Christmas is just around the corner, and Mike has a lot of gifts for you today on this special Christmas episode of The Power of God and Anime Podcast! He joins in the 12 Days of Christmas Anime series here at Beneath the Tangles by looking at a Christmas party in DENKI-GAI and comparing how… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 5 x The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 34: DENKI-GAI and Our Christmas Party

It’s not easy to do your mission when the pushback against you is so hard. One Punch Man’s regular guy hero, Mumen Rider, knows it well—and his example of perseverance and courage speaks to Christians, too, especially when doing our part to fulfill the Great Commission. All that and more on this Thanksgiving week episode… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 33: Be Courageous Like Mumen Rider

Near the end of Dragon Ball Z, Vegeta finally finds a measure of peace by discovering his way forward. We, too, can find peace—but only through one way. Mike dives into that topic—plus updates us on frightened Luigi, Freaky Friday: The Musical, and the classic anime he’s currently watching, all on this episode of The… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 32: Vegeta and the One Way

We’re several weeks now into the fall, and that means football, falling leaves, and more One Piece. Huh? Well, One Piece is an anime for ALL seasons, so we hope you enjoy Mike’s dive into the series and how it demonstrates a need for us to be humble enough to ask for help. Plus Con… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 31: Accepting Help Like Luffy

Mike drops a very different episode this time around. Take a listen as he addresses the current climate around us and looks to My Hero Academia characters like Bakugou, Dabi, Spinner, Shouji, and Deku to discuss how anger can go wrong—and how we ought to treat our enemies. Call to Action As Mike says, let’s… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 30: Justifying Anger and Fighting Enemies in My Hero Academia

As always, we start this episode of the podcast with football. Wait…what? Yes, college football is on Mike’s brain as he talks about what’s going on in his life before giving this week’s anime recommendation and diving into the 15th anniversary for Beneath the Tangles and what it has to do with One Piece and… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 29: BtT’s Birthday, the Straw Hat Pirates, and Christian Unity

A Clue revival, Mike’s annual wing-a-thon, a classic anime where the couple gets together early in the series, and more! Mike shares about the goings-on in life and turns to horse girls and the story of Mary and Martha to share about how sometimes good things can distract us from, well, good things! All that… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 28: Gold Ship, Uma Musume, and Innocent Distractions

Sometimes social media can feel like an episode of Demon Slayer, which people headbutting you and calling you names, like Inosuke does Tanjirou. But in those moments, are we replying in a godly way? Are we controlling our anger like Tanjirou or acting as a poor witness? Mike talks about self-control in a rage-baiting world… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 27: Inosuke’s Rage Bait and Tanjirou’s Self-Control

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…our man Mike! The Power of God and Anime podcast starts with, you guessed it, his thoughts on the new Superman movie! Mike also covers plenty more, including his expansive selection for this episode’s anime recommendation and a discussion about the depths of God’s grace, using I Left My… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 26: Good Enough for Yuke Feldio (and Good Enough for God)

Mike is back from his short break! He shares more con experiences, gives his anime recommendation, and concludes his series on Job. This episode, he looks to Spy x Family’s Yuri Briar and his “I know better” attitude about his sister, Yor, in explaining how Job and his friends react to God—and how we and… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 25: Yuri Briar Doesn’t Know Best (Job Series, Part 3)