as a stimulus to help him to overcome obstacles when he is striving for success. So here Mr. Washington brings up, you know, we obviously can see the material things that he was disadvantaged with, the educational things he was disadvantaged with. Here he brings up a super important point, and the Bible talks about it a lot, is that he was disadvantaged. And he uses it in the context of, you know, the former slaves had broken families. They didn't have, you know, these long lineages of families that were kept together because of the situation in the south and during the slave times. So he tells us that that is a disadvantage that these families are broken up and that there isn't this long lineage of families in the context that it is a lack of shame that is put on the individual that does not have that family to go back on.  He lacked that motivation. And he said that that was a great, it was great value in deterring from temptation. Which is, you know, what we could call, what the Bible would call, sin. Look at Zephaniah chapter 3 and verse number 5. So what he's talking about is the idea of broken families versus intact families. You know, this idea that you want to make your parents proud. This idea that you want to do, you know, your family name right.  So what I want to talk about this evening, the title of the sermon this evening is the power of shame. The power of shame. Look, what do we know about shame? What is the world telling us about shame today? The world is actually telling us that shame is bad. That you should not feel guilty about anything. You should not have shame that there is nothing that's shameful. Well, what does the Bible say? And Booker T. Washington himself said in the book that we're studying. He said, look, this is a powerful tool. It's a great value to keep someone from temptation. Is this idea of shame? Look at Zephaniah chapter 3 and look at verse number 5. Look what the Bible says. The Bible says the just Lord. The just Lord is in the midst thereof. The just Lord meaning the Lord of justice. The Lord of perfect justice. If you're just, that means that you're righteous. That's what it means. The Lord is in the midst thereof. The just Lord is in the midst thereof. He will not do iniquity. Every morning doth he bring his judgment to light. He faileth not. But the unjust knoweth no shame. Ouch! Think about that. Think about that statement. Highlight that statement in your Bible because the world today is telling you that you should not feel guilt about things. Well, look at that this evening. You shouldn't feel guilty.  Well, look on that, but that's not what the Bible says. The Bible says if you know no shame, you're unjust if you know no shame. Shame is gone today. Shame is going away today in the Bible. Look, the Bible lists specific things that we should be ashamed of.  Is it a good thing? Let's look at it. Turn to Isaiah chapter 47. Let's look at some things that we should be ashamed of in the Bible. Look, we should be ashamed of all sin in the Bible. We're going to look at one main sin this evening as an example just to show you on how you should be ashamed of sin. But you should be ashamed of all sin in the Bible. And the world today is telling you that you should not be ashamed of sin. Look at Isaiah chapter 47 in verse number one. Isaiah chapter 47 in verse number one. Booker T. Washington himself said that the idea of shame in the context of shaming your family is a valuable thing. Is a valuable thing that he did not have. Look, he looked at it. Think about this. He looked at the idea of him not having that, not being able to be ashamed because he did something where his parents were ashamed of him or his grandparents or his uncles and aunts were ashamed of the family name. He looked at that as a disadvantage in life and he was right. Look at Isaiah chapter 47 in verse number one. Let's look at an idea of something that the Bible is very specific and talks a lot about how we should be ashamed of this one specific thing. Look at Isaiah 47.1. Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground. There is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans. For thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. Take the millstones and grind meal. Uncover thy locks. Make bear the leg. Uncover the thigh. Pass over the rivers. Make note that it says make bear the leg and it says uncover the thigh. Meaning the thigh is, and then look at verse number three. Thy nakedness shall be uncovered.  Thy nakedness shall be uncovered. Yay, thy shame. You see what it's doing here? It is equating your nakedness which it defines as your thigh. It's very specific. The Bible is very specific.  As a shameful thing. If it's uncovered. So your thigh to be uncovered, your nakedness is just the same thing. Is ashamed. It's a shame. Look, the Bible here is saying that this is going to be like a judgment. It's like you're going to be shamed because of this. Thy shame shall be seen. If people shall see that nakedness that is a shame to you. I will take vengeance. I will not meet thee as a man. So it defines nakedness. It says that someone seeing that nakedness should be shameful. Turn to Genesis chapter nine. We'll see a specific story in the Bible where someone looking upon nakedness of someone else is a terrible shame. Look at Genesis chapter nine and look at verse 22. Now look, a lot of people have different theories about this story and I'm not negating those theories. I'm going to tell you my theory about this story and if you've heard other theories about this story, that's fine. I personally like to just go with what the Bible says and not fill in gaps and things there. I'm not against other theories but I'm just saying that I think the Bible is very clear and says enough for us to understand what's happening here, especially in the context of what we're going to talk about this evening and what we're talking about now. Look at Genesis chapter nine and verse 22. And Noah began to be a husband and he planted a vineyard and he drank of the wine and was drunken and he was uncovered within his tent. Noah drank alcohol from wine that he made and he got drunk and he was naked inside his tent because he drank too much and drinking is not going to do any favors for you. That's just a side note of this story right here. And Ham, the father of Canaan saw the nakedness so Ham is the son of Noah he saw the nakedness of his father. Now what does it say that he did there? There's a verb there that he did. It says he saw his father's nakedness. He looked upon it and he told his two brethren without. Look at verse 23. And Shem and Japheth took a garment these are the other two brothers they took a garment and laid it upon their shoulders and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father and their faces were backwards that they what? What was the bad thing? That they saw not their father's nakedness. Here you have a situation where one of the sons went in and saw his father in a bad situation where he was not covered as he should have been because he had too much to drink and he was being foolish and drank too much alcohol and he looked upon his father's nakedness and then he went and told his brothers what he had done. This shows you the seriousness of nakedness and of looking upon the nakedness of someone that you are not supposed to look at that and you think I understand why a lot of people think that he must have done something but I don't believe so personally because this just shows you how programmed we've been today today nakedness everybody is naked but in the Bible it was a big deal and to God it is a big deal it is shameful in the Bible and so look Noah awoke from his wine verse 24 and knew what his younger son had done to him as a matter of fact what else he did was he didn't have respect for his father by doing that and you say okay what's the big deal there all kids are disrespectful to their parents now turn to Romans 1 turn to Romans 1 look that's another thing we need to deprogram ourselves about we need to deprogram ourselves about the seriousness of being disrespectful to your parents it's a big deal look it's such a big deal folks it is such a big deal when you look at Romans 1 and you look at verse 30 when it's talking about people that have literally been given over to a rejected or reprobate mind unnatural wicked people you know what one of the ways that it describes them is in verse 30 backbiter's haters of God despiteful proud boasters inventors of evil things disobedient to parents look it's a big deal what Ham did in my opinion nothing needs to be added to that story because what he did by looking upon his father by shaming his father by looking upon his father's nakedness in that bad moment that his father was in notice how notice what they did notice what they did when they fixed the situation they walked in backwards and covered him so they would not look upon him which was the problem is that he looked upon his father's nakedness he did not protect his father he disrespected his father and he looked upon his shame and look just because we've been deprogrammed today to be like you know it's no big deal look it's a big deal to God it does not change no matter how many different fashion trends and how long you've been seeing different fashion trends God doesn't change it doesn't matter you change we change but God does not change it was a big deal 2 Timothy 3 talking about perilous times in the end it'll talk about all these wicked people and they're not going to listen all this you know what else they're going to be disobedient to parents disrespectful to their parents it's a big deal being disrespectful to your parents look Ham did a bad thing that it's just listed straight in the bible there's no gaps that need to be filled in in my opinion going back to the shame of nakedness the shame of nakedness look it doesn't matter what you think this is what the bible says 2 Samuel 10 look this is a big problem today look this is a big problem for us today you say well I dress appropriately but tell me that you're not used to it tell me that you're not getting used to it with what you're seeing out in the world today and look it affects people it affects people 2 Samuel 10 look at verse number 4 let's look at how big of a deal nakedness is how shameful nakedness is look at verse number 4 Hanon took David's servants and shaved off so David sent these men to go and make peace and see how the neighbors are doing and this guy thought they were spies and here's what he did to them and Hanon took David's servants and shaved off one half of their beards and cut off their garments in the middle even to their buttocks and sent them away that's funny he cut off all their clothes and shaved their beards that's a good cartoon it's a Sunday school story but look it wasn't funny it wasn't funny in the Bible we may think oh that's kind of a silly thing that he did there let's see if David thought it was silly let's see if David got these guys they came back and he's like you got you didn't he you got you didn't he look at verse 5 and when they told it unto David he sent to meet them because the men were greatly what and the king said and when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-Rehob the Syrians of Zoba 20,000 foot men and King Mecca a thousand men of Ishtab 12,000 men why did he do that why did he go hire all these people because when David heard of it he sent Joab and all the hosts of the mighty men so look this was such a big deal it was such a shameful thing that men are going to die over this David is going to go to war and defeat these people over this shame so look no accursed ham over this shame David went to war over this shame look having your nakedness uncovered should be a shame to you it should be a powerful thing to you turn to Exodus chapter 28 look this is the power of shame and this is one of the main sins in the Bible that the Bible says that is just equated straight to shame look at Exodus chapter 28 and verse 42 Exodus chapter 28 look at verse 42 and thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness from the loins even unto the thighs shall they reach once again defining our nakedness being from our loins above our waist down to our thighs meaning from your knees to your belly button basically is your nakedness now imagine that that your knee to above your waist is your nakedness and just think of today just think of today I mean there are people literally walking around naked everywhere today by this definition I mean nakedness from actual dress standards to what people set in front of their eyes on a regular basis is out of control today look we must deprogram ourselves from what we have been programmed to think is no big deal I mean look our society is literally to a point where if you said I'm just never going to see nakedness you could not leave your house that is where it is at today that is where it is at today because why because there's no shame today because shame has been taken away from that today this is what Washington is talking about shame is a good thing we need to put shame back on that today we need to recognize at least us Bible believing Christians need to recognize what is shameful and what is not and we need to deprogram ourselves from what the world is trying to program us into but look you should not be purposely putting nakedness in front of your eyes and we've talked about this from going to beaches to the internet we started on the internet the last time I looked two thirds of men are regularly looking at pornography on the internet that's a big deal it's shameful it's shameful just like ham you are looking upon somebody else's nakedness it's a shameful thing it should be a shame to look on the nakedness of someone who is not your spouse this is why I personally I avoid trips to Walmart whenever possible and I'm serious my wife is like well I gotta go to Walmart I'm like have fun look it's shocking it's disgusting what people are wearing today people have no shame about their nakedness today they just don't care I mean they leave the house dressed or barely dressed like a hobo some of these people cover your nakedness it matters on the Walmart issue it matters how you look this idea that it doesn't matter how I look where are people getting this you look like a slob people will treat you like a slob do you know that take some pride in your appearance take care of yourself I'm not saying be vain that's the other end of the spectrum but the other end of that spectrum the other end of the vanity spectrum is just zero shame in anything and that's what's going on today my wife is telling me about this this can only happen in America my wife is telling me about this body positive movement who's heard of this raise your hand if you've heard about this we're basically it's body positive this only happens in America this can only be an American thing we're basically you know obese diabetic Americans who are like you don't have to be in any kind of shape because it's all good there's no shame in anything that's not good only in America people can literally celebrate unhealthiness in this country but look it's really anything to divert the blame off yourself is what it is back to the point cover your nakedness don't dress in a shameful way take care of yourself you know what else all sorts of things should have shame on them all sorts of other sins back to what Washington was alluding to your life just in general your life he's talking about temptations your life should not be a shameful one folks your parents your relatives people that love you and know you can just be like oh you're living in drunkenness you're living in fornication you're not making anything of your life look there should be shame attached to all of that but all of these things whether it be nakedness or drunkenness or fornication especially those things they've all become normal today they've all become things that are not shameful today because look if you're living in fornication and your parents are looking at that there's really two ways you can deal with that as a parent you can say you know what you can either look at that and say well my son's living in fornication and I'm a terrible parent because I've raised a son to live in terrible sin like that that's one way or you can just say you know what we're going to remove all shame from that and we're going to just decide that that's okay we're going to decide where the world's going today that's where the world's going today look it's all about living a guilt free life today let me give you a quote from a website called life as a human dot com I mean how many people think this is a website you should be on just from the the title there look some people look there's a whole new movement today designed to get everyone to release all feelings of guilt of anything some people hold on to guilt feelings believing that the amount of guilt that they have represents their level of thoughtfulness and caring that assumption could not be farther from the truth think about it this way would you want someone you love and care about to suffer guilt feelings over something he may or may not have done to you yes that's my answer to that but look it I added that guilt is self punishment our friends and loved ones would never want us to inflict that kind of pain on ourselves first of all is guilt self punishment is that what guilt is turn to Romans chapter 2 where does guilt come from I mean where does guilt come from look at Romans chapter 2 look psychology today the whole study the whole field of psychology today would tell you that guilt is ingrained in you through your parents pushing your karma on you or some religious beliefs that were pushed on you and forced on you in an impressive upbringing that's what the world will tell you that's what psychology today will tell you or by belief in a book like the bible that just forces you into a bunch of guilt that's what the entire field of psychology thinks today that guilt is something that has been pushed into you by a belief system that your parents or somebody that raised you put you into but is that true look at Romans chapter 2 and verse 14 for when the Gentiles which have not the law do by nature the things contained in the law these having not the law are a law unto themselves here's a bunch of people that didn't have the bible they didn't go to church they didn't do anything and they did the things in the law and more than that look at verse 15 which show the work of the law written in their hearts their conscience also bearing witness and their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another look the bible here is saying that people that never been to church people that never read the bible they're going to accuse themselves they're going to feel guilty about things and what that's going to do is it's going to push them it's going to push them into certain types of behavior look someone who's never been to church someone who's never even opened the bible one time in their life will feel shame will feel guilt and as a matter of fact they have to be trained by stupid websites like life is a human dot com to not feel guilt and to not feel shame it makes me think like it makes me think that people don't think their positions through because what does the psychologist today do with that what does he do with the fact that somebody who's never opened the bible never had a religious upbringing never had any of that feels shame and feels guilt what do you do with that where did it come from where did it come from they don't think their positions through that's the problem if they did they would realize there's an answer that is an infinite answer that you can't dead end you can't dead end the answer look you have to be trained to not feel guilt you have to be trained to not feel shame shame is a good thing and it's the fact as washington was talking about the fact that people without strong families they lacked this shame and it was a disadvantage he said and he knew it so look folks preserve your shame preserve your shame and you know how you do that don't expose yourself to sin if you expose yourself to sin whether it be through tv or all these subtle methods or whatever you're watching on the internet it's like you are going to you're going to sear your conscience you're going to scar your shame you're going to take away your shame it'll desensitize you and you will lose that look shame is a warning system for you shame is an alarm system for you when you get too close to something when you get too involved in something you feel shame you feel guilt look and the better you are at preserving your conscience at ensuring that thing the better this alarm system is going to work for you the more you are in the bible the better this alarm system is going to work for you you're going to get exposed to something and you're going to feel guilty you're going to feel shame that's where you need to be because then it'll keep you as washington said from temptation it'll keep you from that it's a good thing because guess what a better question for psychologists today would be this why not just not care if you feel ashamed instead they try to get you to not feel shame towards things and not feel shame about sin whether it be whatever kind of sin there is they say you don't need to they try to deprogram that out of you but if it's no big deal and it's not real and it's not a bad thing why doesn't this not care because here's the thing it's a natural thing to not want to feel ashamed it's a natural thing and it doesn't work it's like trying to defy gravity but guess what does work turn to 2 Timothy chapter 4 guess what does work they know it doesn't work they know it doesn't work to tell somebody oh you're going to feel ashamed for all this but don't worry shame is okay look here's the thing here's what they can do though 2 Timothy chapter 4 look at verse number 1 they can sear the conscience 2 Timothy chapter 4 and verse number 1 now the spirit speak expressly that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils speaking lies and hypocrisy having their conscience this is Romans chapter 2 14 and 15 this is that law written in your heart having their conscience seared with a hot iron scarred folks what happens to a scar or a callous you know what what happens to it when you get a scarred part I have a scarred part on my knee on the outside of one of my knees and I used to I did something to it I hit it really hard on some piece of equipment when I was a kid I just scarred my knee and I just can't feel anything right there and I used to like as a kid in high school and stuff I used to take like a pin and put it into my knee and be like look at this show all my friends I could stick a pin in my knee and it was like the funniest thing ever but it was scarred it was seared I couldn't feel anything that's what a scar will do it's a disgusting example I know it's in the notes Jared but I used to sit there with a pin look at this guys at wrestling practice and just stick a pin through my knee that's awesome look you can do that to your conscience that's no good you can do that you can sear your literal conscience to wear something that comes in front of you that normally that alarm system would go off it's scarred but it doesn't do anything imagine that it's not good Christians can do that look just because you're saved you're not protected from this you can still sear your conscience it's dangerous look this is why you'll see people that are 30, 40 years old and they're damaged human beings because their conscience is just seared in certain areas they just don't care they don't care how they treat people what they would do to somebody or whatever you can sear your conscience folks there should be shame in all these sins laziness, drunkenness whatever this is why drunkenness is a shameful thing did you know that? this is why the drunk always wants company this is why the drunk gets mad when other people don't want to drink with him because look they want company they don't want to be ashamed all by themselves they want validation so they're not ashamed we're all a bunch of drunks that's how the drunk wants to feel because that takes away or makes it less hurtful to him his shame in what he's doing turn to Luke chapter 9 here's the last point on shame's a good thing shame's a good thing Booker T. Washington was pointing out we don't have as much shame as the white people do at this time in history because of their families that are intact he's like that's a disadvantage to us he's like shame's a good thing but here's what you don't want you don't want people to be ashamed of you when people are ashamed of you that's not good look at Luke chapter 9 look at verse 26 look what the bible says here for whosoever shall be ashamed of me this is Jesus he's saying these are red words right here if you have a red letter bible Jesus is saying look if you're ashamed of me if you're ashamed of me and of my words of him shall the son of man be ashamed look if Jesus is saying if you're ashamed of me he's like I'm going to be ashamed of you it's like talk about the kind of shame you really don't want coming down on you turn to Romans chapter 10 Romans chapter 10 so while shame's a good thing it'll deter you from sin we should always protect ourselves and protect our conscience so we always feel shame look at Romans chapter 10 look at verse 11 look what the bible says for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation this is a very well known verse for the scripture saith do so ever believeth on him shall not be ashamed look you don't want Jesus to be ashamed of you and everybody I guarantee you you don't want to be ashamed of Jesus because otherwise you're eventually going to be ashamed we come to a lot of doors of people who are ashamed of Jesus they're ashamed of Jesus they don't want to talk about religion they're ashamed you want to bring up religion this is the man today that you know you come up to some guy on the street with a bible and he's just like he's ashamed of the bible he's ashamed of the bible you know the big tough guy today you know this is what liberal christianity has done it's painted this picture of the christian being some whoops or something like this where you can't be you can't be a hard working you know man that's ruining his family and walk around carrying a bible the two are incompatible no the two are exactly compatible but the problem is liberal christianity today has literally made people ashamed of the word of god people are ashamed I don't want to talk about religion how many people do you know like this it's a shame look those people are going to be ashamed one day because Jesus christ is going to be ashamed of them look it's a big deal shame is something that is a great tool that should drive us in our lives we should not be ashamed of the lord jesus christ but we should be ashamed of everything that is sinful in the world we have got to deprogram ourselves and you say even us even us because you know what especially california with the whole nakedness thing it's ridiculous it's ridiculous look we've got to have standards we've got to have standards if we want the next generation to have any chance at all we've got to draw some lines and you know what those lines are going to be lines that nobody else draws because otherwise we're going to be ashamed with the way that our children turn out we must follow the lines of the bible i mean i hate to say the same thing every sermon but i mean that's what it is it doesn't matter what the world thinks it doesn't matter what you think it doesn't matter how used to things you get you must deprogram yourself to this idea that nothing is shameful because just about everything that we see out in the world today is shameful especially this idea of nakedness shame is a good thing don't let it get programmed out of you even a man like Booker T. Washington that is so brilliant that he recognized this as a disadvantage how did he recognize this how did he recognize this do you ever wonder when you're reading this book by the way how did he know all this stuff the guy had no education how did he know all this stuff how did he find wisdom how did he know all this stuff you know in the first few pages you know what he started learning to read the bible that's how he knew all this stuff because he studied and he learned the bible and that's where he got this as well and look what it did for him look what it did for him in his life shame is a good thing don't let anybody tell you otherwise and have a word of prayer Dear Heavenly Father I thank you


Alright George, so we just had the announcement of Yukon Stryker. What do you think of it? That's going to be an amazing ride. Amazing, awesome. What do you know about the ride? That's going to be, that's going to break all the records of dive posters. That's awesome. What else, do you have anything else to say about the ride? That's going to pack in the crowds like Leviathan and Bohemian. Oh yeah, awesome. Thanks for watching the channel man. Thanks for being a part of this. So they just announced this new awesome coaster at Canada's Wonderland. What do you think of it? I think this is absolutely going to be one of the best coasters here, possibly like all of Canada. I really wasn't expecting a vertical loop on a dive coaster. That's something I'm sure that many people thought was impossible. It looks like it's going to be one of the greatest dive coasters out there and I'm overall really excited for this ride. What do you think of the name? I think the name. At first it seems sort of weird, but I think it's really grown on me now. Awesome. And what about the color scheme? I think the color scheme is very nice. I think it works perfectly in this environment. And how about you? What do you think of this ride? It looks like a very fun ride. I'm very glad that Canada's Wonderland is finally getting this new coaster. We have not been known to having the greatest coaster lineup ever. So it's a solid lineup. It's an okay lineup, but you definitely need that coaster to bring it in to step it up a bit. And this definitely looks like a coaster that will definitely help the coaster lineup out. Will it be the best coaster here? I'm not sure. Personally, I still think that Behemoth will hold its prime here. But I think this looks like a really solid ride. Usually B&M's are really solid rides. So I'm hoping this will be a pretty solid addition to our coaster lineup. Awesome. And how about you? I've been excited for this ride since you started filming about it, but the ride looks amazing already. Everything about it looks amazing other than the long MCBR. But I'm very excited for this as I think both of these have said. The vertical loop looks amazing. Never expected that. I was hoping for a splash jam, but that's okay. I'm very excited for next year now. Awesome. And then what's your name? Stage. Stage and yours? My name's James. James? And what's your... Do any of you have an Instagram or YouTube account you want to plug here? I do. My YouTube account is Rolling Coasters. My Instagram account is Rolling Coasters Canada. Awesome. And I know Ryan does. Ryan Roller Coaster on YouTube. Ryan Roller Coaster on Instagram. Give it a follow. Give it a like. Awesome. Alright, Rach Bob. So what do you think of this new awesome coaster coming to Wonderland? I believe this is going to be an excellent addition to our park. I was really surprised with the way it's close to the path towards Action Theatre. Awesome. Anything else you want to say about it? What are you most excited about? The Inland Loop. Awesome. What about that vertical loop? Are you expecting that? No, I didn't even expect it to go all the way to Action Theatre. It was surprising. Awesome. And Code Blast. What can I say? I mean, it looks like a great addition for the park. Most enthusiasts would say it's gimmicky. I personally think it's a great ride. I love dive coasters after being on Balraven. And I also like vertical loops just having you forward to your seat throughout the entire element. So let's see how that goes on a dive coaster. Alright, Matthew. They always say dive coasters are one-trick ponies, but I don't think this one's going to be a one-trick pony. I think that this one's going to be an amazing park addition. Personally, I love the vertical loop that they're going to be adding in. Great addition. I also love the Emelman factor. And of course, the classic dive coaster, especially the height. The height is going to be pretty cool. And the tunnel, of course, is going to be awesome as well. And where do you think this coaster will rank on your list? I haven't been to too many parks, so I'd probably say probably the top 10. Alright, what about at the park? At the park, probably my top. Awesome. What about you, Cobas? I'd have to wait and see if it tops Leviathan or not. And Rachel? One. I think it will be number one. Awesome. Thanks, guys. Alright, Dan from the Coaster Network. So this is your first visit to Canada's Wonderland, and you also got to experience the announcement for the new Yukon Striker. What are your thoughts? So, obviously, I personally want an RMC more than anything else. It's my type of ride, but from a business perspective, having the dive coaster here makes a lot of sense. And the layout is actually surprisingly really good. I feel like this would be like a top tier coaster if they just didn't have the Vesco Strains. Because I've heard really good things about Griffin and Shikra. So, I think it's a great announcement. They did a great job advertising the thing. Great job with the teasing campaign. And obviously, you did a great job covering it, too, with the whole rumors and stuff, the giga dive. But it is what it is, but either way, the layout is really impressive. But I do think we have yet to ride it. Who knows? It could actually be... The Vesco Strains might not even be a problem, so you never know. What do you think about the vertical loop? The vertical loop is a great choice for an element. If you played the original roller coaster Tycoon games, the vertical drop coasters, which are really just dive coasters, have actually the vertical loop element, and that's the only inversion you can do on them. So, maybe that's an homage to that. But either way, that'll be very cool. I think it's very fitting for a dive coaster. It's obviously going to have to be wide to clear out the eight-across trains. But I think it's a great choice for an element, if you ask me. Awesome. And what do you think about the fact that this just kind of stole everything from Val Raven? Actually, I kind of like it because I know some people like Val Raven, especially in the comments in my video on Cedar Point, but for me personally, Val Raven just didn't do it for me about really gimmicky and all that good momentum you have in the first half just comes to a halt. But for this dive coaster, you have a much, much, much stronger first half. In a way, it's reminiscent of Gatekeeper and the fact that basically the mid-course comes really late in the ride, and you have a lot of good stuff before the mid-course. You have four inversions before the mid-course, which I think is a big success, and I think this will be quite a bit better than Val Raven. Awesome. What do you think about the name? I actually don't mind it. Here's the thing, Yukon Striker sounds pretty cool. Actually, it's saying it off the tongue. But like a ride like Steel Curtain at Countywood, that just seems weird to me. I know both are kind of themed to the respective areas and stuff, but like Yukon Striker actually has like a powerful name to it, you know? It actually has some meaning to it, but also it sounds good on its own. So I like it, although I do hope Ziz comes around in the future. Awesome. Thanks so much. Absolutely. I'll give you two one more time. The Coaster Network. Awesome. SLC!


So you actually have to practice happiness. You have to practice positivity. It's not something that's just given to people. I think that's a huge misconception about people that you see that seem like they're happy or positive all the time because they were just born that way. That's not the case. It's something that has to be worked on. You can be happy even when you feel like you haven't created the most perfect life for yourself. Even when every situation doesn't go the way that you want it to. It doesn't mean you still can't be happy and only you can remove that barrier that you've put there saying I will only be happy if I achieve this. I will only be happy if I get this. Happiness is not an achievement that once you get it, it's done and you're just happy for the rest of your life. It's something that you have to work on consistently every day by vetting those thoughts.


Good afternoon, folks. Steve Rhodes coming to you live from the shores of sunny Delray Beach, Florida. This year, 1 p.m. Update. We have a slightly mixed bag out here that slightly mixed is coming from the Summizer up about five points. Otherwise, all the other U.S. Indices are trading to the downside. Dow's off 116 points, about four-tenths. S&P's off two-tenths or nine points. The Nasdaq's off four-tenths or 47 points. Russell's almost flat. It's off one point. Trannies are almost flat. They're down three points out there. Gold's off seven bucks. Trading out at 18-10. Silver's off 38 cents. 20-35 is the print there. Lights, we crewed back $2.80. 106.95 is where she is at. Natural gas's down 80 cents. Trading out at 5.69. The 30-year Treasury up one and a half points. She's trading at 1.3814. Let's go explore those nine-panel market update charts. We begin by taking a look at the ES Mini. We can see that the ES Mini, what it's done so far, it has tested and rejected a level of support. The ES Mini has a bowler-structured profile. What I mean by that, profiles will typically form three lines. The bottom, where buyers reside. The top, where sellers are at. And the center, where both buyers and sellers believe there's fair value inside that profile. Well, in this case here, the center, where there's both buyers and sellers, is closer to the bottom. It is to the top. That's why it's a bowler-structured profile. And that says that support zone is between 36.89 and 37.40. The low today, 37.41. Now, the spot volatility on X, still above its 50-day exponential moving average. That says that rug pulls can still happen. We can see a slide to the downside out there. That will last until we see the spot volatility get under its 50-day exponential moving average, which is priced at $2,805. Currently printing at $2,889. The NDX100, the NASDAQ, the NQ, I should say, tested and rejected support. Now, in its case, both the bottom and the center are positioned at the same price point, $1,396. That tells us about a very strong support level. Well, it hit that level, was able to bust through it, and that has held. If we take a look at the U.S. dollar index, just consolidating with inside its daily profile between $103.62 and $105.56. Goldilocks is testing the support of its daily profile, and that's at $18.13.80. We're trading $18.10.30. Silver's testing its roads with the indicator bottom that was way back here on the trading day of May the 13th. If price closed below $20.52, that pattern gets negated, suggests lower price. Lighting crew just consolidating with inside its daily profile. Natural gas, different storage. Looks like it's going to go ahead and negate it. It's $89 now, bottom. Looks like it'll go on to form a A to B-equal CD. With the next price projection level to about $5.35, a 30-year treasury taken on the resistance of the top of its daily profile, a close above it, which is $138.09, which suggests higher growth. Folks, stay tuned for the Trader Zed show. We'll see you in just a minute.


Hey Virgo, welcome back to the channel. This is Kelly from House of Virgo. If you're new welcome, please smash that like button and subscribe if you enjoy the readings. Keep in mind this is a general weekend love reading for August 11th through the 13th, so it's predictive. Okay, so some of these events may or may not be happy for you. Take it with a grain of salt. Don't try to make it fit. This is a channel for Virgo, Sun, Moon, Rising, and Venus, but all suns are welcome. All right, Virgo, so let's get into this reading for the weekend and see what is going on or what may be happening for you this weekend. Okay, self-indulgence, focusing on self-awesome, self-worth, taking time to heal, maybe doing some shadow work, self-appreciation. It's all about you this weekend. Obviously your focus is on yourself. You also have passion, having fun. You could be spending some time with a particular person or others or talking to someone over this weekend where you have insane chemistry. You like each other equally, really great, and you also have camera reminiscing, keepsake, perception, learning from the past and making memories. Okay, now even with the camera you could be taking some pictures over the weekend, maybe you do some photography or you're a photographer, that kind of energy playing out over this weekend. It looks like you're just kind of focusing on yourself, doing what you like to do for yourself, which is a good thing, even if you're working. You're still indulging in some way. Somebody's getting some ice cream. I'm searing going out for ice cream, maybe. Okay, so starting on Friday, it looks like a heart-to-heart conversation you are going to be having or someone is having with you. Okay, so let me just take a look here. Okay, wow. Okay, for God, hold on a second. Saturday reconciliation and holy moly Sunday, honeymoon, so like the whole weekend. I want to say mostly Friday, but could be happening over this weekend here. There's definitely going to be a heart-to-heart conversation. Wow, what the heck was that? Yeah, that's a sign. There's definitely going to be a heart-to-heart conversation with someone over this weekend, where you and this person will be talking or discussing your feelings, indulging in having this heart-to-heart kind of like really talking about how you feel, them talking about how they feel about you, indulging also in time together, spending some time together. Let me see here. You could be having some heart-to-heart conversations with friends as well.  But there's definitely going to be an opening up here and talking about like, I don't know, I just kind of picture people sitting around and indulging in food, doing some really cool stuff that make, like it's like a community, also I'm hearing, too. Okay. That too. So it's either with someone specifically, okay. There you go. Right when I said that. So there is definitely going to be a conversation with a water sign, a deep conversation, indulging in what are your hopes, what are your wishes, what are your plans? Where are you going? How do you feel?  You see it? I said this last time, if you didn't catch that reading, I just can't unsee this robot with these arms and these little hookhands. I don't even know. But it's kind of, you see how the lid is on this chalice? It's like all the emotions. There's an opening up of Pandora's Box. They just said that. There's an opening of Pandora's Box, letting all the secrets out, shadow work to letting the secrets out. You're having a conversation with someone. Could be a male, could be a female, but it's like opening the lid off the deepest emotions, opening up that Pandora's Box. Things you want to hear, things you don't want to hear, talking with someone specific or, you know, like it could be a counselor, it could be a lover, it could be a friend, getting to the heart of some issues here through some type of conversation happening on Friday. Okay. Ooh. Okay. I also have a queen of swords. So you could be talking to a couple of friends. Yeah, for some of you, or it's either a water sign or an air sign. There's an opening up here. You know, I feel like there's definitely some truth. I feel like somebody is going to be either you're going to be asking someone to open up and tell their secrets or reveal how they feel. Okay. Either you're going to be asking somebody that and hoping they will indulge you, which they will, or they're someone's going to be asking you about how you feel about them and hoping you will indulge. So Friday looks to be like, like an opening up expressing feelings, saying everything. Okay. Oh, yes. With the moon, secrets coming out on Friday. Wow. Hmm. So this obviously could be you can change the sexes. It could be two females talking, two males talking, it could be male and female talking together. Okay. Could be a Pisces, like I said, water sign, cancer, Scorpio could be a Libra Gemini Aquarius, but they will be significant on Friday. I just want to get another card here in regards to that. Okay. Somebody saying, somebody, I feel like there's someone here has been thinking about like, how much should they tell you? How much should they, how much should they offer up? Should they tell you everything? Should they leave a couple things or just give you one or two things? Yeah. There's a lot of contemplation. This is deep. This is like real deep conversations. Things that you didn't know specifically about another person will be revealed on Friday. They'll tell you, they're going to tell you. Let me see their secrets, their deepest emotions and their deepest feelings. One more card here. They're hesitant. This is not, this is not someone who generally, if you, if you know them, this is not somebody new. Okay. But I feel like this isn't somebody who generally opens their heart.  I don't even know if this person's fully aware, but somehow through a heart to heart conversation, stuff starts coming out like, getting, getting to the heart of the matter, Don Henley, get to the heart of the matter. Okay. So I definitely feel, I don't feel like singing. I sang so much yesterday, y'all. I'm sung out. So yeah, getting to the heart of the matter. I just want to get, they just said get, put two more messages here. Okay. Six of swords. Can you hear the background? Oh my gosh. It's my son and my grandson are having like a little discipline sesh. Okay, there's definitely something coming out about somebody's father. For sure. There's conversation about something. Okay, some of the person that you're talking to. There's conversations about the effect that a father had on them in their childhood. There was a father that left or abandoned. There's some kind of issue surrounding a father figure. Okay, or an ex or someone who was in a position of authority. Okay, so I feel like you're going to find out some truth about somebody's childhood or some issues with a father figure. It could be revealing. You may be opening up about your history with your father. They might be opening up about their or both of you heart to heart, right? Or a boss as well. A situation with an Aries. I will say that. Okay, an Aries. So let's move on to Saturday. That passion, I'm going to say fashion. Turn to the left, fashion. So, and if you can get that one, please let me know what that song lyric is from. I'm losing my mind. Every time I hear a word, it just goes right through a song. I don't know what's going on with me. So there's passion and reconciliation. Someone from your past is returning to your life on Saturday. Okay, let's take a look. What's going on, Virgo? What is going on for Saturday for Virgo? This, oh my gosh. Okay, nine of cups. A secret wish. A secret wish is being granted, Virgo. Wow. Yes, I feel like, okay, the high priestess can be Pisces energy, but there's some somebody secretly wishes and it will be revealing very slightly, very little bit. Well, you know what? One minute. There's an intuitive understanding that someone wishes for another person. There's a Leo. Okay, there's communication. Yeah, there's communication on definitely on Saturday. Somebody wanting, like they secretly wishing that you guys could get back together or you could get together or spend some time together. I feel like there's something here about someone gaining the courage to reach out to you and either buy you a ticket or purchase a ticket for you to go see them or for them to, there's something here about needing this courage. I feel like somebody has been secretly wanting to either reconcile or come together with you. This is a past energy Virgo, someone from the past. Okay, now the past could be any time from now all the way back to forever and ever ago. Like, I mean, the past could also be someone that you met three or four weeks ago. Okay, that kind of thing, right? But there's a reconciliation happening here and I feel like you're going to get some kind of message from this person. Like I said, it could be a Pisces, it could be a Leo, where they tell you that they have this idea or these plans and it's taking a lot of courage and strength to bring this to you to tell you that they want to be with you or they want to reconnect with you. I don't know why it's taking strength and courage for this person to do this. Let me get another clarifying card here. Okay, Ace of Wands. Wow, I can tell you this, like this person is ready for growth and change with you. So this is someone that you were connected with in the past, that there's seen chemistry with, you're going to be hearing from them on Saturday. Okay Virgo, I definitely feel like I can't unsee that Ace of Wands either. There's definitely passion. Let me just tell you. Let me just tell you and a turning point happening here, definitely. And it's, it almost feels like it's a truly favorable time for you guys to reconcile. I think we're still in the Venus retrograde. I'm not 100% sure. Are we, we might be coming out of it, but yes, you've got a past person showing up here on Saturday for sure. And let me just get two more cards. This person is ready to like light the torch and lead the way. Ready for this growth, definitely. I just heard they definitely want to get lucky with you, that's for sure. All right, there you go. Yeah, six of cups. Oh, Saturday is a, Saturday is like drenched in passion and reconciliation with someone for sure. Someone having you on their mind, that kind of thing, just thinking about you and reaching out to you and just kind of like, I feel like you get some kind of text message of some sort with that page of pentacles where it's like, Hey, I got some news. I got a new job. I'm going to be in your area or I want you to come celebrate this new job that I have or this new position. I'm starting this new project and things are going really well. And I'm really passionate about that. And I want to spend, celebrate.  Here's a bartender sitting here, going to go up in order. Yeah, somebody's definitely, you're going to get, you're going to get asked to come celebrate somebody's win or success. And that's the past person. It's the past person. Now, Sunday, oh my gosh, you've got camera and honeymoon. So enjoy the bliss of holiday time together. So somebody's going to be taking a trip, possibly on Sunday, bringing the camera, making memories, taking pictures, going somewhere. I feel like someone's got pictures of you still looking at pictures from your honeymoon, perhaps someone that you were, you know, married to, obviously, or they have pictures or reminiscing about time when you were together, the last time you were together. Okay, also that too. But I do see some kind of like trip coming up. Yeah, look, you got an apology coming into on Saturday. This is planning a trip, definitely. Planning a trip, planning a vacation, maybe some holiday time, I guess I'm not sure what holidays are coming up. Some of you might have a birthday in August. So, you know, there might be talk, somebody wanting to come see you on your birthday, if you're an August Virgo, as well. Okay, for others, this is just like, I feel like this is very birthday gift-ish. Somebody's sending you a picture as well of themselves, and you might be receiving that, and or there is this person looking at your pictures as well, some camera shots. Let me see here. And the two of wands, yeah, definitely making plans, future plans. Okay, we've got Queen of Wands. So, Leo Sagittarius Aries. Okay, let's see. You could have a connection with a fire sign. Oh, there's an apology for some kind of argument or separation that happened, or maybe a divorce as well.  But the time that you spent together, whether it was a honeymoon or just vacations or trips you took before, I feel like this person, definitely this is someone who has an August birthday. I always feel like August birthdays for Virgos are Leo Virgo cusps always. Okay, so that's you, definitely going to be over this weekend, maybe a happy early birthday, or some type of conversation where somebody is, you know, been thinking about you looking at the pictures, that kind of thing. Now, it doesn't have to be a lover as well. This could be a friend or someone that you were connected with that you haven't talked to in a really long time. There might have been an argument or a separation and there is an apology coming too. Let me see. Okay, yeah, the world in reverse. So, this person, I will definitely say has tried to free themselves and move on, but it looks like they can't move on from you until you forgive them for something and then they're able to move on. But I also feel like this person is ready for a trip or vacation or to do something and they can't go unless you go with them or unless you come with them or you connect with them. Okay, so I feel like Saturday and Sunday has a lot to do with some reconnecting with someone, friend, lover, whichever it is, but definitely the bulk portion of the weekend. I feel like that energy is playing out. Friday looks mostly like just kind of opening up and talking and revealing some inner truths, that kind of energy. Let's see what else is going on for you this weekend. What other messages maybe coming up here for Virgo. And also, if your birthday is in September, don't discount Sunday's reading. It could just be a friend who's reaching out and wants to, they've been thinking about you and they want to connect with you or they want to see you, a friend or a lover as well or make plans to go on a trip. Okay, there you go. Just right when I said that. New plans will be evolving. So these energies are fluid. I just want you to know it's not cut and dry. It's not black and white. Okay, so the conversation heart to heart could happen on Sunday. The trip could happen. The plans could get made on Friday. So just kind of just let the energy flow. I'm stating Friday, Saturday and Sunday just to give it some organization, but understand that the weekend is very fluid and it can, it's kind of like the grief stage. You go through different stages. This energy can happen, you know, out of order. So keep that in mind. Okay, don't discount if a honeymoon situation or something to do with your pictures or reminiscing happens on Friday. That's what I'm talking about here, but there's new plans evolving for sure, Virgo. Okay, so there's something brewing. Virgo, there's something brewing over this weekend with somebody making plans to connect. Good news about money is also coming in, which is great. And I did say there is someone here who is bringing good news about their money situation. Maybe somebody got a job. Maybe somebody hit the lottery. There's definitely going to be somebody wants to share this good news with you. It could be you, Virgo. It could be you. Sorry, I had to clear my throat. It could be you. And somebody wants to celebrate, take you out and celebrate this good news. Okay, wow, and you have the chariot here. So time to go. Looks like I'm just here and go for it. Just do it. Whatever, there's something over this weekend here, whether it's related to what I'm telling you or something else that you have in mind that you don't want to. I almost feel like you're telling yourself not to indulge in something. But I feel like the message here is do it. Indulge. Go for it. Go after this. Don't hesitate. Okay, I don't know what that means for you. Hopefully it's for your good.  But if you make a great memory out of it, then you know, hey, it's up to you. Don't do anything to harm yourself, Virgo. Okay, so ghosted or blocked. What's coming up about that? Okay, there's fear and anxiety also about being ghosted or blocked or someone could be a very bossy male. That would be a fire sign. Maybe you're fearing that there's a fire sign who has ghosted you or blocked you. Are you having some fear and anxiety about that? I don't think that's the case. And or someone, that person has a fear that you've ghosted them. Okay, the past returns. I think we already knew that. There's also a new chapter occurring. Yes, definitely. There's something new happening here. Even though the past is returning, there's something new happening here. So I feel like this is a message of let go of the past in the sense of let go of any grievances. So you can have a new chapter if the past person returns and that's something you want. Or any fears, let go of any fears or anxieties about the past returning. Now, for some of you, this is very symbolic of your childhood as well. And as I said, there could be some, you know, conversation happening over the weekend where you're indulging or talking about like your relationship with your dad or something along those lines or an X and the past is coming up. But all of this energy is playing out so that you can deal with it, you know, these old wounds need healing. So you can deal with this energy and start that new chapter of your life either about an X, someone you were with before or how your relationship with your father had, um, what, what type of impact it had on your life. Okay, there's also love offer. Look, had a household. There you go. Hmm. There's a love offer definitely coming for the masculine's. Right. And there's a father figure who's guiding you as well. Um, some of you are getting a love offer from someone who is a father figure or a father, you know, they could have kids, that kind of person. And also have, um, yeah, for the masculine's are receiving a love offer over this weekend as well. There's also an influential male in your life who's supporting you. And, um, don't be surprised if you find like a lot of extra money in your bank account. I feel like this is a blip of glitch.  I feel like it's a glitch. Okay. Don't get excited.  Um, sorry, Charlie. Okay. I just have to give the message. There's some kind of a glitch. It doesn't have to be that exact amount, but it's definitely going to be more than what you had in there. And I think you're going to be like scratching your head.  Where this money comes from? If anything, I feel like you need to investigate it because, hey, you know, you do have the Wheel of Fortune, so maybe something, maybe something strange happens here. Definitely investigate it. Don't spend it right away. Okay. Direct on a female.  Come on. Let's go. Let's go. Hurry up. Come on. We're going to do this. We have no time to waste. Let's go. Let's get on that bus. Let's get on that train. Let's get on. Let's just take an impromptu trip from a direct on this female. It could be an air sign, you know, saying to you, come on, let's go. Let's go. So you might get someone like a friend or maybe a lover or someone who just wants to take an impromptu spontaneous road trip or go somewhere. Okay. Um, and I think she's going to be right out with it on over the weekend. You're also getting a sweet text message from a Leo. Okay. Yes. Sweet text message from a Leo. I'm just going to say that. That's all I'm going to say. There's more to that, but oh yeah. Oh yeah. Sweet text. There's something coming. So, all right. So let me just say this. For some of you, there is a sweet text message. Cupid's arrows love messages about travel from Leo. Okay. For others of you, um, someone gaining the courage to reach out to you, tell you there in love with you, um, or send some kind of love message, write it in the words, in the text or something, um, taking a lot of courage. I don't know. It kind of feels like something here about a reconciliation, which I was seeing on Saturday. This kind of just shores it up for me. You know, Virgo, um, this per, I don't know who this person is, but I'm picking up this energy that this person is very intimidated by you and whether they're a Leo or whomever they are, they're very intimidated by you, but they're crazy in love with you. And this person just, they want to, they want to see you. They just want to love you. Oh my gosh. Yeah. New love beginnings happening here. You have a motherly figure and a fatherly figure guiding you over this weekend. So if your parents aren't here, or at least one of them aren't here anymore, um, they're definitely watching out for you. You are divinely blessed. Open your heart to receive, cherish your kids, animals and try to just be one with the love, unconditional love for self, especially loving yourself as much this weekend as anything.  And I just feel like for you, like make sure you're loving yourself, like hugging yourself, like giving yourself hugs. I don't know why I need to say that, but go ahead, group hug, everybody, virtual group hug. So I definitely feel like your weekend is, oh, it's kind of exciting. It starts, it kind of, um, accelerates a little bit. It starts off like kind of simple and you're not having any plans and then the surprise type of things pop up for you over this weekend. So, you know, if it goes in chronological order, that is, but I'm going to leave that there. I hope that you guys enjoyed that. Thank you to everyone who's subscribing to The Only Fans. I am super excited to get the video up on Monday. I think it's Monday. Yeah, Monday's at five PM, but if you can join, that would be awesome. So you guys understand, I will be using, um, pretty much, I just want to show you before I go, like cards like these, this is the, um, Taro sexual magic. I can't use these cards on here. 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I'll be back on Sunday for your, um, the Q&A for the members here and also, um, Sunday evening. Okay, you guys. So love you very much. Take care. Bye.