The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson
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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Episodes
430 episodes
#429 - Joby Martin // Worthy Of The Gospel
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 out so our lives start to ...
#428 - Kyle Thompson // Freedom or Slavery
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 challenge ourselves to tea...
#427 - Kyle Thompson // Keep the Lamp Burning
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 you to re-commit to the prom...
#426 - Kyle Thompson // Cruelty Towards a Beggar
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 who can’t repay us reveals ...
#425 - Kyle Thompson // A Father/Son Reunion
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 waiting for the pain to disapp...
#424 - Kyle Thompson // Find Your Telemachus
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 orphans, then challenge men to r...
#423 - Kyle Thompson // Some Have Entertained Angels Unaware
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, because you never know who is s...
#422 - Kyle Thompson // Your Siren Song
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 ways to build escape routes ...
#421 - Kyle Thompson // From One Lie to “Noman Mode”
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 it. • Odysseus’ “No...
#420 - Kyle Thompson // The Naked Man and a Princess
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 and ask whether we move towa...
#419 - Kyle Thompson // Aegisthus Dug His Own Grave
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 other to reject excuse-maki...
#418 - Ben Stuart // A Good Offense Against Sin
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 deeper joy with God. ...
#417 - Ben Stuart // A Practical Battle Plan Against Temptation
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 consequences, and trusting God...
#416 - Ben Stuart // How To Lose A Battle Without Noticing
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 from intimacy with God. ...
#415 - Ben Stuart // Are You Free From Sin Or Free For Battle
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 drags us back and cultivate...
#414 - Ben Stuart // What Changes When You Know The King Went First
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 freedom. • the Word of...
#413 - Kyle Thompson // He Still Speaks
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 gospel invitation. •...
#412 - Kyle Thompson // Journaling Your Faith
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 conclusions, pass down visib...
#411 - Kyle Thompson // The Unavoidable Bibles
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. • Spurgeon’s line ...
#410 - Kyle Thompson // Watches for the Watchmen
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 kids notice our hours more th...
#409 - Kyle Thompson // Drive Me around the Neighborhood, Son
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 us and why only the gospel ...
#408 - Joby Martin // Unshakeable Freedom
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 more real than our circumst...
#407 - Joby Martin // Rejoicing Anyway
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, refusing to police motives, ...
#406 - Joby Martin // Gospel Over Comfort
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 honest audit. • Pa...
#405 - Joby Martin // If Love Is Real It Requires Truth
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 proven by the fruit of righteo...