Welcome to Giving Tuesday! To me, the timing of this huge day for fundraising is so peculiar. The holiday season, after all, is a time when we’re all stretched thin—maybe more so this season than usual! But the idea behind it is that people are more willing to spend right now, so why not persuade… Read More Giving Tuesday with Beneath the Tangles!
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!
“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
Good morning, otaku! Today I’m bound for an awesome convention hosted at a…castle? No, I’m not flying to Europe—to Colorado, actually. Digital missionaries from all over the country on converging on Colorado Springs this week (specifically at Glen Eyrie Castle) for the 2024 Nerd Culture Ministry Summit. Last year’s inaugural event was an awesome time… Read More See You at the Nerd Culture Ministry Summit!
What are you to do if you’re anime fan, gamer, or Dungeon and Dragons player who wants to find your place in church but has never felt comfortable in church culture? What if at best, you’ve always felt a little left out—and at worst, have been bullied or even witnessed your passions called out from… Read More Interview with Rev. Nathan Webb, Pastor to Nerds and Old-School Manga Fan
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