Daniel Botkin
May 27, 2018
The Superhero: Jewish Origins, Universal Appeal
Growing up as a kid in the 1950s and early 60s, I read a lot of superhero comic books. I even read the Letters pages, where readers sent com
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Daniel Botkin
May 20, 2018
From Passover to Pentecost
A few years ago I was asked to teach a seminar on “Hebrew Holidays and Their Import For Christians” at Bradley University’s Osher Lifelong L
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Daniel Botkin
May 13, 2018
Don't be Numb to Numbers
In English we call the fourth book of the Bible “Numbers.” This is a translation of the Latin title of the book, Numeri, which is a transla
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Daniel Botkin
May 6, 2018
The Need For a Pentecostal Pentateuchal Revival
According to Jewish tradition, the Pentateuch (Torah) was given on the Day of Pentecost. According to Acts, the Holy Spirit was likewise giv
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Daniel Botkin
Apr 29, 2018
Appointed Times: Is He the Lord of Your Calendar?
How an individual uses his time is indeed of utmost importance. But in addition to the "how," there is another aspect of our stewa
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Daniel Botkin
Apr 22, 2018
Focusing on the Surpassing Glory of Messiah: That We May be One
The modern Messianic Jewish Movement began in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when great numbers of Jewish people came to the conclusion tha
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Daniel Botkin
Apr 15, 2018
Things That Should be Left Behind
As I write this, Passover, the festival of freedom, has passed. Now we are counting the seven Sabbaths to Shavuot (Pentecost), the anniversa
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Daniel Botkin
Apr 8, 2018
Forty Exciting Days: Always Watching for Yeshua to Appear
Like John said to Peter after the net filled with fish, “It is the Lord,” we realize that it is the Lord orchestrating the events around us.
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Daniel Botkin
Apr 1, 2018
MATZAH: Time to End the Deadly Myth and Bring Peace to the Passover Table
MATZAH, transliterated into English as matzah, matzoh, or matzo, is unleavened bread. The history of matzah goes back to early Biblical time
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Daniel Botkin
Mar 25, 2018
HORSERADISH and Other Items on the Seder Plate
In the spring of 2000, I had a solo exhibition of my artwork at Peoria’s Contemporary Art Center. My exhibition consisted of around thirty
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Daniel Botkin
Mar 18, 2018
Water to Wine: The Miracle of a Transformed Life
By the time most of you read this, our congregation will have celebrated New Year's Eve on the evening of March 16. That's when the
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