The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

#468 - Joby Martin // It’s Not About You

We open Philippians 2 and get painfully honest about what happens when we keep making life about ourselves instead of the interests of Jesus Christ. We draw a straight li

#467 - Joby Martin // Discipleship Is Relationship

We open Philippians 2 and zoom in on why Paul trusts Timothy with real people and real problems. We challenge ourselves to stop treating discipleship like information tra

#466 - Joby Martin // Make Disciples

We wrestle with Paul and Timothy’s relationship to ask a direct question: who are we discipling right now. We connect Philippians 2 and the Great Commission to a simple,

#465 - Joby Martin // Joy Is A Choice You Can Lead With

We read Philippians 2:17-21 and wrestle with how Paul can command gladness and rejoicing while sitting in prison. We contrast happiness that depends on circumstances with

#464 - Joby Martin // Poured Out To The Last Drop

We dig into Philippians 2:17-21 and Paul’s picture of being poured out like a drink offering on top of the sacrifice of Jesus. We challenge the way “self-care” can drift

#463 - Kyle Thompson // The Crushing of Jesus

We walk through Jesus in Gethsemane as the clearest picture of true crushing and why suffering can still be purposeful. We connect the olive press symbolism, the reality

#462 - Kyle Thompson // The Crushing of Job

We talk about why God often prepares people for impossible assignments through crushing seasons that strip comfort and expose what we really trust. Using the Book of Job,

#461 - Kyle Thompson // The Crushing of Gideon

We trace how God uses crushing seasons to shape men for impossible assignments, then walk through Gideon’s transformation from fearful survival to faithful leadership. Gi

#460 - Kyle Thompson // The Crushing of Moses

We talk about why God often forms leaders through “the crushing” instead of comfort and why that pressure is part of our training. We zoom in on Moses’ failure, his decad

#459 - Kyle Thompson // The Crushing of Nehemiah

We wrestle with the idea that God often prepares men for impossible work by crushing them first, then rebuilding them for His good purposes. We walk through Nehemiah’s gr

#458 - Joby Martin // You Will Be Discipled By Something In This World

We drill into Philippians 2:16 and the command to hold fast to the word of life when suffering, temptation, and pressure hit. We contrast being discipled by the world wit

#457 - Joby Martin // What If Complaining Is Dimming Your Witness

We dig into Philippians 2:12–16 and wrestle with Paul’s command to do everything without grumbling or arguing. We connect gratitude, grace, and identity in Christ to the

#456 - Joby Martin // Stop Complaining

We put Philippians 2:14 under a microscope and ask a question most of us avoid: are we complainers or constant arguers. We trace complaining back to unmet desires, show w

#455 - Joby Martin // God Works In You

We slow down in Philippians 2 to see why God commands real effort while still doing the deepest work inside us. Verse 13 reframes everything: God shapes our desires and a

#454 - Joby Martin // Integrity When No One Is Watching

We open Philippians 2:12-16 and get honest about what obedience looks like when nobody is watching. We challenge the idea that you earn God’s love, then show how “work ou

#453 - Kyle Thompson // Hell’s Hydra: Feminism

We use Genesis 3 and Judges 4 to show how spiritual collapse often starts when a man stays present but silent. We argue that feminism thrives in the vacuum left by passiv

#452 - Kyle Thompson // Hell’s Hydra: Globalism

We walk through Genesis 11 and the Tower of Babel to expose the motive behind “unity” that’s really about making a name. We connect that ancient story to modern globalism

#451 - Kyle Thompson // Hell’s Hydra: LGBTQ+ Activism

We start with the uncomfortable relief that we did not design ourselves, then connect that reality to why today’s fights over gender and sexuality are really fights over

#450 - Kyle Thompson // Hell’s Hydra: Socialism/Communism

We trace the first murder in Genesis to envy, then use that same heart-level diagnosis to examine how modern ideologies sell “justice” through comparison and resentment.

#449 - Kyle Thompson // Hell’s Hydra: Fundamentalist Islam

We walk through Elijah’s showdown on Mount Carmel to show how false religion runs on noise, pain, and fear while the true God answers with power and clarity. We connect t