For many, God is an impersonal concept. It doesn’t help that cultural connotations made him feel old, archaic, out of touch. But for those of us who have experienced him deeply and know his dynamic love, we understand that he’s personal and with us. We speak to him through prayer – we even plea with… Read More Wrestling with God and Hikigaya
How far does grace extend? Is it an inch long, an action that lasts a moment, or does it extend from sea to shining sea, fully and for all time? I don’t think there’s a black and white answer to that; it depends on how much you choose to give. The problem with me is… Read More Grace Means Loving Even When Yukinon Runs Away
I knew kids just like Hachiman Hikigaya, the ones who didn’t socialize with anybody, nor did they seem to care that they didn’t have friends. Like them, Hikki would rather just be left alone. Or so it seems. Although he loves to extol the virtues of being a loner, it’s easy to tell in OreGairu that… Read More Hachiman Hikigaya and the Ugliness of Something Genuine
It seems like every anime series has a Christmas episode these days, but OreGairu goes one better – it has a Christmas story arc. For a big chunk of season two, Hikigaya (and later the entire Service Club) assists Iroha on the student council’s Christmas project. It’s a really full arc – lots of character… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 3: OreGairu
Do you have a tiger mom? My mother isn’t quite of the sort, though I certainly received more discipline and was forced to focus on academics more than most any of my schoolmates. But she wasn’t a tiger mother to the extent that many of my friends’ mothers were. You can often tell which had… Read More Godly Parenting and Yukinon’s Tiger Mom
Did you enjoy yesterday’s review? Here’s another packed post reviewing this past season’s anime! Is it Wrong to Try to Pick up Girls in the Dungeon? Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou Ka Medieval Otaku – 6/10 The main problem with Danmachi lies in that the essentially RPG fantasy setting is overused these days.… Read More Spring Anime 2015 Review (Part 2/3)
Last night, against my better judgement, I stayed up late to catch the finale of Oregairu 2. It…wasn’t worth staying up for. A strange episode, it seemed to be hammering home the same problems from the last few episodes without offering much of a solution, while breaking Yukino down so quickly and so almost-completely that… Read More OreGairu 2, Episode 13: Requests and Wise Words
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