Mike is back and feeling well! And he’s charging forward this week with thoughts on generosity, starting with that muscular (and extremely kind) lug, Goku! But it doesn’t stop with Dragon Ball Z—generosity should be part of who we are and what the church is. So buckle up and listen as Mike dives into the… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 19: Generosity of Goku, the Church, and You
In this Anime Artisan post, Zion illustrates Natsuko and Luke while reflecting on the series—one our writers have also reflected upon in recent weeks. To be hungry is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? To be just so famished, your own flesh turns against itself, eating to a point of atrophy. The only remedy for such… Read More Zenshu: Where the Heart Is
“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change…” From the very first moments of Naoko Yamada’s latest film, it is clear that Kimi no Iro/The Colors Within is something special—particularly for our community here at BtT. If The Heike Story was her exploration of Buddhism, The Colors Within is Yamada’s Christian… Read More Film Review: The Colors Within
If you’ve been keeping up with BtT lately, you’ll have noticed that we’re pretty big fans of Mappa’s original series, Zenshu, starring the animation director Hirose Natsuko as the self-sufficient loner genius who loses an encounter with an out-of-date clamshell bento and winds up incarnated in her favorite anime movie, the tragic A Tale of… Read More Zenshu Ep. 9: QJ’s Sacrifice and A Hero That Can’t Be Copied
“I’ll do it all myself.” The first half of Zenshu, MAPPA’s meta ride following Natsuko, a director reincarnated into the anime movie that inspired her to become an animator, has shown moments of personal growth for the supporting characters and optimism for their story, which in canon form was devastatingly sad. But there hasn’t been… Read More Don’t Forget Your Party: Zenshu’s Lesson in Leadership, Humility, and Ministry
Ah, Valentine’s Day—one of the most beloved and hated holidays of the year! We get emotional as the day draws near and that messes with our minds, even with we have a solid foundation of what love means. Today, Mike looks to Judges and Ephesians for advice in love—and to that irascible ninja Naruto—in our… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 17: Naruto’s Perspective on Love
Gabriel and the Guardians, an anime-style series three years in the making, finally premieres today on Angel Studios’ platforms. In my review of the pilot episode, I noted that it “exceeded my expectations” and “sets the stakes high for the remainder of season one.” But those praises don’t only refer to the encouraging first episode—they… Read More Christians Coming Together in Creativity: The Gabriel and the Guardians World Premiere
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