Vision

Pax Electronica

Throughout history, there has been times of war and times of peace. It is during these times of peace, also known as "Pax Periods", that we see a revival in the human spirit, often beginning with a renaissance. Pax Electronica is not a religious or political movement. It is a mindset. It is a collective call to action. How much longer will we complain about our morally declining culture, social media addiction and technocratic corporations without changing ourselves? At what point does the victim become the accomplice? At what point are the people equally as responsible as the dictator? This is a question for you. Yes, I am talking to you. I am just like you. The algorithms know our digital persona. They have cloned our consciousness and feed its deepest secrets and fantasies. This is what blows my mind. It's all in our control. We feed the algorithms. We voluntarily consume soul-numbing content. We look at the world around us in disdain yet are blind to our own digital microcosms. We control the flow of information, as well as its emphasis. Every single day through our electronics, our values, morals and purposes are tested. The answer we provide is in the content we decide. I'm not asking you to boycott every social media that exists. I'm asking you to consider why you enable "influencers" who do not contribute to your own worldview. If we want to escape these dark ages, it begins with unlocking our own algorithmic chains. Godly content exists, but its reach and influence are dependent on you. You may just be one person, but it starts with you changing the way you spend your time and energy. Feed your soul and your mind will follow.

Silicon Road

From 130 BC to 1453 AD, the Silk Road acted as a vast network of trade routes throughout the ancient world. The unified effort to trade goods, also began to spread knowledge, culture and religion to many places it had never traveled to before.

We are following the same blueprint.

We realize that the Silk Road of antiquity is the Internet of today. However, the Internet reaches even father horizons. Our focus is spreading the message of physical and digital ministries through the use of everyday items. The goal is to evangelize the world with the integration of both digital and physical worlds. Like the Silk Road, we offer not only products, but a message. We hope to use the vehicles of every day, commonly used items and turn them into opportunities to share the Gospel.

Each of these everyday items would have an intriguing QR code on it. The QR code would lead to our central website, which connects viewers not only to Christian content, but to local churches, campus ministries and ambassadors nearby. As our ambassadors use our products in their everyday lives, it creates ample opportunity for others to see what this QR code is all about. As ambassadors and their everyday items reside and move across the world, so will the Gospel through the integrated digital Christian content.

Unfortunately, there were also some consequences of being so interconnected. Plagues and disease spread rapidly through these pathways, sometimes seeming completely unstoppable. But what about plagues of the mind? Digital diseases have the ability to spread faster than any biological plague the world has ever seen. Exposure may seem inevitable, but I believe we have more power than we may think. Propaganda is like a parasite. You cannot stop it. You cannot control its inception and spread. Instead of focusing on what content to ban, maybe we should learn how to properly discern it. Maybe instead of focusing so much on censorship and misinformation, we teach each other how to think. The Silk Road did not shut down because of its potential dangers and hazardous threats. There was beauty, exploration and growth in it. The same goes for our internet. Instead of demonizing it, perhaps we can isolate the evil thoughts and ideas within it, and slowly cut off their oxygen. Perhaps we should learn more about the art of psychological warfare and understand the forces at play. Not all are malignant, some are simply lost and misdirected. If there's anything we can learn, it is this. Silence breeds.

What are you spreading? Ideas, religion and culture? or Disease?

From 130 BC to 1453 AD, the Silk Road acted as a neural pathway, transporting goods, religion and culture to many countries around the world.

Traders who used the Silk Road regularly therefore built shrines and temples of their own faiths wherever they went, in order to maintain their own beliefs and practices of worship while they were far from home. Missionaries of many faiths accompanied caravans on the Silk Road, consciously trying to expand the reach of their own religions along the way.

We are following the same blueprint.

We realize that the Silk Road of antiquity is the Internet of today. However, the Internet reaches even father, with routes that would make even the Silk Road jealous. Our focus is marketing physical and digital ministries through the use of everyday items. The goal is to evangelize the world with the integration of both digital and physical worlds colliding. Like the Silk Road, we offer not only products, but a message. We hope to use the vehicles of every day, commonly used items and turn them into opportunities to share the Gospel.

Renaissance

Out of the ashes of every dark age eventually rises a renaissance refined by fire. The origin cannot always be pinpointed, but there is something we know for sure: just like the Black Plague, it is contagious. In French, the word "renaissance" literally translates to "rebirth", and that's exactly what it is. As the name implies, it is not always something novel and groundbreaking, but rather a rediscovery of the past. There comes a point where the arts, ideas, religions and knowledge of the past begin to fade. In our darkest ages, we become disconnected from the realities of those who came before us. Yet, it is this very understanding that allows us to understand ourselves. The same way one reverse engineers a piece of technology, we must reverse engineer our history in order to understand why things are the way they are. The beauty of the renaissance lies in its symbols, that are often hidden and say much more than words. Many tell people what is true, what is good and what should be, but few leave symbols worthy of interpretation. Whether it be a poem, a sculpture, music or an idea, the beauty of creation leaves people wondering. I believe the heartbeat of the renaissance is beginning to question purpose and life itself. Many times, our dark ages are ushered in by a previous renaissance. The greatness of one generation can overshadow the next. The convenience, comfort and benefits brought by a previous time can paralyze the one to come. It is not the fault of the renaissance, nor the people who brought it. Rather, it is simply the burden of excellence. One person's dark age is another person's renaissance. The reality does not lie in the collective consciousness, but rather in the mind of the individual. You do not wait for the renaissance to come, you become it.

Reformation

In ancient Rome, “religio” referred to a system of beliefs and practices that regulated social behavior and maintained the state’s relationship with the gods. It was also associated with the idea of duty and responsibility towards one’s family, community, and country. During the Middle Ages, the term “religion” began to acquire a more spiritual connotation. It was used to describe a way of life devoted to religious contemplation, often associated with monastic orders. In the Renaissance period, “religion” took on a more individualistic meaning, referring to a personal faith or belief system rather than a set of external practices. In the modern era, “religion” has come to encompass a wide range of traditions and social identities. Over time, even the most intimate spiritual truths and relationships can be institutionalized. I don't believe it is always malicious, but rather the natural path of efficiency and cohesiveness. Of course, not all structure is morally wrong or spiritually harmful, but what is the line?

Revolution

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The Call

⁷Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. ⁸Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. ⁹Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. ¹⁰Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

- Galatians 6:7-10

We are called to sow for the Spirit, not for the flesh. Although worldly content may seem it is taking root over your seeds of the Spirit, do not give up. Be patient. Your sowing has not been in vain.

²²Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.^[b] ²³For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

²⁴For, “All people are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
²⁵ but the word of the Lord endures forever.”^[c]

And this is the word that was preached to you.

- 1 Peter 1:22-25

We will come and go, but the Word of God that we plant will live forever. Your sowing must come from a place of love, not selfish ambition.

²⁴Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.

- John 12:24

What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

- 1 Corinthians 15:35

We must die to ourselves in order to become fruitful for our Lord.

As the rain and the snow
    come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
    without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
    so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
¹¹so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
    It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
    and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
¹²You will go out in joy
    and be led forth in peace;
the mountains and hills
    will burst into song before you,
and all the trees of the field
    will clap their hands.
¹³Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper,
    and instead of briers the myrtle will grow.
This will be for the Lord’s renown,
    for an everlasting sign,
    that will endure forever.”

- Isaiah 55:10-13

No seed is meaningless. God's Word never comes back empty. Even if you do not see it take root or blossom, a seed planted is a source of hope nonetheless.

⁴For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings?

⁵What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. ⁶I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. ⁷So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. ⁸The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. ⁹For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.

- 1 Corinthians 3:4-8

We must work together. We all play a role in the harvest. The planter is just as important as the waterer, but neither can make a seed grow. God and God alone does that.

Mission

Throughout the ages, we have seen several periods of rapid spread of ideas and religion.

From 130 BC to 1453 AD, the Silk Road acted as a neural pathway, transporting goods, religion and culture to many countries around the world.

We are following the same blueprint.

We want to give back to the same communities that helped build us. Our goal is to eventually put interns and missionaries on full time staff by providing for them financially. This will hopefully help ministries grow in reach and impact. We do not feel the need to start new churches or campus / digital ministries. Rather, we want to build up the ones that already exist. Funds can also go to sponsoring trips, programs and events. We hope to expand our products over time and the global reach of them. We also want to donate to programs and charities helping developing countries and fighting human trafficking.

The Goal

Many people watch spiritual content online, but there is a decrease in fellowship in person. Even more than spiritual nourishment through Christian content, our goal is to bring believers into healthy, Spirit led churches, campus ministries and discipling relationships.

The Research

The average American checks their mobile device 159 times a day

In 2023, an estimated 4.9 billion people use social media across the world

The number of social media users worldwide has swelled to a record 4.9 billion people globally. What’s more, this number is expected to jump to approximately 5.85 billion users by 2027.

The Creator Economy is a class of businesses built by more than 200 million content creators, curators, social media influencers, bloggers, podcasters, and videographers that use software and finance tools to assist them with their growth and monetization. This marks a 314% growth in the number of content creators globally since The Influencer Marketing Factory's 2021 Creator Economy Report.

In a study published this week, Adobe revealed that creators make up 23% of people globally, meaning nearly one in four individuals are contributing to art and creativity.