Dear Friends, I know you have a litany of choices when it comes to which organizations to support financially. But we hope that you’ll consider us if you decide to participate in Giving Tuesday. “Anime ministry” is still very young, but it’s an important and growing field for missions. As anime becomes more and more… Read More Giving to Beneath the Tangles on This Giving Tuesday
Deku the halls this Christmas season with a Deku Christmas ornament from Hallmark’s Keepsake collection! We’re giving one away to anyone who donates today as part of our annual campaign drive. We’re looking to raise $250 in one-time gifts by next Friday and reach $250 monthly of sustained giving by that date as well. If… Read More Donate to BtT Today and Win a Deku Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament!
Thank you. For thirteen years, Beneath the Tangles has been combining a love for Christ with a passion for anime, and it’s been you, our readers, who have kept us going, week after week and year after year. We are here because God is working to build community for you. So thank you! It’s so… Read More Fall Campaign: Would You Become a Regular Giver at Beneath the Tangles?
“You can’t be serious. Why would a Christian go there?” I should have been ready for this kind of reaction to my posts about going to an 18+ anime convention, but I wasn’t. I had invented this fantasy in my mind where our community members would flood my con post with praises like, “Right on!”… Read More I’ve Been Attending 18+ Anime Cons (Like Any Good Christian Should)
As 2022 nears its end (can you believe it?), it feels like the right time to take stock of what God is doing through this ministry. Reflecting on the work being done here makes me grateful, particularly because we’ve come a long way. Twelve years ago, I started this blog with prayer, hope, and more… Read More BtT’s Fall Campaign: Would You Support Us and Help Us Reach Our Goals?
Dear Friends, Today is our 12th birthday! On September 12, 2010, I posted our first article, and away we went. During this past decade-plus, our ministry has changed in so many ways, but our goal has remained the same: To reach out to otaku with the love of Christ through community. To that end, instead… Read More Happy 12th Birthday to Us!
Time and time these days, I find myself explaining what it is our ministry does. I’m not complaining—in fact, I’m delighted that people are interested! And it’s natural to wonder exactly what the heck Beneath the Tangles is: What are you guys? What does anime have to do with Christianity? Why do you do this?… Read More A Christian Anime Ministry: Why We Do What We Do