Turkey! ep. 12: The Source of Spiritual Discernment or How Not to Get Caught Up in the RaptureTok

We are blessed to live in a world that is full to overflowing with resources for the believer. From podcasts and livestreams, to books and digital tools, to millions of hours of worship music and prayer meetings and online services and conferences—it’s all at our fingertips. But this can be a bit of a curse… Read More Turkey! ep. 12: The Source of Spiritual Discernment or How Not to Get Caught Up in the RaptureTok

09.29.202510.02.2025 claire1 Comment

How The Silent Witch Loves Her Enemy

In the latest episode of Secrets of the Silent Witch, Monica Everett does something radical: She loves her enemy. And it doesn’t quite look like what you might expect. As followers of Jesus, we too are called to embody so radical a love, but honestly, it can be hard to know how to begin, or… Read More How The Silent Witch Loves Her Enemy

09.22.202509.25.2025 claire3 Comments

Happy Birthday, Beneath the Tangles: Fifteen Years and Still Joining the Party!

All week long, we’ve been celebrating 15 years of Beneath the Tangles, but today is the day. It’s our birthday! Happy birthday to us! On September 12th, 2010, we went live with my very first article, entitled “My So-Called Virtual Life.” A short rumination on Love Plus, digital girlfriends, and the loss of authentic relationships… Read More Happy Birthday, Beneath the Tangles: Fifteen Years and Still Joining the Party!

09.12.202509.25.2025 Twwk1 Comment

Throwback Thursday with the BtT Writers: A Few of Our Favorite Posts

Over the years, dozens of regular and guest writers have contributed their craft and passion to Beneath the Tangles, making the BtT blog a site of rich, biblical reflection on anime, manga, and light novels. So it will come as no surprise that many of us from the current BtT writing team started out first… Read More Throwback Thursday with the BtT Writers: A Few of Our Favorite Posts

09.11.202509.11.2025 StaffLeave a comment

Banished Hero of the Sabbath

In the world of Banished from the Hero’s Party, characters live in accordance with their divine blessing, which, under the leadership of a theocracy, directs them to the occupation they’ll have and the path they’ll follow. In volume 10 of the manga, two members of the hero’s party, Theodora and Albert, are in the middle… Read More Banished Hero of the Sabbath

09.01.202509.07.2025 TwwkLeave a comment

Meg Raspberry’s Revelation and the Math of God: Once Upon a Witch’s Death ep. 11

It’s episode 11 and Meg Raspberry is facing her most daunting challenge yet: A magic anomaly has triggered a gargantuan tsunami that threatens to destroy the island nation of Aquamarine. It’s enough to quell the spirits of the Seven Sages, the most elite of mages, let alone a powerless apprentice like Meg Raspberry, who has… Read More Meg Raspberry’s Revelation and the Math of God: Once Upon a Witch’s Death ep. 11

08.25.202509.01.2025 claireLeave a comment

Ruri Rocks: Detours, Shortcuts, and the Way of Life

I was innocently eating my lunch while watching slice-of-life when blam! Straight to the kokoro. Nagi-san goes and drops a pearl of wisdom that leaves me spinning—in a good way. Here it is: For context, Ruri (left above) is an amateur mineralogist, and she’s on a mission to find sapphires. Not content with the (literally)… Read More Ruri Rocks: Detours, Shortcuts, and the Way of Life

08.18.202508.25.2025 claire1 Comment

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