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TLUD: The Top-Lit Updraft Biochar Maker

Making a Top-Lit Updraft (TLUD) is a great way to create biochar and a clean-burning heat source from biomass. The key principle is creating a fire that burns from the top down in a low-oxygen...

Making Your Own Biochar: A Guide for Beginners

So you're interested in making your own biochar? That's great! While it might seem intimidating, the basic principles are simple. The key is pyrolysis, which is the process of heating organic material in a low-oxygen...

What is Biochar?

Biochar is essentially a special type of charcoal made by heating organic material 🌾 (like wood chips or crop residue) in a container with little to no oxygen. This process is called pyrolysis. The resulting...

Torn Veil, Empty Ark: A Temple’s Greatest Lie Exposed

The scene is set in the bustling temple courts of Jerusalem, where the air is thick with the bleating of sheep and the cooing of doves, mingling with the clatter of coins and the shouts...

The Problem of Human Sacrifice: A Girardian and Anthropological Perspective

From a Girardian perspective and from the standpoint of human anthropology, human sacrifice is problematic because it represents a violent, often self-deceiving, and ultimately unstable mechanism for maintaining social order. While it served a function...

Penal Substitution: A Problematic Transaction with an Angry God?

This blog post title is designed to be provocative and directly addresses the central critique of Penal Substitution Theory. Penal Substitution Theory has been a cornerstone of Protestant theology for centuries, but it's not without its...

More than a Host: The Interwoven Vision of red5.host

Red5.host isn't just a project; it's a reflection of my own journey, a space where I'm writing out my thoughts and trying to connect some pretty big ideas. It's a place where my passion for...

The Seven Atonement Theories: How Jesus’s Death Saves Humanity

The concept of atonement—how Jesus's death and resurrection reconcile humanity with God—is central to Christian theology. Over centuries, theologians have developed various models to explain this mystery. While some theories overlap, they can be broadly...

How a Hidden Human Urge Shapes Our Desires: A Look at Mimetic Theology

Growing up on a tropical island in Papua New Guinea, my identity felt deeply intertwined with the world around me. The lush, vibrant landscapes and the rhythms of the natural world were more than just...

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The Problem of Human Sacrifice: A Girardian and Anthropological Perspective

From a Girardian perspective and from the standpoint of human anthropology, human sacrifice is problematic because it represents a violent, often self-deceiving, and ultimately...

The Mimetic Forest: How Our Desire for Nature Builds a Resilient Community 🌳

For decades, our food systems have been shaped by a powerful, often unseen force: the imitation of a single, dominant model—the industrial farm. We...

A Strategy of Service: Beyond Competition

My approach to strategy didn't come from a boardroom. It was forged in a missionary upbringing, where the core ethics of serving others and...

Penal Substitution: A Problematic Transaction with an Angry God?

This blog post title is designed to be provocative and directly addresses the central critique of Penal Substitution Theory. Penal Substitution Theory has been a...

Inheriting a Vision of Justice

In a world of seemingly endless division, it's easy to feel like the battle for social justice is fought on a thousand different fronts....