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Apologetics Profile
by James Walker and Daniel Ray
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.
Episodes
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Episode 360: God's Mediators - A Biblical Theology of Priesthood with Dr. Andrew S. Malone - Part One
If your knowledge of the roles and purposes of the Aaronic Priesthood in the Old Testament is a little rusty, or maybe you have a Latter-day Saint friend who has recently told you that they believe Joseph Smith has restored the Aaronic Priesthood and you're not sure what to say in response,...
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Episode 359: Examining the Mormon Home Curriculum Come, Follow Me with Former Latter-day Saint Casey Brianne - Part Two
Since 2018, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been publishing teaching curriculum for its members to study at home each week. It's called Come, Follow Me. Every year the curriculum focuses on a specific section of either the Bible or the Mormon scriptures. In 2026, the focus of...
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Episode 358: Examining the Mormon Home Curriculum Come, Follow Me with Former Latter-day Saint Casey Brianne - Part One
Since 2018, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been publishing teaching curriculum for its members to study at home each week. It's called Come, Follow Me. Every year the curriculum focuses on a specific section of either the Bible or the Mormon scriptures. In 2026, the focus of...
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Episode 357: What is Beauty? With Author and Theologian Dr. Dennis Bray - Part Two
How can Christians participate in the arts? What does Jesus have to do with aesthetics in the arts? How can a Christian-informed view of the arts help us better understand Jesus as the Creator and our Savior? This week we pick up with part two of our conversation with author, philosophical...
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Episode 357: What Is Beauty? With Author and Theologian Dr. Dennis Bray
You've heard it said "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." What exactly, though, does that really mean? While it is true we all seem intuitively to know beauty when we see it, we find it difficult to pin down an exact definition of what beauty actually is. Is it subjectively determined or is...
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Episode 355: To Live Well with Dr. Alan Noble - Part Two
In the chaotic times in which we live, how can we navigate through its darkness? Where can we find the light of true wisdom? Where can we find rest for our souls? Jesus says in Matthew 11:28-30 "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and...
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Episode 355: To Live Well with Dr. Alan Noble - Part One
In a world that often seems to be chaotically out of control, in a world of an endless cacophony of competing voices, in a world that encourages us to do whatever we want, in a world that relentlessly encourages us to pursue our own interests and desires, how can we possibly even begin to "live...
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Episode 356: Trading Questions with Your Mormon Friend - with Watchman Fellowship Staff - Part Two
What do you say if two young Missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints suddenly show up at your doorstep? What do you say? How do you say it? Watchman Fellowship can help! If you know little or nothing about Latter-day Saints, the Book of Mormon, or their beliefs…
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Episode 356: Trading Questions with Your Mormon Friend - with Watchman Fellowship Staff - Part One
What do you say if two young Missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints suddenly show up at your doorstep? Watchman Fellowship can help! If you know little or nothing about Latter-day Saints, the Book of Mormon, or their beliefs, doctrines, and practices, we have the…
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Episode 354: Is the Bible Just Another Myth? with Old Testament Scholar Dr. John Oswalt - Part Two
This week is part two of our conversation with Old Testament scholar and theologian Dr. John Oswalt to discuss his 2009 book The Bible Among the Myths - Unique Revelation or Just Ancient Literature? John continues to outline his case that the Bible is utterly unique in ancient literature, despite...
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Episode 353: Is the Bible Just Another Myth? with Old Testament Scholar Dr. John Oswalt - Part One
A frequent argument leveled against the Bible by skeptics and non-believers is that the Bible is just a collection of borrowed myths from surrounding pagan nations. But is that actually true? Are stories in the Bible just borrowed mythology from other pagan cultures? The short answer is…
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Episode 352: What Might Aliens Be? with James Walker and David Henke of Watchman Fellowship
If physical extraterrestrial beings from another region of our galaxy or universe is scientifically impossible, then what other alternatives are there which might reveal the true identity of aliens and extraterrestrial intelligences? Are they all just science fiction, or might there be a deeper,...
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Episode 351: Aliens, Evolution, and Intelligent Design with Kristin Marais and Casey Luskin of Discovery Institute
Do intelligent, extraterrestrial aliens exist? How might evolution explain their existence? Or can it? Here on this week's Apologetics Profile, we discuss intelligent design and the evolutionary assumptions behind the possible existence of ETs with Kristin Marais and Casey Luskin of Discovery...
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Episode 350: What is the Message of Steven Spielberg's New Film Disclosure Day? A Discussion with Watchman Fellowship Staff
What are the messages behind the new Steven Spielberg's new alien film Disclosure Day? Should we pay attention to them? What should we think about them? What exactly are they? On this episode of the Profile, Watchman Fellowship President James K. Walker sits down with Watchman apologists Brady...
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Episode 349: The Science Fiction of C.S. Lewis with Cosmologist Dr. Luke Barnes - Part 2
How does the omnipresence of God in the created world fill our day-to-day lives? How are our everyday lives actually manifestations of God's extraordinary grace? What makes a good story? And what role do pack animals play in some of the greatest moments in the history of Western civilization? We...
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Episode 348: The Science Fiction of C.S. Lewis with Cosmologist Dr. Luke Barnes - Part 1
In the opening chapter of the Book of Isaiah, the LORD calls the heavens and earth to witness a remarkable but tragic thing. Planets and stars and all the heavenly hosts, which do not have ears, will listen and obey their Creator, but we who do have hears fail to hear or understand. Even oxen and...
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Episode 347: Design for Life with Dr. Fuz Rana of Reasons to Believe - Part Two
If intelligent design is so apparent in living organisms and in the cosmos, why don't more people accept it? Here on part two of our conversation with President of Reasons to Believe, biochemist, author, and apologist, Dr. Fuz Rana, we explore this question and reveal how people do in fact...
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Episode 346: Design For Life with Dr. Fuz Rana of Reasons to Believe - Part One
"Evolution is a settled fact!" we're often told by scientists, science popularizers, and probably have seen this statement not a few times on social media. But there has been another, perhaps less-noticed trend in the evolutionary sciences today. There is an ever-increasing academic dissent…
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Episode 345: What Do Latter-day Saints Mean by "the Burning in the Bosom"? Dr. Robert M. Bowman, Jr. Part 2
Doctrine and Covenants section 9, verse 8 are supposedly the words of the Lord, given through Joseph Smith to Oliver Cowdery in 1829. "But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall...
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Episode 344: What Do Latter-day Saints Mean by "the Burning in the Bosom?" Dr. Robert M. Bowman, Jr. Part 1
Doctrine and Covenants section 9, verse 8 are supposedly the words of the Lord, given through Joseph Smith to Oliver Cowdery in 1829. "But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall...
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Episode 343: The Devil Reads Nietzsche with Dr. Michael McEwen - Part Two
This week we continue our conversation with pastor, author, and publisher at B&H Academic, Dr. Michael McEwen about the influences of 19th-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. How did Nietzsche's thought correspond to social Darwinism? We talk further about Nietzsche's Ubermensch, his...
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Episode 342: The Devil Reads Nietzsche with Dr. Michael McEwen - Part One
On the last two episodes of the Profile we discussed the influences of 19th-century German philosopher Karl Marx on our culture today. This week and next we'll be examining the influences of another popular 19th-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Nietzsche had a solid Christian...
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Episode 341: The Progressive Miseducation of America with President and CEO of Ratio Christi Dr. Corey Miller - Part 2
This week we continue our conversation with President and CEO of Ratio Christi Dr. Corey Miller about the baleful influences of Karl Marx's ideologies in our nation's colleges and universities and how we as Christians can and should respond with intelligence, compassion, and wisdom. We will...
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Episode 340: The Progressive Miseducation of America with President and CEO of Ratio Christi Dr. Corey Miller - Part 1
While the Berlin Wall no longer divides Germany, the ideas that led to its construction are still actively dividing our country today. Sadly, Marxism is still alive and well and influencing a myriad of cultural divisions, mostly through our nation's colleges and universities. This week and next…
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Episode 339: The Doubt Project with Devin Squeri - Part Two
This week on the Profile we hear the rest of the remarkable story of Devin Squeri and how Jesus lead him through a difficult two-year existential crisis. You'll hear how Devin came across our Atheist & Christian Book Club and how he ended up reading one of our ministry's books The Story of the...
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Episode 338: The Doubt Project with Author Devin Squeri - Part One
For the last several weeks, we have been discussing how to navigate through periods of doubt, despair, and depression, with guests Dr. Gary Habermas and Dr. Alan Noble. For the next two weeks on the Profile, we'll be hearing from Devin Squeri, author of The Doubt Project - A Crisis of Faith, the...
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Episode 337: On Getting out of Bed - The Burden and Gift of Living with Author Alan Noble
Behind proclamations of the Gospel, behind the rigorous apologetic defenses for the Christian faith, behind many of God's chosen servants, and behind those who fiercely opposes Christianity, are many who, despite all outward appearances to the contrary, are struggling with various degrees of...
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Episode 336: Navigating the Deserts of Doubt with Dr. Gary Habermas - Part Two
Deserts can be forbidding even deadly but they are also beautiful and needful for our earthly sojourn. At some point in our lives as Christians, we too will pass through the harsh and arid terrain of a spiritual wilderness. How do we navigate our way through it? Thankfully, there are many…
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Episode 335: Navigating the Deserts of Doubt with Dr. Gary Habermas - Part One
Passing through a desert wilderness is a common theme throughout Scripture. Many of God's choicest saints have spent time, alone, in the wilderness. And the wilderness can mean both a desert environment as well as a place of spiritual difficulties and trials. Israel spent forty years in the…
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Episode 334: Mormon Doctrine and Apologetics in Social Media with Aaron Shafovaloff Part Two
What might you say to a Latter-day Saint missionary or acquaintance who questions you about the inerrancy and infallibility of Scripture? We'll tackle this question and several other key issues between Mormons and Evangelicals this week on the Profile as we continue our conversation with…
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Episode 333: Mormon Doctrine and Apologetics In Social Media with Aaron Shafovaloff Part One
There is a growing trend in social media of Latter-day Saint (Mormon) apologists defending their faith. And because of the success of streaming shows such as The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, a general curiosity and interest in Mormonism among the general public has also spiked. It is a golden...
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Episode 332: Examining The Miracle of Forgiveness with Mormon Research Ministry's Eric Johnson - Part Two
In Latter-day Saint scriptures, Doctrine & Covenants section 82, verse 7 states "And now, verily I say unto you, I, the Lord, will not lay any sin to your charge; go your ways and sin no more; but unto that soul who sinneth shall the former sins return, saith the Lord your God." This is not only…
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Episode 331: Examining The Miracle of Forgiveness with Mormon Research Ministry's Eric Johnson - Part One
What might you say to a Latter-day Saint who asks you to define how you understand the concept of forgiveness? It is important to know that most Latter-day Saints understanding of forgiveness differs significantly from the traditional biblical doctrine of forgiveness. This week and next on the...
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Episode 330: Testing Latter-day Saint Doctrine and Practice with Sandra Tanner - Part Two
Are leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prophets and apostles in a true biblical sense? Was Joseph Smith a true prophet? We believe the answer to both questions is "No." Tune in this week to find out more. Watchman Fellowship has published free articles on our blog related…
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Episode 329: Testing Latter-day Saint Doctrine and Practice with Sandra Tanner - Part One
The Bible gives us a standard by which we may discern truth from falsehood, especially when someone proclaims themselves to be a prophet (Deuteronomy 13; 18; Matthew 24:24; 1 John 4:1; 1 Peter 5:8; Ephesians 6). Watchman Fellowship has published free articles on our blog related to this topic....
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Episode 328: Examining Catholic Mariology with Pastor Leonardo De Chirico - Part 2
The official teaching of the Catholic Church directs its parishioners to pray directly to Mary to intercede to Jesus on our behalf (see the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) paragraphs 2277-2279). The Church also teaches that Mary was herself immaculately conceived and preserved from every...
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Episode 327: Examining Catholic Mariology with Pastor Leonardo De Chirico - Part 1
What role does Mary, the mother of Jesus, have in traditional Catholic theology? This week and next on Apologetics Profile, we will examine some of the core dogmas of Catholic Mariology and contrast them with the Bible's portrait of Mary with our guest Leonardo De Chirico, pastor, theologian, and...
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Episode 326: Apologetics From a Pastoral Point of View with Pastor Chris Legg - Part Two
When Jesus began His Church, He did not intend for us to live out our calling in isolation from our fellow believers. He prayed that we would, as the Church, be united as one body. The Apostle Paul also reminded the believers in Corinth that they as part of the body of Christ, indeed functioned...
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Episode 325: Apologetics From a Pastoral Point of View with Pastor Chris Legg - Part One
Apologetics might sometimes seem like an off-putting, snobbishly academic endeavor for those among us who are more prone to delight in arguing with nonbelievers. But what might apologetics done properly look like? And what does practical, everyday apologetics look like for believers of all...
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Episode 324: Did Jesus Really Say He Was God? with Apologist and Author Dr. Mikel Del Rosario - Part Two
What do charges of blasphemy against Jesus teach us about who Jesus really is? Clearly the Jews, Scribes, Pharisees, and even Caiaphas the High Priest thought Jesus claimed to be God through what He said and what He did (see Mark 2; Matthew 26; Mark 2; Luke 5; and John 10). Many skeptics, as well...
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Episode 323: Did Jesus Really Say He Was God? with Apologist and Author Dr. Mikel Del Rosario - Part One
Did Jesus really say He was God? The Scribes, Pharisees, and the High Priest Caiaphas sure understood Jesus to be making that claim. They accused Jesus of blasphemy (see Mark 2; Matthew 26; Mark 2; Luke 5; and John 10). This week and next on the Profile, we will be examining two specific passages...
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Episode 322: Apologetics Profile 2025 Year In Review
What does it mean to be human? We thoughtfully tackle this ancient question on our annual Year-in-Review episode, featuring segments from Profile interviews of 2025. Guests include Michael Ward, Nadya Williams, Gary Habermas, Robert Bowman, Paul Nelson, Michael Behe, Casey Luskin, Robert Minich,...
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Episode 321: The Book of Isaiah with Old Testament Scholar Dr. John Oswalt - Part Two
Isaiah expert and Old Testament scholar Dr. John Oswalt is our guest again this week on the Profile. On this episode John discusses the discovery of the Great Isaiah Scroll in Qumran in 1947, more of Isaiah 53, and the prophecy of Cyrus the Great in chapter 45. Dr. John Oswalt Asbury served on…
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Episode 320: The Book of Isaiah with Old Testament Scholar Dr. John Oswalt - Part One
"Of all the books in the OT, Isaiah is perhaps the richest. Its literary grandeur is unequaled. Its scope is unparalleled. The breadth of its view of God is unmatched. In so many ways it is a book of superlatives. Thus, it is no wonder that Isaiah is the most quoted prophet in the NT, and along...
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Episode 319: Bulwarks of Unbelief - Atheism and Divine Absence in a Secular Age - with Author Joseph Minich - Part Two
How have industry and technology shaped our understanding of ourselves and of our understanding and relationship with God? How have such intellectual and societal trends contributed to the rise of atheism and unbelief? We continue our conversation this week with author and teaching fellow of the...
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Episode 318: Bulwarks of Unbelief - Atheism and Divine Absence in a Secular Age - with Joseph Minich - Part One
What intellectual and social paradigms have made atheism seem like a plausible and viable alternative worldview in the 21st century? What factors have contributed to the cultural dissolution of the Christian faith in our time? On the next two episodes of the Profile, we will tackle some of these...
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Episode 317: After Humanity - A Guide to C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man - with Dr. Michael Ward - Part Two
Today, science has uncovered many wonders about the cosmos and about life within it, but science has also "reduced" most everything in the universe to virtually nothing. In our attempt to understand the universe and ourselves down to a quantified, subatomic constituency we have not only emptied…
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Episode 316: After Humanity - A Guide to C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man with Dr. Michael Ward - Part One
On the last four episodes of the Profile, we have discussed the importance of understanding and living in accordance with the fact that we as human beings are intentionally created by God, in His image. When we lose sight of this central truth about our humanity, much moral and societal confusion...
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Episode 315: Passing the Torch - An Apology For Classical Christian Education - with Dr. Louis Markos Part Two
Is there any redeeming value in reading fantasy literature or literature from the ancient world that is not distinctively Christian? What does Athens have to do with Jerusalem? What does truth have to do with fiction? Our guest again this week, an advocate for classical Christian education, Dr....
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Episode 314: Passing the Torch - An Apology for Classical Christian Education - with Dr. Louis Markos Part One
Any purpose or end goal of education requires one to have an understanding of what it means to be human. Etymologically, the word “curriculum” means to run a course. The Apostle Paul says in his second letter to Timothy that he had “run the race” in fulfilling what Jesus created and called him to...
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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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