Daniel Botkin
Dec 10, 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...
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Daniel Botkin
Oct 22, 2023
Ephraim: Counting the Torah as a Strange Thing
“Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin. I have written to him the great things of My law, but...
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Daniel Botkin
Jul 23, 2023
Torah, The Heart & Deception
When discussing how to determine the truth and error of spiritual matters, people often make statements like the following: “I just...
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Daniel Botkin
Apr 9, 2023
Jonah and the Joy of Salvation
“Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amitai....” Before I write about Jonah, I want to first write about Jonah’s father,...
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Daniel Botkin
Feb 6, 2022
The Seed and its Fruit
Ancient Israel was an agrarian nation. The annual feasts given to Israel were based on the agricultural seasons and cycles. Agricultural...
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Daniel Botkin
Nov 14, 2021
Letting the Devil Redefine Words and Symbols
I’m gay and not ashamed to admit it. Yes, readers, I’m coming out of the closet and admitting that I am gay. I’m happy and carefree....
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Daniel Botkin
Apr 25, 2021
Kedoshim: Defining the Set-Apart Life
On April 24 this year, synagogues and Messianic congregations around the world will be reading Leviticus chapters 19 and 20, the Torah...
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Daniel Botkin
Aug 23, 2020
COMPROMISE: Nipping it in the Bud
Our family has a board game called Tri-Bond to help develop thinking skills. It provides you with three words or phrases, and you have to fi
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Daniel Botkin
Jul 19, 2020
The Blessing and the Curse of Independent Thinking
Several years ago I saw a book that was a compilation of testimonies of Jewish people who had come to the conclusion that Yeshua of Nazareth
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Daniel Botkin
Jun 7, 2020
The Test of Humility: Submission to Imperfect Authority
God's Kingdom is a kingdom of law and order, a kingdom wherein imperfect humans are appointed by God to exercise authority over other im
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