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. --- Connect with us at communication@coe22.com Want to support this podcast and other work of The Church of Eleven22? Text DONATE to 441122 or visit https://coe22.com/donate --- Don't miss the chance to join Pastor Joby & Kyle in person at the 2025 Men's Conference in Jacksonville, Florida — grab your seat at http://mensconference.com

The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson is a religion podcast hosted by Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson, with 424 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson hosts The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson, a religion show with 424 episodes published.

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  Episode #428

  #428 - Kyle Thompson // Freedom or Slavery

  Aug 21, 20268 minS1

  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 tear up the debt ledger so we can walk in the freedom Christ bought for us. • closing the Odyssey arc with the bow challenge and Odysseus’ reveal • why Odysseus’ “heaven’s judgment” framing crosses into vengeance • Deuteronomy 32 and Romans 12:19 drawing a hard line on payback • the honor code impulse to become our own executioner • identifying our personal “suitor hall” and the names we keep score against • building the debt ledger honestly without denying the harm • laying the ledger at the feet of the King and canceling the debt • choosing freedom over the prison of resentment Before you go, if you want to help equip other men for the fight, share this podcast around and leave us a five star rating and review. Support the show Want to connect? Email communication@coe22.com

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  Episode #427

  #427 - Kyle Thompson // Keep the Lamp Burning

  Aug 20, 20267 minS1

  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 promise you’ve been loosening. • Penelope’s weaving and unweaving as a strategy of endurance • Conviction over relief when the cost keeps rising • Proverbs 31 as resilience and trustworthiness, not sentiment • Matthew 25 and the wisdom of keeping oil for the lamp • Faithfulness under pressure as strength, not softness • Vows revealed when chips are down and drama is loud • A concrete prompt to re-grip one commitment today So I want you to survey your life and find a commitment that you have made that you have been loosening your grip on. So maybe it's a vow or maybe it's a discipline or a conviction or a promise that you made. And I want you to re-grip. I want you to re-commit to it today. Support the show Want to connect? Email communication@coe22.com

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  Episode #426

  #426 - Kyle Thompson // Cruelty Towards a Beggar

  Aug 19, 20267 minS1

  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 what we really believe. • Odysseus returning disguised as a beggar and “working the room” • Antinous throwing a footstool and what the room’s unease exposes • the moral test of how we treat people who seem powerless • Matthew 25 and Jesus identifying with the hungry, stranger, sick, and prisoner • Genesis 19 and how unannounced tests reveal cruelty or righteousness • everyday “power imbalance” moments with servers, customer service, coworkers, and family • a one-day experiment: treat the powerless like someone you want to impress • the call to be the man who speaks up when something is not right Before you go, if you want to help equip other men for the fight, share this podcast around and leave us a five star rating and review. Support the show Want to connect? Email communication@coe22.com

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  Episode #425

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

  Aug 18, 20267 minS1

  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 disappear, and choose presence, repentance, and reunion with family and with God. • Odysseus returning home disguised and the tension of being unseen • Telemachus struggling to believe the hope he wants most • A father’s simple claim and the grief release that follows • Luke 15 and the running father who ignores dignity for love • Luke 24 and the shared human instinct to doubt good news • A direct challenge to absent fathers in work, attention, and headship • A word to wounded sons about letting the reunion begin before full resolution • A call to bring the ache to God the Father and stop emotion management Before you go, if you want to help equip other men for the fight, share this podcast around and leave us a five star rating and review. Support the show Want to connect? Email communication@coe22.com

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  Episode #424

  #424 - Kyle Thompson // Find Your Telemachus

  Aug 17, 20268 minS1

  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 repent of small-scale “suitor” behavior and step into the gap. • Odysseus’s absence and the suitors devouring the household • Telemachus as a picture of a fatherless, undefended home • Exodus 22 and God’s direct warning against exploiting widows and children • Isaiah 1:17 as a command for men to seek justice and protect the vulnerable • Fatherlessness as a present-day crisis with sweeping social consequences • The uncomfortable mirror of benefiting from someone else’s lack of protection • Two assignments: stop acting like a suitor and show up for a nearby “Telemachus” Before you go, if you want to help equip other men for the fight, share this podcast around and leave us a five star rating and review. Support the show Want to connect? Email communication@coe22.com

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