The Tree of Knowledge & The Tree of Life
TWO TREES God planted a garden eastward in Eden. In this garden were various kinds of trees, but two specific trees were singled out from...
Daniel Botkin
Aug 18, 2024
The Presence of the LORD
In 1969 Eric Clapton and three other musicians released an album that became quite popular among the hippies. The album was called Blind...
Daniel Botkin
Mar 31, 2024


Prodigal Sons
One of the best-known parables in the Gospels is The Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke chapter 15. A certain man had two sons. The...
Daniel Botkin
Mar 10, 2024


Power to Please Our Heavenly Father
Congregational activities take different forms in different congregations and denominations. Some people pray and praise loudly and...
Daniel Botkin
Aug 27, 2023


Prodigal Sons
One of the best-known parables in the Gospels is The Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke chapter 15. A certain man had two sons. The...
Daniel Botkin
Mar 19, 2023


OBITUARY: Buttercup Botkin 2008 - 2023
Buttercup Botkin of East Peoria passed away on January 31, 2023, just a couple weeks shy of her 15th birthday. Buttercup was born in...
Daniel Botkin
Feb 26, 2023


Our Treatment of People
I recently read through the four Gospels again for the umpteenth time. I did not get any new revelation, but I did get an important...
Daniel Botkin
Feb 5, 2023


Unconditional Surrender (“Thank God for the Atom Bomb”)
Around 1990 I read a book by Paul Fussell, a World War 2 veteran who became a college professor, author, and literary critic. The title...
Daniel Botkin
Dec 11, 2022

