Apologetics Profile

Was Jesus the creator of all things or was He actually a created being? Creator or creature? God with us or the angel Michael with us? These are foundational questions for Jehovah's Witnesses and other controversial religions. This two-part episode of Apologetics Profile features Watchman Fellowship president, James Walker, sharing a keynote message given at the Witness Now for Jesus Conference of...

This podcast is also available in video format on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2gGvCl4Kbbs What would you say to an atheist who says “I don’t believe your God exists. I just believe in one less God than you do?”  This is part two of our special two-part episode recorded live at our Atheist & Christian Book Club featuring guest authors Timothy McGrew , a Christian philosopher, and Graham Oppy , an...

This podcast is also available in video format on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2gGvCl4Kbbs This two part special edition of Apologetics Profile was recorded live at our Atheist & Christian Book Club , a monthly gathering of believers and skeptics respectfully discussing important book from both perspectives. Our guest authors were atheist philosopher Graham Oppy and Christian philosopher Timothy...

Theology, or more simply, the study of God, can seem like a daunting task for us, something only scholarly professionals or seminary students bother thinking about. There are many sub-disciplines of theology, such as historical theology, biblical theology, and philosophical theology. What do they all mean? Why are they separate? Is one more important than the other? And how might a layperson begin...

As Christians, it can be a challenge to figure out how our faith in Christ and our knowledge of God can address the difficulties and problems of our time. In a world of what seems like nothing more than a patchwork quilt of disparate and disconnected events, how can we even begin to make sense of it all? The first step in the attempt is a proper foundational understanding of Christian theology and...

We live in an age of uncertainty, war and rumors of wars. Headlines filled with news of pestilence, famine, earthquakes, fires, and political turmoil seem poised and ready to engulf us in despair and hopelessness at every turn. But this could be said of any age. A hundred years ago or a thousand years ago, there was never any such time where life was without its trials and tribulations. On this ep...

Former Mormon James Walker , president of Watchman Fellowship, had the rare opportunity to participate in a public dialogue with a top Latter-day Saint defender, Scott Gordon , president of FairLatterDaySaints.org. Their discussion question was "What is the Gospel?" The dialogue was held at the [un]Apologetic Conference sponsored last month by the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) and hos...

Former Mormon James Walker , president of Watchman Fellowship, had the rare opportunity to participate in a public dialogue with a top Latter-day Saint defender, Scott Gordon , president of FairLatterDaySaints.org. Their discussion question was "What is the Gospel?" The dialogue was held at the [un]Apologetic Conference sponsored last month by the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) and hos...

In the late 19th century, William Draper and Andrew White , set out to make a historical case that science and religion were not in conflict. Yet today, Draper and White are often portrayed as the progenitors of the conflict between science and religion in popular skeptic and atheist polemics against religion.   On part two of our interview with historian of science Dr. James Ungureanu, we will ex...

We are often told by skeptics that there is a conflict between science and religion, more specifically, science and the Bible. This is often referred to by historians as the "conflict thesis." On our two part episode with historian of science James Ungureanu , we will explore the historical roots of the "conflict thesis" as it pertains to Protestant Christianity in the late 19th and early twentiet...

On last week's episode Daniel Ray and Brady Blevins discussed the nature of divine hiddenness from a theological and biblical standpoint. This week Daniel and Brady tackle a different aspect of divine hiddenness, this time from a philosophical argument created by atheist philosopher J.L. Schellenberg, against the existence of God.  Not to be confused with theological hiddenness, Schellenberg's arg...

This is a 4-minute special edition of Apologetics Profile. We are offering all of our listener a free copy our book, The Story of the Cosmos - How the Heavens Declare the Glory of God, coauthored and coedited by our staff apologist, Daniel Ray. We are also offering the companion online course from our Watchman School of Apologetics containing 15 video lessons, bonus video, study guides and optiona...

There comes a time in all of our lives when God seems distant or seems to have forgotten us. Our prayers appear to go unanswered. We are not spared from trial or difficulty or suffering and we wonder if God has indeed forsaken us.  This is not an uncommon experience of those whom God equips for service. The Bible is filled with examples of God's chosen people wandering in darkness, lamenting their...

In part two, James Walker, president of Watchman Fellowship, concludes his interview with the founder of our ministry, David Henke, about his new book, Spiritual Abuse Recovery Workbook . Unfortunately, spiritual abuse is not limited to non-Christian sects, controversial religions and cults. Any spiritual leader, church or religious setting can become toxic and spiritually abusive regardless of th...

In this two-part podcast James Walker, president of Watchman Fellowship, interviews the founder of our ministry, David Henke, about his new book, Spiritual Abuse Recovery Workbook . Unfortunately, spiritual abuse is not limited to non-Christian sects, controversial religions and cults. Any spiritual leader, church or religious setting, can become toxic and spiritually abusive regardless of the gro...

This podcast is also available to watch in video format here: www.watchman.org/Turek2 In this two-part podcast from Watchman Fellowship, Senior Apologist Dr. Brady Blevins interviews a nationally-known speaker, author and apologist, Dr. Frank Turek . Brady and Frank discuss ten of the top objections being used by skeptics and atheists today against Christianity. In part one, they focused on the re...

This podcast is also available to watch in video format here: www.watchman.org/Turek1 In this two-part podcast from Watchman Fellowship, Senior Apologist Dr. Brady Blevins interviews a nationally-known speaker, author and apologist, Dr. Frank Turek . Brady and Frank discuss ten of the top objections being used by skeptics and atheists today against Christianity. In part one, they focus on the reli...

NOTE: An expanded edition of this podcast is also available. Listen to the complete WMSCOG podcast here (84-minutes) : www.watchman.org/WMSCOG_Full In this week's episode Watchman Fellowship's Senior Apologist, Brady Blevins , interviews Steve Matthews about a controversial new religion that is now impacting the United States. The World Mission Society Church of God (WMSCOG) is a "mother-god" cult...

This podcast is also available to watch in video format here: www.watchman.org/HughRoss2 The Bible tells us that in the last days, there will be mockers who will scoff at the idea of a biblical flood. If you are a Christian who has ever talked to a skeptic or an unbeliever, you may have experienced this mockery first-hand. You've been told there's no evidence for a flood, or that the Bible is just...

This podcast is also available to watch in video format here: www.watchman.org/HughRoss1 The Bible tells us that in the last days, there will be mockers who will scoff at the idea of a biblical flood. If you are a Christian who has ever talked to a skeptic or an unbeliever, you may have experienced this mockery first-hand. You've been told there's no evidence for a flood, or that the Bible is just...

This podcast is also available to watch in video format here: www.watchman.org/Markos2 When the Apostle Paul preached his sermon on Mars Hill to the Greek philosophers, he quoted from two Greek poets writing about Zeus, but he used the poem as a bridge to show the Athenians the truth about the risen Lord Jesus Christ. And as we learned in part one, Dr. Markos argues Jesus may have done the very sa...

This podcast is also available to watch in video format here: www.watchman.org/Markos1 You have probably heard skeptics make the claim that Jesus is just a myth, just like all the other dying-and-rising-god myths the ancient world. But is that really true?  Absolutely not, argues our guest this week, Dr. Louis Markos of Houston Baptist University. His latest book The Myth Made Fact, argues that ra...

This podcast is also available to watch in video format here: watchman.org/Tarot2 Divination is an occultic practice that attempts to contact the spirit world in hopes of gaining wisdom and/or power by supernatural means apart from the God of the Bible. In part two of our discussion on tarot cards, the influence of Carl Jung on the understanding of how tarot cards “work” is examined. The types of...

This podcast is also available to watch in video format here: watchman.org/Tarot1 The history of tarot cards is shrouded in mystery but the modern-day usage of the cards can be tracked back to the 15th century. In today’s podcast, Senior Apologist Brady Blevins discusses the history of tarot cards and how they have grown in popularity. Along with Daniel Ray , Brady discusses the significance of th...

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