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The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson#133 - Matt Chandler // Are You Fighting the Right Battles? Aligning Your Strength with God's PurposeGod uniquely wires and places men to bring order and light to the world through cultivation and protection—the essential callings that distinguish biblical manhood.• Men are called to cultivate their context—work, neighborhood, and hobbies• Your career should have "the aroma of Christ," producing beauty and order• The command to "keep" means watching over like a watchman on the wall• Men are positioned to physically and spiritually protect their families• Scripture consistently portrays God and the Christian life using warrior imagery• Self-obsession marks a disintegrating soul—true manhood looks outward• Break destructive cy...2025-07-0406 minThe Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson#132 - Matt Chandler // Marriage Isn't Just a Relationship—It's a Divine AssignmentWe examine the biblical principles for cultivating a thriving marriage as part of our week-long series on what men were created to cultivate. Scripture clearly shows that finding a wife brings divine favor, contradicting cultural trends that encourage delaying marriage until financial stability is achieved.• Proverbs 18:22 describes finding a wife as "a good thing" that brings favor from the Lord• A good wife who fears the Lord is more precious than jewels (Proverbs 31)• Young men should seek marriage with godly women rather than waiting until they're completely established• Husbands should cultivate marriages through sacrificial love tha...2025-07-0305 minThe Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson#131- Matt Chandler // Finding Your Foxhole: Why Men Need Deep ConnectionsWe explore the biblical and scientific importance of brotherhood for men's health and wellbeing, looking at the places men were designed to cultivate strength and vulnerability.• Cultivating a sense of self means understanding the "why" beneath our responses and reactions• Men need to cultivate a small team including marriage and brotherhood with other men• Unwanted solitude and emotional isolation are common male experiences as responsibilities increase• Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 emphasizes that two are better than one for support and protection• The Harvard Study of Adult Development (since 1934) found relationships matter more than IQ, social class, or...2025-07-0206 minThe Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson#130 - Matt Chandler // Strength with Purpose: Your Divine AssignmentGod created men with unique strength and aggression to cultivate His creation, helping it flourish through focused work that brings life to our hearts and souls. • God uniquely designed men to be stronger, faster, and wired differently for a specific purpose• Genesis 2:15 reveals our mandate to work and watch over God's creation with our strength• Cultivation means creating, building, and helping things flourish under God's direction• Meaningful work in a fallen world is painfully difficult but ultimately rewarding• Men must first cultivate a healthy sense of self before cultivating other areas• Understanding your behavior...2025-07-0106 minThe Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson#129 - Matt Chandler // Toxic Masculinity: A Christian PerspectivePastor Matt Chandler addresses the cultural narrative of "toxic masculinity" that has left many men feeling discouraged, devalued, and demoralized. He begins a week-long exploration of biblical masculinity by examining God's unique biological design for men and setting up the question of why God created these differences.• The American Psychological Association's 2018 guidelines denounced "traditional masculine ideology" as harmful• Many men today struggle with loneliness, frustration, exhaustion, and negative generational patterns• Being male (XY chromosomes) doesn't automatically make someone a man• Genesis 2:7 shows God's intentional creation and positioning of man• Men have biological differences including...2025-06-3005 min
Ask a Pol politicsSelect Committee Chair Bennie Thompson: Pelosi never rejected National Guard on Jan. 6Who?Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) — Ranking Member, Committee on Homeland SecurityLISTEN: Laslo & ThompsonAsk a Pol asks:What do you think about House Majority Leader Steve Scalise saying that the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol would have gone differently if then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi hadn’t rejected the National Guard?Key Thompson: “I’m not aware she rejected the National Guard,” Rep. Bennie Thompson exclusively tells Ask a Pol politics. ICYMI — Laslo’s full reporting on Trump’s J6 claim in debateThis interv...2024-09-2101 min
Just Sit With ItLet's Just Hang Out in the UncertaintySend us a textI'm lucky to have my friend Dr. Chad Seales join up for this episode. And buckle up! Chad is one heck of a thinker, so be prepared to hit the "go back 15 seconds" button a few times. As a launch point for our discussion, we start with this quote from Richard Rohr (who has shaped my thinking about faith / religion / spirtuality as much as anyone): My scientist friends have come up with things like Principles of Uncertainty and Dark Holes. They are willing to live inside imagined hypotheses and theories. Bu...2024-09-091h 03
The PremiseMatt Coyle - Author of the Rick Cahill SeriesIn another San Diego Writers Festival-related episode, Jeniffer talks with local San Diego author, Matt Coyle. He shares his process in character and story building and discusses his Rick Cahill series. He also talks about his inspiration for wanting to write Crime fiction. If you're a fan of his work or just Crime fiction in general, you won't want to miss his insights on the genre. Matt's BioMatt Coyle is the bestselling author of the Rick Cahill crime series. His books have won the Anthony, Shamus, Lefty, Ben Franklin Silver, Foreword Reviews Book of the...2024-08-1453 min
Heated AgreementsSummer FunSummer Fun by Matt Thompson2024-04-2505 min