Goodness is one of those words which we know intimately, but which is hard to define. Go ahead and try – define “goodness” without using the word “good” Hard, huh? I’ll give it a try: goodness is the state of consistently doing what’s right and what’s loving. I think those latter two parts of the… Read More From Me to You: Sawako and the Spirit Fruit of Goodness
Blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church. – Tertullian Right from the beginning, I’ll let you all know that this post is full of spoilers up through episode 133 of Naruto Shippuden. Because of the the adolescent community that worships it and perhaps because of endless fillers of questionable quality, I think… Read More Three Powerful Deaths in Naruto, Martyrdom, and Leaving a Legacy
Broken Blade is a manga that started being released in 2007. I found out about it in 2009 and I am a pretty big fan of the series. Currently, there are only ten volumes of the manga released and the series is ongoing. Production I.G. and Xebec started work on the anime in 2010. The… Read More Broken Blade: The Time of Awakening
I grew up singing “Crown Him With Many Crowns,” but never a version like this! The multi-talented Emily of Altair and Vega sings Draggle’s reworked lyrics to the hymn, conveying events in Guilty Crown episode 19 that paint Shuu as a Jesus figure. [Draggle’s Anime Blog] Abilene Christian University professor, Richard Beck, discusses what might… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Crown Shuu with Crowns and Song, Fan Service in Church, and Rick Santorum Talks Boku no Pico
From the mega anime series franchise Pretty Cure and creator Izumi Todo , we are graced with another PreCure series this year shortly following its predecessor Suite PreCure. It’s called Smile PreCure! and it’s proving to be just as fantastic as the many series before it. I’ll admit it, I’m always up for a magical… Read More Smile Precure!: Keep smiling towards a pure white future.
It’s your kindness, Lord That leads us to repentance Your favor Lord, is our desire It’s your beauty, Lord That makes us stand in silence Your love Your love Is better than life “Kindness” (Chris Tomlin) As we continue with our Fruits of the Spirit series, this week I get to ruminate on what is… Read More Fruits of the Spirit: The Kindness of Vash the Stampede
Recently, a commenter named Corey (aka Ashesreignited) joined the community here on Beneath the Tangles. Besides the various insights in his comments, he sent me an email and we soon began to discuss Naruto, a show ripe with themes and symbols that Christians would recognize. But besides R86’s wonderful commentary on Shikamaru, we’ve barely touched… Read More Naruto and Sasuke: Hope, Love’s Longsuffering…
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