My palms were sweaty. My heart was thumping. My face was looking straight down. I stuttered, “ummed,” and “uhhed” through it all, but when I was done, I felt good about what I’d said. It was the first time I’d shared my faith with a non-Christian. Today, I’m less nervous when I share my faith… Read More Aniblogger Testimony Project
It’s been almost a week since the massive earthquake affected Japan, followed by the tsunami and aftershocks. Donations and other assistance are as needed as ever. One major project going on is Anime and Manga Bloggers for Japan, which is providing funds to ShelterBox and Doctors Without Borders. Anime News Network has a list of… Read More CRASH Japan and Other Christian Charitable Organizations
Recently, I became aware of Mike Huang, a blogger at Anime Diet. A recent seminary graduate and a terrific writer to boot, I don’t know how I missed him. -_-‘ In addition to his typical aniblogging, Mike has an audio column called Art and Soul, where he wears his “seminary student, Christian theology and ethics… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Disasters and the Human Condition
The deviantART community is home to a large group of Christian arts whose work is influence by anime. I’ve been blessed to feature examples of work by Beau Soir, sA-oHime, and pancake-waddle thus far. Today, I want to show a beautiful piece by another favorite of mine, GenevieveGT. Involving the famous story of Daniel and… Read More Christian Fanart: Hush the lion’s den
Yuki-Anne, a guest blogger here on Beneath the Tangles, is a missionary in Japan (read her previous entry here). She was there last week when the devastating earthquakes struck the country. So there I was, clinging to the door frame, praying, “God, please make it stop, please protect us, please make it stop, please protect… Read More Yuki-Anne in Japan: Only Hope
Character: Sousuke Aizen Series: Bleach Gender: Male Occupation: soul reaper (formerly) Bible twin: Satan Overview Bleach is a manga and anime that needs little introduction. It follows Ichigo Kurosaki, a high school student who is bestowed with the powers of a Shinigami (soul reaper), beings who send tortured souls to the afterlife and who fight… Read More Finding the Invisible God in…Bleach
#prayforjapan Oh, the ire this hashtag has caused! Atheists jumping on believers for praying to a god they don’t believe exists when money is what is needed; Christians angrily defending their God when there are people dying from this powerful earthquake and the ensuing tsunami. Whatever we believe about God and about prayer, the fact… Read More #prayforjapan…then #givetojapan
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