Sixteen years of Beneath the Tangles. Sixteen! 🎉 On September 12, Beneath the Tangles reaches our 16th year in ministry, and we’re celebrating with something special for the occasion: a limited-edition BtT Sweet 16 sweatshirt! This isn’t just another piece of Beneath the Tangles merch, either. The sweatshirt is being made by Joli’s mom, and… Read More Celebrating Our Sweet 16 with a BtT Sweatshirt!
God is so good. This year, we celebrated our 15th year as a ministry. That’s only, only possible through God’s blessing. We’ve endured burnout, the niche-ness of anime, the explosion of anime (and finding our place within that!), changing algorithms on Google and social media, and not least of all, my imperfections. But God continued… Read More Beneath the Tangles Annual Drive: Please Support Us This Holiday Season!
This Saturday, September 20th, Beneath the Tangles goes live at the “world’s first hybrid Christian convention”! I’m joining our friends from Finding God in Video Games and Gaming & God for Faithcon 2025, a really cool and authentic event that combines local live events with virtual ones as well! We go on at 5pm ET… Read More Beyond the Pixels: Join Finding God in Video Games, Gaming & God, and BtT for FAITHCON 2025!
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!
The newest way for you to support Beneath the Tangles is through Throne, a platform designed for supporters to gift creators requested items. We opened our Throne account just in time for this year’s annual drive, which concludes on Friday! On our Throne, you can find a selection of services and items that will help… Read More Throne: A New Way to Partner with BtT Staff!
Today is Giving Tuesday, the day when all sorts of organizations ask you to consider donating some of your funds during this holiday season. Would you consider partnering with us this year to help keep our ministry going in 2025? Here’s my pitch to you this December: As I noted, we have three modest goals… Read More Giving Tuesday: Help us Reach Our Funding Goals!
Next year will mark our 15th year as a ministry. Can you believe that? God is so good! And it’s been a wild ride! From starting with a guy in his mom’s basement (okay, maybe not, but this enterprise did start out simply as a WordPress blog) to now having a thriving community, we’ve seen… Read More Donate and Help Us Reach Our Ministry Funding Goals for 2025!
Interested in watching thoughtful, human-centered conversations with people connected to anime?
Watch Something Genuine, our interview series that cuts through the noise and focuses on the people behind the costumes, in front of the mics, and watching anime, just like you and me. Season two premieres on May 27th.