Well…this milestone snuck up on me. This post is our 1,000th here on Beneath the Tangles! A little over four years ago, I began Beneath the Tangles as a way of bringing Christian conversation into the anime community. The blog was obviously quite different at the time – less personal in tone and more overtly… Read More 1,000 Posts!
Throughout the entirety of my Christian life, there has been one thing that holds me back more than any other. One thing that I fear one day will spell some sort of enormous failure in my spiritual walk. That thing is complacency. Maybe that’s why I felt more sympathy and compassion for Hannes and his… Read More Hannes’ Complacency
Throughout anime, there are themes that reflect Christian values. You can see themes of loyalty, service, peacemaking, patience, love and acceptance just to name a few. Out of all the characters in all of the anime I have seen, the one I felt has come closest to what a Christian is supposed to be, or maybe the one I want… Read More I wanna be like you, Tohru!
If there is one anime that I have been most looking forward to this season, it is absolutely the newest season of Mushi-shi. And I can say confidently that my unrealistically high expectations for the season have been… met, actually. Possibly even exceeded, even! It is rare to find an anime that is beautifully animated,… Read More Anime Today: Sharing Anime with Family
“Living beings can be bound by so many different things… …But did you know there is only one chain humans can wield themselves?” – Yuko Talking is such a natural part of everyday life that it’s easy to forget how much our words can affect everything around us, for better or for worse. In xxxHolic,… Read More The Power of Words in xxxHolic
Happy Thanksgiving, all! I hope you’re having a wonderful holiday! There are many things I’m thankful for, but I want to emphasize particularly how thankful I am to you, the readers of this blog. For much of this year, I’ve shifted much of the time I usually use for this blog and moved it toward… Read More Readers’ Response: What Are You Thankful For?
One year ago, I was back in Ishinomki doing humanitarian work with some very good friends. Since coming back to the US, I have really struggled with fitting in. The best way I can explain it, is I am the Natsume of my own little world, and monsters are chasing me but no one sees.… Read More Natsume Yujin-cho and a Search for a Home
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