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Undaunted.Life: A Man's Podcast by Kyle Thompson

Undaunted.Life: A Man's Podcast by Kyle Thompson

The mission of Undaunted.Life is "equipping men to push back darkness," and we do this by providing content that leads men to forge spiritual, mental, and physical resilience. On this show, we tackle all of the hot button issues in the worlds of faith, culture, and politics. We do not pull punches. We do not avoid heat. We seek the Lion of Judah. Let's get into it...

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From the Senate with MARKWAYNE MULLIN | April 2024 (Ep. 583)

In this episode, we welcome United States Senator Markwayne Mullin back to the show. In this interview, we discuss the Biden Administration signaling their waning support for Israel, why we cannot provide a moral equivalence between Israel and Hamas, how we should view the dual support for Israel and Ukraine, and much more. Let?s get into it?  Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-04-11
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Christians Should NOT Use IVF (Ep. 582)

In this episode, Kyle breaks down the moral implications of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatments and how Christians should view that process. Also, in the Quick Hitters segment, we discuss Laken Riley being murdered on the UGA campus by an illegal immigrant, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas getting impeached by the US House of Representatives, the anti-white bias of Google?s new Gemini AI software, an MSNBC contributor accidently figuring out what God-given rights are, a US airman committing suicide by self-immolation outside of an Israeli Embassy, and Co-President Biden?s attempt to buy votes by ?forgiving? over a billion dollars of student loan debt. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-04-09
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JOBY MARTIN | Equipped to Fight the Culture of Death (Ep. 581)

In this episode, we welcome Joby Martin back to the show, but this time? LIVE FROM KYLE?S HOUSE! Let?s get into it?  Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-04-04
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 28 (Ep. 580)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 28. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-03-31
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 27 (Ep. 579)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 27. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-03-28
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 26 (Ep. 578)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 26. Let?s get into it... Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-03-25
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 25 (Ep. 577)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 25. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-03-22
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What in the World am I Supposed to Do Now? (Ep. 576)

In this episode, Kyle gives an update on his hiatus. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-03-19
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Ask a Pastor with JOBY MARTIN | March 2024 (Ep. 575)

In this episode, we welcome Pastor Joby Martin back to the show. In this interview, we discuss the biblical defenses for Credobaptism and Paedobaptism, how many bible-based arguments can come off sounding circular, whether the doctrine of the rapture came from, how to discern God?s will while making decision, why Israelites are the ?chosen people?, if he knows what happened to the stripper named Sunshine that he took to church when he was a youth minister, what he thinks of the Gen Z bible translation, and much more. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-03-05
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 24 (Ep. 574)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 24. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-03-03
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DAVID McCLOSKEY | CIA Spycraft and Fixing Plot Holes (Ep. 573)

In this episode, we welcome David McCloskey to the show. He is a former CIA Analyst turned novelist. While in the CIA, he worked in field stations across the Middle East and briefed senior White House officials and Arab royalty. He has written two novels: Damascus Station and his newest book Moscow X. In this interview, we discuss what led him to working at the CIA, common misperceptions of the work the CIA does, what a day in the life of a CIA analyst looks like, whether or not the CIA has ?black ops? groups, whether or not the CIA is spying on American citizen, what the federal government knows about potential terrorists crossing our porous southern border, why he decided to leave the CIA and become a professional writer, the major mistakes that he has made in his writing career, misperceptions of the publishing world, his writing and research process, and much more. Let?s get into it?  Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-02-29
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RAYMOND IBRAHIM | The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam | (Ep. 572)

In this episode, we welcome Raymond Ibrahim to the show. He is an author, translator, columnist, and vocal critic of the religion of Islam. He is an expert in Islamic history and doctrine. He was born in the US to Coptic immigrants from Egypt and is fluent in English and Arabic. He did his master?s thesis under Victor Davis Hanson (now at the Hoover Institution). He has written multiple books including Crucified Again: Exposing Islam?s New War on Christians, Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War Between Islam and the West, and his newest book Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam. In this interview, we discuss what it was like growing up with exposure to both the English and Arabic languages, why he decided to be a publicly critical voice against Islam, how Westerners have been lulled to sleep when it comes to the threat of Islamic ideology, how Christian pacifism has no corollary to Quran-based Islam, why people no longer view Christianity as a ?muscular religion?, why he spent so much time detailing the courageous and important deeds of Christian military men throughout the entire militaristic existence of Islam, and much more. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-02-27
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 23 (Ep. 571)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 23. Let?s get into it... Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-02-25
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MELISSA OHDEN | Survivor of a Botched Abortion (Ep. 570)

In this episode, we welcome Melissa Ohden to the show. She is a survivor of a botched saline-infusion abortion. She is the author of You Carried Me: A Daughter?s Memoir and her new book Abortion Survivors Break Their Silence. Additionally, she is the Founder of The Abortion Survivors Network. In this interview, we discuss what it was like for her growing up in a family where she found out early on that she was adopted, the dramatic occurrence where she found out that she was a survivor of a botched abortion, a detailed account of the process of a saline-infusion abortion that was used to try and take her life, the circumstances around her biological mother feeling pressured into killing her, how an observant nurse actually saved her life after she was assumed dead, how she found her birth parents, what it was like when she reunited with her birth mother, the circumstances around her birth mother finding out about her survival more than 30 years after the botched abortion procedure, why she decided to start sharing her story publicly, her responses to common Pro-Abortion arguments, and much more. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-02-22
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DOUG WILSON | Raising Boys to Fight Giants (Ep. 569)

In this episode, we welcome Doug Wilson back to the show. He is a Conservative, Reformed, Evangelical theologian and pastor at Christ Church is Moscow, Idaho. He has written many books including Mere Christendom, Reforming Marriage, Rules for Reformers, When the Man Comes Around, and more. In this interview, we discuss his classic book on raising boys to be men called Future Men, what he would add to the book if he wrote it in 2024, what true biblical masculinity is, how most men raising boys are not men yet themselves, how forced pacifism is hurting young boys, why the church fails to attract men and boys, how fathers should prepare to handle the sexual sin of their sons, and much more. Let?s get into it?  Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-02-20
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 22 (Ep. 568)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 22. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-02-18
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He Gets Us, Alistair Begg, Co-President Biden, & Quick Hitters Bonanza (Ep. 567)

In this episode, Kyle breaks down the He Gets Us Super Bowl ad that went viral. Also, in the Quick Hitters segment, we discuss a Pro-Palestine jihadist attempting a mass shooting at Joel Osteen?s Lakewood Church, Pastor Alistair Begg saying that Christians should attend gay weddings, Co-President Biden conducting a disastrous news conference after his DOJ let him off the hook for mishandling classified documents, the possibility of former First Lady Michelle Obama entering the race for President, Dr. Fauci finally admitting that the six feet apart COVID rule wasn?t based in science nor reality, Ron DeSantis suspending his campaign for President, a Tennessee jury convicting six Pro-Life activists of violating the FACE Act, a 50-year-old Canadian teacher competing against teenage girls in swimming competitions and changing in the same locker rooms. the mother of a school shooter being convicted of manslaughter, the man that beheaded a satanic idol statue at Iowa?s state capitol building being charged with a hate crime, two Navy SEALs dying during a mission off the coast of Somalia, three US troops being killed in a drone attack on a US base in Jordan, Ohio lawmakers overriding the veto of Governor Mike DeWine and allowing for the ban of so-called ?sex-change surgeries? for minors, cases of teens suffering from cannabis-induced psychosis going through the roof, the state of Oregon reversing their liberal drug law due to a stark increase in overdoses, Christian rapper Lecrae calling for reparations, Elon Musk announcing the first implantation of a Neuralink chip into a human brain, the state of Alabama executing death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen hypoxia, Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel stepping down, and Kyle?s favorite news story of 2024 so far. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-02-15
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GREGG HURWITZ | The Quest for Human Flourishing | (Ep. 566)

In this episode, we welcome Gregg Hurwitz back to the show. He is a novelist, screenwriter, and comic book writer. He is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over 20 thrillers to include the wildly popular Orphan X series. In this interview, we discuss what it was like working with his good friend Dr. Jordan B. Peterson on the Exodus series with The Daily Wire, why he thinks Jordan was so persistent about getting him involved, how the experience has changed his life, how he is able to keep his writing fresh and exciting now that he is nine books into a thriller series, the theme of absent and deadbeat fathers that emerged in the latest novel, and much more. Let?s get into it?  Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-02-13
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 21 (Ep. 565)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 21. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-02-11
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From the Senate with MARKWAYNE MULLIN | February 2024 (Ep. 564)

In this episode, we welcome United States Senator Markwayne Mullin back to the show. In this interview, we discuss the horrific border deal recently put forth by a bipartisan group of US Senators, how Joe Biden needs no further legislation to control the border problem, whether or not Republicans should consider a government shutdown to fight the border issue, if this is all part of a big scheme by Democrats to create a new crop of voters after amnesty is granted some time in the future, whether or not this bill will be altered to separate out all of the different funding destinations, and much more. Let?s get into it?  Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-02-08
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Ask a Pastor with JOBY MARTIN | February 2024 (Ep. 563)

In this episode, we welcome Pastor Joby Martin back to the show. In this interview, we discuss the drama Pastor Alistair Begg caused when he said that Christians should attend transgender/gay weddings, whether or not Christians should attend gay weddings, whether or not Christians should engage in ?pronoun hospitality?, the one Joby Martin quote that drives Kyle absolutely nuts, what the church should do if they find out that a husband is physically assaulting his wife, when it is okay to start ?church shopping?, whether or not we should give any credence to signs and coincidences when trying to make a big decision, how to not let anger eat you up inside, how to respond when Mormons, Catholics, and Jehovah?s Witnesses claim that they are the ?One True Church?, what spending quality time in the Word looks like, Joby?s enneagram number, and much more. Let?s get into it?  Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-02-06
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 20 (Ep. 562)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 20. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-02-04
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TIM BARNETT | The Deconstruction of Christianity (Ep. 561)

In this episode, we welcome Tim Barnett to the show. He is a Christian apologist that works with Greg Koukl?s Stand to Reason and runs the Red Pen Logic with Mr. B YouTube channel. He is also the co-author of a new book with Alisa Childers called The Deconstruction of Christianity: What it is, Why it?s Destructive, and How to Respond. In this interview, we discuss how he became a Christian Apologist, how we got roped into co-writing a book with Alisa, the most nefarious part of the deconstructionist movement, how deconstruction has no tangible end goal other than complete apostasy, how we shouldn?t just fight against deconstruction using politics and culture, why Christians allow their politics to be upstream from their doctrine, why most churches and Christians are ill-equipped to push back against deconstruction, how to refute the claims of ?toxic theology?, what we should do if someone we know and love begins to deconstruct their Christian faith, and much more. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-02-01
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ALISA CHILDERS | The Deconstruction of Christianity (Ep. 560)

In this episode, we welcome Alisa Childers back to the show. She is a former Contemporary Christian Music recording artist turned Christian Apologist. She was part of the all-female Christian pop music group ZOEgirl. After her music career, she found her way into the world of Christian apologetics. She?s an outspoken opponent of ?Progressive Christianity?. She is the author of Another Gospel? A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity and Live Your Truth (and Other Lies): Exposing Popular Deceptions That Make Us Anxious, Exhausted, and Self-Obsessed. In this interview, we discuss the new book that she co-authored with Tim Barnett called The Deconstruction of Christianity: What it is, Why it?s Destructive, and How to Respond, the most nefarious component of the deconstruction movement, how Christian deconstruction essentially aligns with Leftist politics, how advocates of deconstruction just want everyone to end up leaving biblical Christianity behind completely, how most Christians and churches are not equipped to fight back against the deconstruction movement, how politics is upstream from religion for most Christians, how Calvinism potentially gives more firepower to deconstructionists, what we should do if we find out that someone close to us is in the process of deconstructing, and much more. Let?s get into it?  Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-30
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 19 (Ep. 559)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 19. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-28
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From the Senate with MARKWAYNE MULLIN | January 2024 (Ep. 558)

In this episode, we welcome United States Senator Markwayne Mullin back to the show. In this interview, we discuss the problems at the United States southern border, the Fox News report about a potential upcoming bi-partisan border deal, whether or not a border deal will be signed into law before the election in November, why the United States will not stop considering asylum cases, what the Trump campaign plans to do as it pivots to focus more on Joe Biden, and much more. Let?s get into it?  Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-25
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RYLEE MEEK | The Kingdom Entrepreneur (Ep. 557)

In this episode, we welcome Rylee Meek back to the show. He is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. He also heads up an entrepreneurism mentorship, coaching, and community-creating organization called The King?s Council. In this interview, we discuss the his new book called The Kingdom Entrepreneur: The Creation Mandate, God?s Call to Work, what ?Kingdom Entrepreneurship? is, why we should take dominion seriously, how the church?s lack of discussion of money has led to a poverty mindset in Christians, how ministry work is expensive and needs our attention, what success really is, and much more. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-23
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 18 (Ep. 556)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 18. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-21
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Did the Commies Already Win? (Ep. 555)

In this episode, Kyle discusses why he thinks the Communists have already defeated the United States and how they did not have to fire a single bullet to do it. Also, in the Quick Hitters segment, we discuss the Biden Administration doing everything they can to keep the US southern border open (while simultaneously claiming that it is completely secure), the Vatican doubling down on Pope Francis? call to bless same-sex couples, a Florida prosecutor announcing the first death penalty case for a child rapist, seven men in Texas being arrested for gang-raping two toddlers in a mall bathroom, USA Boxing deciding to allow ?trans women? (aka men) to fight biological women, another trans-identified person performs a school shooting (this time in Iowa), and the UK banning the ownership of a particular breed of dangerous dog. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-18
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AMA: Squirrels, Tattoos, Saban, Man-Friendly Churches, & More (Ep. 554)

In this episode, we answer your questions! Kyle discusses elements of a man-friendly church, whether or not Nick Saban is the coaching GOAT, if pride can be useful, how to view the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism, suggestions for good Christian worship music, how many squirrels he thinks he could kill before they overtake him, how young people can avoid making big mistakes early in their careers, how to deal with people that don?t think you should consume alcohol, use tobacco products, or get tattoos, and much more. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-16
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 17 (Ep. 553)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 17. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-14
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The Demonic Origins of the Enneagram (Ep. 552)

In this episode, we discuss the wildly popular Enneagram personality test. Kyle lays out the demonic origins of the test and gives very specific reasons why Christians should avoid it entirely. Also, in the Quick Hitters segment, we discuss Muslim fundamentalists slaughtering nearly 200 Christians in Nigeria around Christmas, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine vetoing a bill that would have banned the bodily mutilation and chemical castration of ?trans-identified? children in his state, Harvard President Claudine Gay resigning after failing to condemn anti-semitism on campus and after revelations of intentional plagiarism in roughly half of her scholarly works, Donald Trump being removed from the Republican primary ballot in Colorado and Maine, and the release of the names of some of Jeffrey Epstein?s pedophilic clients. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-11
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JEREMY TREAT | An Introduction to the Atonement (Ep. 551)

In this episode, we welcome Jeremy Treat to the show. He is the pastor for preaching and vision at Reality LA in Los Angeles, CA, the author of several books, and an adjunct professor of theology at Biola University. Professor. He has written several books on the atonement, to include his newest book called The Atonement: An Introduction. That book is part of Crossway?s Short Studies in Systematic Theology series which is designed to equip the church to faithfully understand, love, teach, and apply what God has revealed in Scripture about a variety of theological topics. In this interview, we discuss how he went from growing up in Alaska to becoming a pastor in Hollywood, how the work of C.S. Lewis fed his hunger for theology, why he has such a deep fascination with the atoning work of Christ on the cross, what most Christians actually get wrong about the atonement, why the word ?theology? scares people, how wrath and shame shape our lives, how we cannot simply ?unhitch? the Old and New Testaments, why churches that don?t preach the Gospel of Christ are so dangerous, and much more. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-09
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 16 (Ep. 550)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 16. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. ? Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-07
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Ask a Pastor with JOBY MARTIN | January 2024 (Ep. 549)

In this episode, we welcome Pastor Joby Martin back to the show. In this interview, we discuss ways Joby thinks you can avoid being a crappy man in 2024, the recent confusion coming from Pope Francis and the Vatican concerning same-sex couples, how Protestants should view Catholics, how to witness to a friend that doesn?t like to talk about ?deep subjects?, whether or not Christians should mark-and-avoid materials and content from Ravi Zacharias and Mark Driscoll, what men are supposed to do if they don?t like Contemporary Christian Music, how Satan uses music to impact our lives and turn us away from God, and much more. Let?s get into it?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-04
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Top 17 Ways to Avoid Being a Crappy Man in 2024 (Ep. 548)

In this episode, Kyle presents the Top 17 Ways to Avoid Being a Crappy Man in 2024. Some of you will be offended. Many of you will use this as the motivation you need to make lasting improvements. This episode is an accountability mirror. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-01
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 15 (Ep. 547)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 15. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-12-31
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Year in Review: 2023 (Ep. 546)

In this episode, Kyle goes through the biggest news stories from the crazy year that was 2023. We will look at the big news stories that we have forgotten about, the most ignored news story of the year, the most talked about news story of the year, the biggest single news story of the year, the biggest news person of the year, predictions of the biggest news stories of 2024, and much more. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-12-28
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Best Podcasts of 2023 (Ep. 545)

In this episode, Kyle gives his awards for the best podcasts of 2023. He also announces awards for his show, to include the hardest episode to prepare, the most offensive episode, the audience's favorite interview, the interview that he was most nervous about, his favorite interview, and more. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-12-26
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 14 (Ep. 544)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 14. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-12-24
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JUSTIN BRIERLEY | The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God, Revisited (Ep. 543)

In this episode, we welcome Justin Brierley back to the show. He is the former host of the Unbelievable? radio show and podcast on Premier Christian Radio in the UK and the author of Unbelievable? Why after ten years of talking with atheists, I?m still a Christian. In this interview, we discuss the reaction that he has gotten from his 2023 book The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again, how impactful it is for prominent individuals to become Christians, what he wishes he could go back and add to his book, his upcoming projects, and much more. Let?s get into it?  Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-12-21
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Best Books of 2023 (Ep. 542)

In this episode, we give our list of the top 10 books of 2023. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-12-20
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TREVOR THOMPSON | The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony (Ep. 541)

In this episode, we welcome Trevor Thompson to the show. He is a Senior Acquisitions Editor at Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. He has taught at the University of Chicago Divinity School (as lecturer of Koine Greek), at Abilene Christian University, and now at Calvin University. He is the co-translator of Galen's On the Avoidance of Grief and author of over seventy encyclopedia articles. He is a co-editor of two volumes: Ephesos as a Religious Center Under the Principate and Christian Body, Christian Self: Concepts of Early Christian Personhood. His publisher, Eerdmans, is responsible for Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony by Richard Bauckham and Christobiography: Memory, History, and the Reliability of the Gospels by Craig Keener. In this interview, we discuss why Bauckham?s book is essential to understanding the depictions of Jesus? life in the Gospels and the first-century church, how someone can be a New Testament scholar but never come to the conclusion that Jesus is the Christ, how the doctrines of infallibility and inerrancy can cause stumbling blocks for Christians and non-Christians, how oral traditions and history is to be understood differently than written traditions and history, and much more. Let?s get into it?  Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-12-19
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 13 (Ep. 540)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 13. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-12-17
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From the Senate with MARKWAYNE MULLIN | December 2023 (Ep. 539)

In this episode, we welcome United States Senator Markwayne Mullin back to the show. In this interview, we discuss his recent interaction with an anti-plastics activist at a Senate hearing, why funding for border security is tied in with funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, why we cannot expect Democrats to fund any border security measures without including funding for the war in Ukraine, what Americans can expect as a resolution to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, and much more. Let?s get into it?  Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-12-14
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The Pope is an Effeminate Pansy (Ep. 538)

In this episode, discuss Pope Francis? recent unscripted comments urging the Catholic Church?s top theologians to ?demasculinize? the Church. Also, in the Quick Hitters segment, we discuss famous gay YouTuber Shane Dawson and his ?husband? becoming the latest prominent gay couple to mailorder a baby via surrogacy, the overturning of Roe v. Wade already saving tens of thousands of babies from murder, a Florida school district seeing tremendous benefits for students and teachers after banning cellphones, whiny female college athletes suing their university for not treating them like they?re special, a review of federal election donation records revealing that Christianity Today employees only contribute to Democratic political candidates, and Pastor David Platt replacing himself at his church with a black pastor that says it is difficult for him ?not to just torch all white people? In particular, white evangelicals and Christians.? Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-12-12
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 12 (Ep. 537)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 12. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-12-10
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DAN HENDERSON | The American Athlete and MMA Legend (Ep. 536)

In this episode, we welcome Dan Henderson to the show. He is a retired MMA fighter who previously fought in the UFC, Pride, and Strikeforce. He was the first fighter in MMA history to be a 2-division champion of a major MMA promotion when he simultaneously held the Pride Middleweight (205 lb) and Welterweight (183 lb) titles. He also was the last Light Heavyweight champion for Strikeforce. He has wins over the likes of Fedor Emelianenko, Wanderlei Silva, Shogun Rua, Vitor Belfort, Rich Franklin, Michael Bisping, Big Nog, Renzo Gracie, Carlos Newton, and others. He was also a 2-time Olympian, representing the United States as a member of the Greco-Roman wrestling team in 1992 (Barcelona) and 1996 (Atlanta). His fight against MMA legend Mauricio ?Shogun? Rua at UFC 139 (2011) was inducted into the Fight Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018. He also just released a memoir entitled Hendo: The American Athlete. In this interview, we discuss what it was like growing up with a tough and athletic father, why he decided to wrestle, when he and his coaches realized he had what it took to become an Olympian, why he started fighting MMA while still chasing his Olympic dream, what it was like fighting in the early days of MMA where you typically had to fight multiple times in one night, when he decided to pursue MMA full time at the age of 30, his legendary fights against Wanderlei Silva, Fedor Emelianenko, and Shogun Rua, his legendary knockout of Michael Bisping, his thoughts on God and Jesus, the one fight of his he would leave for humanity, and much more. Let?s get into it?  Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-12-07
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Ask a Pastor with JOBY MARTIN | December 2023 (Ep. 535)

In this episode, we welcome Pastor Joby Martin back to the show. In this interview, we discuss why he gets choked up when he thinks about how God provides him with sermons every week, whether the word of God is to be understood ontologically or teleologically, if Hell is a real place where people actually suffer, if King David raped Bathsheba, whether a high level of personal doubt can cause you to be unsaved, his favorite Christian historical figure, and much more. Let?s get into it?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-12-05
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THE FORGING TABLE | Matthew 11 (Ep. 534)

In this episode, we go to The Forging Table to discuss Matthew 11. Let?s get into it? Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-12-03
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