Everything we build is filtered through one question.

If yes, we proceed. If unclear, we pause and study. If no, we stop and choose differently.

This is not a tagline. It governs pricing, copy, features, client selection, and what we refuse to build.

The four tests

1. Truth — No exaggeration, false scarcity, or fabricated proof.
2. Stewardship — Honor the skill, time, and trust the Lord has given us.
3. Neighbor — Serve the client's actual good, not merely extract from them.
4. Reverence — Could we present this work to the Lord without shame?

On honest pricing

"A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight." — Proverbs 11:1

We charge what work is worth — no inflated value stacks, no bait-and-switch, no pressure tactics. Fair pricing is stewardship, not a marketing angle.

On speech

Plain words. Specific numbers. Quiet confidence. We do not use God's name as a sales prop, quote Scripture to seem pious, or promise outcomes only God can deliver.

On rest

We do not send automated emails on Sunday. We do not book discovery calls on Sunday. Rest is an act of trust — that the Lord's provision does not require seven-day striving.

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Team standard: docs/COMMUNICATION_PHILOSOPHY.md — Biblical foundation and classical craft as one discipline.