This post was originally released yesterday with additional material as one of our “anime devotionals.” You would have been among the first to read it if you subscribed to our weekly Substack. Sign up now to receive an original anime devo in your inbox each week, along with a wrap-up of the week’s posts! It’s… Read More Cowboy Bebop and the Courage to Face Our Fears
Well, NFL Draft day has come and gone, my friends! The time when over 500 young men hope to be one of 257 names called onto the stage to advance their football journey from the spirited college fields into the oftentimes cold, harsh, hard-hitting world of the NFL! To say it’s a hard knock life… Read More NFL Draft Anime Recommendations!
Rounds one and two are complete, and the bracket has been narrowed from 64 anime to just 16 remaining. Now the tournament arc intensifies as we move into the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight of AniMarch Madness 2026, beginning today! AniMarch Madness is our month-long, single-elimination anime tournament where series go head-to-head until only one… Read More AniMarch Madness 2026, Rounds Three and Four: The Road to the Final Four!
It’s the year 2052. We’re now living in a time when, thanks to a genius scientist named Dr. Skinner, a miracle painkiller called Hapna has made the world much better. It’s seriously one of the best pharmaceuticals to come along in human history, thanks to its low cost and no side effects. Prodigious, right? What… Read More First Impression: Lazarus
And then there were sixteen… Our 64-anime, single-elimination, community-voted tournament is now in its third week and the real anime with a chance to win have risen from a crowded field to make themselves known. That group includes the last three winners—Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Spy x Family, and Violet Evergarden; strong new competitors like… Read More AniMarch Madness 2025: The Sweet 16 and Elite Eight
Round two of AniMarch Madness 2025 has begun! Our 64-anime, single-elimination, community-voted tournament began with a bang with round one last week. Some of the series expected to do well showed why they’re favorites, like last year’s winner, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, which grabbed 92% of the vote in its match, the same as The… Read More AniMarch Madness 2025: Round 2 Begins Today!
Happy New Year! Join Mike this week as he recounts his own holidays, shares his latest old anime recommendation, and looks at reasons why we may struggle to trust God as he compares trust with Him to trust among the Bebop crew in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie on this episode of The Power of God… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 14: Trust God Like the Bebop Crew Trusts Spike
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