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The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

300 episodes

The Daily Blade, hosted by Pastor Joby Martin of the Church of Eleven22 and Kyle Thompson of Undaunted.Life, is a short-form devotional show that equips Christians to apply the Word of God to their everyday lives.

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  1. #430 - Joby Martin // Stop Calling Surrender A Struggle

    · 5:51 · S1 E430

    We open Philippians 1:27-30 and make the case that “standing firm” means we wake up to a real spiritual war. We challenge men to stop calling failure a struggle, bring sin into the light through confession, and fight…

  2. #429 - Joby Martin // Worthy Of The Gospel

    · 6:11 · S1 E429

    We dig into Philippians 1:27 and unpack what it means to live a life worthy of the gospel of Christ without turning grace into a scoreboard. We define the gospel clearly, then show how grace changes us from the inside…

  3. #428 - Kyle Thompson // Freedom or Slavery

    · 8:14 · S1 E428

    We finish our two-week journey through Homer’s The Odyssey by confronting the suitors’ slaughter and the dangerous way Odysseus blends justice with personal revenge. We put that moment under the light of Scripture and…

  4. #427 - Kyle Thompson // Keep the Lamp Burning

    · 6:39 · S1 E427

    We use Queen Penelope’s long resistance in The Odyssey to talk about a virtue many men have lost: faithfulness under pressure. We connect her endurance to Proverbs 31 and Jesus’ parable in Matthew 25, then challenge…

  5. #426 - Kyle Thompson // Cruelty Towards a Beggar

    · 6:44 · S1 E426

    We pull a hard lesson from The Odyssey and line it up with Matthew 25 to ask one convicting question: who are we when we think no one is watching? We talk about power, private conduct, and why the way we treat people…

  6. #425 - Kyle Thompson // A Father/Son Reunion

    · 7:08 · S1 E425

    We unpack one of the rawest reunion scenes in The Odyssey and connect it to the Prodigal Son to show what real love looks like when fathers and sons come home. We challenge men to stop hiding behind stoicism, stop…

  7. #424 - Kyle Thompson // Find Your Telemachus

    · 7:32 · S1 E424

    We use The Odyssey to show what happens when a home loses its protector and predators move in to take advantage of the weak. We connect Telemachus’s fatherless reality to Scripture’s fierce defense of widows and…

  8. #423 - Kyle Thompson // Some Have Entertained Angels Unaware

    · 7:02 · S1 E423

    We take a hard look at hospitality through Eumaeus in the Odyssey and the Bible’s commands to welcome strangers with real sacrifice. We challenge ourselves to stop waiting for comfort and start giving from trust,…

  9. #422 - Kyle Thompson // Your Siren Song

    · 7:00 · S1 E422

    We use Homer’s Sirens to expose a modern trap: we chase temptation for “wisdom” and think a safety net will save us. We contrast Odysseus tying himself to the mast with God’s command to flee, then press on practical…

  10. #421 - Kyle Thompson // From One Lie to “Noman Mode”

    · 7:21 · S1 E421

    We use Odysseus and the Cyclops to show how a clever lie can turn into a default way of life. We measure “No Man Mode” against God’s command for truth and challenge ourselves to stop managing truth and start telling…

  11. #420 - Kyle Thompson // The Naked Man and a Princess

    · 6:42 · S1 E420

    We take a scene from The Odyssey where everyone runs from a shipwrecked, naked stranger except one brave princess, then test our instincts against Scripture. We connect Nausicaa’s compassion to Matthew 25 and Job 31…

  12. #419 - Kyle Thompson // Aegisthus Dug His Own Grave

    · 6:47 · S1 E419

    We go back to Homer’s Odyssey to expose a timeless truth: men love to blame anyone but themselves, even when they’ve been clearly warned. We connect Zeus’ opening rebuke to Ezekiel 18 and James 1, then challenge each…

  13. #418 - Ben Stuart // A Good Offense Against Sin

    · 7:00 · S1 E418

    We talk about true spirituality as a real fight, moving away from old patterns and toward the life God intends. We land on a simple idea that changes everything: the best defense against sin is a good offense rooted in…

  14. #417 - Ben Stuart // A Practical Battle Plan Against Temptation

    · 7:42 · S1 E417

    We use a warrior’s mindset to talk about spiritual warfare and how temptation actually works before it turns into sin. We lay out a clear plan for resisting the enemy by changing your environment, thinking through…

  15. #416 - Ben Stuart // How To Lose A Battle Without Noticing

    · 6:18 · S1 E416

    We draw a clear line between fleeing sin and pursuing a stronger “yes” to righteousness, faith, love, and peace with our brothers. Then we unpack how the enemy studies our wiring and uses temptation to pull us away…

  16. #415 - Ben Stuart // Are You Free From Sin Or Free For Battle

    · 6:18 · S1 E415

    We use a scene from Master and Commander to show how Jesus frees us for battle, not for comfort, and why the Word of God is our weapon. We break down sanctification as one movement with two parts, so we can kill what…

  17. #414 - Ben Stuart // What Changes When You Know The King Went First

    · 7:16 · S1 E414

    We name the Christian life for what it often feels like: a real fight, not a vague self-improvement plan. We anchor our courage in the gospel truth that Jesus goes to war for us first, then calls us to fight from…

  18. #413 - Kyle Thompson // He Still Speaks

    · 6:09 · S1 E413

    We talk about legacy in a way that goes deeper than heirlooms and lands on the one inheritance that can’t burn, break, or fade. We connect generational faith to Scripture and speak directly to our sons with a clear…

  19. #412 - Kyle Thompson // Journaling Your Faith

    · 6:03 · S1 E412

    We talk about why a Bible full of handwriting, underlines, and margin notes can be a gift to your sons instead of something to avoid. We connect Psalm 78 and 2 Timothy to a simple challenge: don’t pass down polished…

  20. #411 - Kyle Thompson // The Unavoidable Bibles

    · 7:56 · S1 E411

    We talk about why a worn Bible can be one of the clearest signs of a steady life and a serious faith. We challenge men to make God’s Word physically unavoidable at home so our kids inherit conviction, not just stuff. •…

  21. #410 - Kyle Thompson // Watches for the Watchmen

    · 7:00 · S1 E410

    We use the steady tick of a mechanical watch to face a hard truth: our days are numbered, and God will ask what we did with the time we were given. We talk about legacy as a living chain of discipleship and why our…

  22. #409 - Kyle Thompson // Drive Me around the Neighborhood, Son

    · 7:09 · S1 E409

    We tell the story of a grandfather handing down a classic truck and why that moment reshapes how we think about legacy. We dig into Proverbs 13:22 and Elijah’s mantle to ask what kind of inheritance actually outlasts…

  23. #408 - Joby Martin // Unshakeable Freedom

    · 5:32 · S1 E408

    We camp in Philippians 1:18–26 and watch Paul choose joy while sitting in confinement because the gospel still advances. We challenge ourselves to live with the same freedom, where Christ is the prize and eternity is…

  24. #407 - Joby Martin // Rejoicing Anyway

    · 5:44 · S1 E407

    We work through Philippians 1:15–18 and face a hard reality: some people proclaim Christ with good motives, and some do it with envy and selfish ambition. We choose Paul’s path of joy by focusing on gospel outcomes,…

  25. #406 - Joby Martin // Gospel Over Comfort

    · 5:31 · S1 E406

    Paul’s prison story in Philippians 1 exposes how God uses hard circumstances to advance the gospel. We challenge ourselves to choose a Great Commission mindset over the mission of comfort, then put our lives under an…

  26. #405 - Joby Martin // If Love Is Real It Requires Truth

    · 5:59 · S1 E405

    We keep marching through Philippians and let Paul’s prayer in 1:9-11 correct the way we talk to God about the people we love. We ask for love that grows with knowledge and discernment, rooted in faith in Jesus and…

  27. #404 - Joby Martin // Mat Carriers

    · 6:07 · S1 E404

    We keep walking Philippians verse by verse and land on Paul’s deep affection for the church in Philippi, a bond forged through shared grace, shared suffering, and shared gospel work. We challenge you to find and become…

  28. #403 - Kyle Thompson // God’s Plan A

    · 7:13 · Episode 403

    A sealed tomb can feel like the final word, especially when you’re staring at betrayal, suffering, and loss. But the empty tomb flips the whole story and it flips ours too. We walk through Luke 24:1–7 and zoom out to…

  29. #402 - Kyle Thompson // Talking Past Judas

    · 5:45 · Episode 402

    A piece of bread gets dipped, passed across a table, and everything changes. At the Last Supper in John 13, betrayal doesn’t start with a sword or a shout, but with a quiet moment between friends and a line of…

  30. #401 - Kyle Thompson // The Dragon in the Garden

    · 6:04 · Episode 401

    One sentence can dismantle a life of trust: “Did God actually say?” We start at the very beginning, where the first man and woman live in Eden with one clear boundary, and where a crafty enemy doesn’t lead with a…

  31. #400 - Kyle Thompson // The Anointed Cherub Who Wanted More

    · 6:36 · Episode 400

    A funeral song for an arrogant king turns into something far stranger and far older and it forces a real question: what if the Bible is pulling back the curtain on the origin story of Satan? We start with the framing…

  32. #399 - Kyle Thompson // A Harmful Spirit FROM the LORD

    · 6:36 · Episode 389

    A king sits in the dark with a spear, locked on murder, while a young man plays music a few feet away trying to calm the room. That image is haunting on its own, but the Bible’s explanation is even more startling: “The…

  33. #398 - Joby Martin // Assurance That Holds

    · 6:06 · Episode 398

    Anxiety loves the question, “What if I don’t make it?” Philippians 1:6 answers with something sturdier than mood or momentum: God completes what He begins. We lean into Paul’s confidence, not as hype, but as a deep…

  34. #397 - Joby Martin // What Would Change If God Said Yes

    · 5:47

    Are you actually praying for people, or just praying about them in a way that sounds holy but hides frustration? We sit with Paul’s words in Philippians 1:3–5 and let his joy-filled intercession expose how small and…

  35. #396 - Joby Martin //You Cannot Have Peace Without Jesus Christ

    · 5:21 · Episode 396

    Most of us say we want peace, but we keep trying to buy it, earn it, or outrun it. Today we slow down in Philippians 1:2 where Paul offers two words that sound simple until you actually let them define your life: grace…

  36. #395 - Joby Martin // In Christ First

    · 5:38 · Episode 395

    Your identity is never neutral. It either starts “in Christ” or it starts somewhere else, and that starting point quietly decides how you treat people, how you handle politics, and how you show up at church. We open…

  37. #394 - Joby Martin // Joy In A Prison Letter

    · 5:51 · Episode 394

    A letter written from prison somehow becomes one of the clearest guides to joy and that tension is exactly where we start. We crack open Philippians at chapter 1, verse 1, then slow down long enough to feel the weight…

  38. #393 - Kyle Thompson // Are You Carrying the Fire?

    · 6:25 · Episode 393

    One question can save your life and reveal your soul: “Are you carrying the fire?” We end the week in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road at its most vulnerable moment a boy stands alone after his father’s death, facing a…

  39. #392 - Kyle Thompson // You Have My Whole Heart. You Always Did

    · 6:05 · Episode 392

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  40. #391 - Kyle Thompson // Recognizing Tested Manhood

    · 6:46 · Episode 391

    A burnt world, a father and son on the move, and one stubborn spark of goodness that refuses to go out. We take Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and trace the biblical themes running underneath it: mercy when it’s risky,…

  41. #390 - Kyle Thompson // When Will I See You Again?

    · 6:53 · Episode 390

    A single bullet. An upstairs bathroom. A father doing the math on the unthinkable. We take one of the most brutal moments from Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and let it expose the question underneath so many of our fears:…

  42. #389 - Kyle Thompson // Gotta Keep Carrying the Fire

    · 6:35 · Episode 389

    One line from a bleak story can punch straight through your defenses: “Gotta keep carrying the fire.” We take that moment from The Road and ask what it means for men who are trying to lead, love, and raise sons with…

  43. #388 - Joby Martin // Judgment Is Coming

    · 6:21 · Episode 388

    A net splashes into the sea, drags up everything in its path, and then comes the part nobody likes to talk about: the sorting. We take Jesus’ parable of the dragnet from Matthew 13 and slow it down until its meaning is…

  44. #387 - Joby Martin // Christ Is Worth It

    · 5:41 · Episode 387

    What would have to be true for you to gladly sell everything you own? Jesus answers with two vivid images from Matthew 13: a hidden treasure in a field and a pearl so valuable it changes the buyer’s entire life. We sit…

  45. #386 - Joby Martin // Mustard Seed Faith

    · 5:47

    A mustard seed is almost invisible in your hand, but Jesus says it can grow into something big enough for birds to nest in. That’s not a cute nature metaphor. It’s a reality check for anyone who feels like their faith…

  46. #385 - Joby Martin // Wheat Or Weeds

    · 5:56 · Episode 385

    Jesus tells a story where the problem isn’t just evil, it’s how hard it can be to spot it early. In Matthew 13’s parable of the weeds, a farmer sows good seed, but an enemy plants look-alike weeds among the wheat. The…

  47. #384 - Joby Martin // Which Soil Are You?

    · 6:46 · Episode 384

    Jesus doesn’t just tell nice stories. Matthew 13 shows him using parables in a way that can comfort, confront, and even expose what’s really going on inside us. We sit down in the teaching ministry of Jesus and walk…

  48. #383 - Kyle Thompson // Saint Louis: Christ’s Tragic Hero

    · 6:43 · Episode 383

    A city is sacked, pilgrims are slaughtered, and a king rises from a deathbed with one decision that will define the rest of his life. We close the week by walking through the story of Saint Louis IX, the Crusade-era…

  49. #382 - Kyle Thompson // Skanderbeg: The Albanian Braveheart

    · 7:08 · Episode 382

    A kidnapper’s plan. A forced identity. A lifetime of training aimed in the wrong direction and then one decisive walk away. Today we tell the story of Skanderbeg, the legendary Albanian commander taken at age 10 and…

  50. #381 - Kyle Thompson // King Richard: The Lion that Roared at Islam

    · 6:44 · Episode 381

    A warrior king built for battle shows us something most men never practice: restraint. We step back into the Crusade era and trace the high-stakes aftermath of Saladin’s victory at Hattin, the fall of Jerusalem, and…

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