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These four pieces are the foundation. Read them in order — each one builds on the last.
Grunt Works Starter Pack
01 — Why Grunt Works Exists The institutional church has repeated monarchy's oldest mistake: hoarding meaning instead of sharing it. This is where we start — what Grunt Works is, what it isn't, and why the distinction matters. → Read it
02 — How to Read Scripture Like You're Still in the Field Before 70 CE, there was no monopoly on interpretation. Here's the method we use — and why interpretive flexibility isn't relativism, it's resistance to power consolidation. → Read it
03 — Peace-Work: Between Wanna-Warriors and Toxic Pacifists Violence is a cheap tool with a high cost. Neither the warrior cult nor the faculty lounge gets this right. Here's where Grunt Works lands on war, resistance, and what it actually costs to fight well. → Read it
04 — On Being a Combative Noncombatant Satyagraha isn't silence. If you've wondered why this work sometimes looks like picking fights — this explains the difference between starting conflict and refusing to be a bystander to it. → Read it
After the four, explore The Training Room for more — or subscribe to Martinalia to stay in the fight.