Apologetics Profile

Mar 02 2025 275 ep. 39 mins 59

Apologetics Profile is a weekly podcast discussing apologetics, world religions, atheism, cults, the occult, alternative religions, controversial doctrines and spiritual practices. We are an evangelical Christian organization dedicated to respectful conversations from a biblical perspective. Apologetics Profile is a production of Watchman Fellowship, a non-profit Christian apologetics ministry focused on interfaith evangelism and discernment. For more information, visit: www.watchman.org.

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Episode 278: Reaching Mormons with the Gospel [Part 1] with Bill McKeever and James Walker

Mar 02 2025 55 mins

279 Reaching Mormons with the Gospel [Part 1] with Bill McKeever and James WalkerThis week and next on the profile President of Watchman Fellowship, James Walker sits down with Bill McKeever, founder of Mormon Research Ministry (MRM) and the Utah Christian Research Center, about many of the challenges facing Latter-day Saints today regarding the church's history and theology. We ho

Episode 277: 277 When Cults Split [Part 2] The ICC Disfellowships Kip McKean who joins new RCW splinter group

Feb 23 2025 36 mins

This week on Apologetics Profile, Watchman senior apologist Dr. Brady Blevins continues his conversation with counter-cult apologist Steve Matthews about the recent split of the International Christian Church (ICC) and its disfellowshipping of its charismatic and controversial founder, Kip McKean. The breakaway sect of the ICC now calls itself the Restored Church Worldwide and in J

Episode 276: When Cults Split [Part 1] The ICC Disfellowships Kip McKean who joins new RCW splinter group

Feb 16 2025 46 mins

This week and next on the Profile, Watchman senior apologist Dr. Brady Blevins talks with counter-cult apologist Steve Matthews about the recent split of the International Christian Church (ICC), founded by the controversial and charismatic leader Kip McKean. Not only did the ICC recently split, it also disfellowshipped McKean himself for inappropriate behavior, some of which McKea

Episode 275: Sara's Journey from Islam to Jesus [Part 2]

Feb 09 2025 36 mins

Just how radically different is the portrait of Isa in the Qur'an with Jesus of the Bible? This week we'll hear once more from president of Watchman Fellowship James Walker's interview with Sara, a former Muslim, who was moved and convicted by Jesus' Sermon on the Mount in Matthew. If Allah is truly merciful and loving, why did the Sermon on the Mount seem so radically different th

Episode 274: Sara's Journey from Islam to Jesus [Part 1]

Feb 02 2025 31 mins

This week we conclude our series on Islam with the testimony of a former Muslim who became a Christian after questioning some of the basic teachings of the Qur'an and the Hadiths. On this episode president of Watchman Fellowship James Walker had a chance to talk with Sara at the Defend Apologetics Conference in January about her transition from Islam to Christianity. This week we'l

Episode 273: Islamic Tawhid Vs the Christian Trinity with Dr. Imad Shehadeh [Part 2]

Jan 26 2025 32 mins

When engaging Muslims with the truth of Christianity, it is crucial we understand clearly not only our own doctrines but those of our Muslim friends and neighbors as well. While we use many familiar-sounding concepts, our definitions are often radically different. This week on the Profile we continue our discussion with founder and president of Jordan Evangelical Theological Semina

Episode 272: Islamic Tawhid Vs the Christian Trinity with Dr. Imad Shehadeh [Part 1]

Jan 19 2025 33 mins

God is doing a work in the Middle East. This week and next on the Profile we talk with the founder and president of Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary in Aman, Jordan Dr. Imad Shehadeh. The seminary, established in the early 1990s, presently trains and equips Christians, many who are former Muslims, to pastor churches and serve in Christian ministry throughout the Middle East

Episode 271: Discussing the Trinity with Muslims [Part 2] featuring Dr. Sherene Khouri

Jan 12 2025 37 mins

When sharing our own testimonies and stories about our faith in Christ with Muslims, it is essential to know some basic differences between Christianity and Islam. What do Muslims believe about the Trinity? What is the true nature of God? What are the fundamental differences between the God of the Bible and Allah of the Qur'an? This week we continue our discussion with Dr. Sh

Episode 270: Discussing the Trinity with Muslims [Part 1] featuring Dr. Sherene Khouri

Jan 05 2025 41 mins

The Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is perhaps one of the most difficult and challenging doctrines of the Christian faith. Perhaps it is nowhere more challenging to explain than in dialogue with Muslims, who believe that Christianity is blasphemously polytheistic, teaching that there are literally three distinct Gods. Our guest this week and next on the Profile, Dr. S

Episode 269: James Hannam: God's Philosophers - How Dark Were the Dark Ages? [Part 2]

Dec 29 2024 36 mins

You have probably seen the picture of Earth taken by the Voyager I satellite on Valentine's Day in 1990. It looks like nothing more than a little pixel, just a tiny point of light hanging in a beam of sunlight, like a mote of dust. Long before NASA presented this iconic image to the public, however, the late Medieval poet Dante had imagined the Earth would appear as a mere point of