Articles
Breakdowns & Analysis
Deeper dives into specific aspects of the thesis — economic, theological, and formational.
The Pharaoh Economy: Extraction, Inflation, and the Commons
How modern monetary policy functions as a form of systemic extraction — and what the Exodus narrative has to say about it. Pharaoh's power came from the labor of the Israelites. Central bank power comes from the same source.
Broken Spirits: Why the Church Isn't Hearing
The Exodus 6:9 problem. When people are ground down enough, even the word of liberation falls on deaf ears. This isn't a failure of faith — it's a predictable consequence of systemic exhaustion.
What Does Wilderness Look Like Now?
Wilderness in the Exodus was not punishment — it was the necessary in-between. The place where a people is formed before they're ready to inhabit the promised land. What does that formation look like today?
P=E/t: Why Inflation is a Spiritual Issue
Money is the encapsulation of human time and energy. If that's true, then the erosion of purchasing power is the erosion of human life itself — not just financially, but theologically.
The Printing Press and the Blockchain
The Protestant Reformation was made possible by a neutral technology: the printing press. Could a similar dynamic be at work today with decentralized money? What the Church's history with information monopolies teaches us about money monopolies.
Arks and Idols: The Two Uses of Gold
The same gold that built the ark of the covenant built the golden calf. The substance is neutral — it is the condition of the heart of the builder that determines what gets made. Everything depends on how you see.