Apologetics Profile

Is science really a barrier to belief in the Bible and Christianity? Why does science remain one of the primary reasons why people are rejecting Christianity? This week we dig into that topic and wrap up our conversation about the state of the Atheist and Christian dialogue with author, speaker, and podcaster, Justin Brierley. From http://justinbrierley.com/about/ [http://justinbrierley.com/about/] Justin is a freelance writer, speaker and broadcaster who has become known for creating dialogues between Christians and non-Christians. Justin is passionate about creating conversations around faith, science, theology and culture. Through creative use of podcast, radio, print, video and social media, he aims to showcase an intellectually compelling case for Christianity, while taking seriously the questions and objections of sceptics. Justin's first book 'Unbelievable? Why, after ten years of talking with atheists, I'm still a Christian' (SPCK) was published in 2017. His new book 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God' [https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/] (Tyndale) was published in Sep 2023. Justin currently co-hosts the Re-Enchanting podcast for Seen & Unseen, and is a guest presenter for the Maybe God podcast. He has also recently launched The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief in God podcast documentary [https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/] series. Contact Justin at  justin@justinbrierley.com [justin@justinbrierley.com]. Free Resources from Watchman Fellowship:  * Atheism by Dr. Robert Bowman: watchman.org/Atheism [https://www.watchman.org/atheism]  * Agnosticism by W. Russell Crawford: watchman.orgAgnostic [https://www.watchman.org/Agnostic]  * Naturalism by Daniel Ray: watchman.org/Naturalism [https://www.watchman.org/Naturalism]  * Richard Dawkins by Rhyne Putman https://www.watchman.org/Dawkins.pdf [https://www.watchman.org/Dawkins.pdf] Featured clips on this broadcast from YouTube https://youtu.be/3mKXYI1d8-8?si=KRSSsJ2GjsBQJ47P [https://youtu.be/3mKXYI1d8-8?si=KRSSsJ2GjsBQJ47P] https://youtu.be/IEjB3OX0JME?si=cla3xrquzTyl8eL1 [https://youtu.be/IEjB3OX0JME?si=cla3xrquzTyl8eL1] https://youtu.be/AvwGhlBI1hA?si=ZnMtXui0FXY8LYtV [https://youtu.be/AvwGhlBI1hA?si=ZnMtXui0FXY8LYtV] https://youtu.be/OVEuQg_Mglw?si=YsdypJcSZgRZi7gH [https://youtu.be/OVEuQg_Mglw?si=YsdypJcSZgRZi7gH] Dembski interview  [https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/jwalker55293/episodes/2024-02-11T23_00_00-08_00] Luskin interview [https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/jwalker55293/episodes/2025-05-25T23_00_00-07_00] Additional Resources FREE: We are also offering a subscription to our 4-page bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/Free [https://www.watchman.org/Free]. PROFILE NOTEBOOK: Order the complete collection of Watchman Fellowship Profiles (over 600 pages -- from Astrology to Zen Buddhism) in either printed or PDF formats here: watchman.org/notebook [https://www.watchman.org/Notebook]. SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/give [https://www.watchman.org/give]. Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman Fellowship For more information, visit www.watchman.org [https://www.watchman.org/] © 2025 Watchman Fellowship, Inc.

New Atheism is in decline but atheism in general still persists. But so too does Christianity. What are the current trends today in the Atheist and Christian dialogue? Is Christianity also declining or is there a general resurgence of interest in the Bible and the Person of Christ? Or is it a little of both? This week and next on the Profile we talk with author, speaker, and podcaster from the U.K. Justin Brierley and get his insights on these and other topics from over twenty years of engaging believers and nonbelievers. From http://justinbrierley.com/about/ [http://justinbrierley.com/about/] Justin is a freelance writer, speaker and broadcaster who has become known for creating dialogues between Christians and non-Christians. Justin is passionate about creating conversations around faith, science, theology and culture. Through creative use of podcast, radio, print, video and social media, he aims to showcase an intellectually compelling case for Christianity, while taking seriously the questions and objections of sceptics. Justin's first book 'Unbelievable? Why, after ten years of talking with atheists, I'm still a Christian' (SPCK) was published in 2017. His new book 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God' [https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/] (Tyndale) was published in Sep 2023. Justin currently co-hosts the Re-Enchanting podcast for Seen & Unseen, and is a guest presenter for the Maybe God podcast. He has also recently launched The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief in God podcast documentary [https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/] series. Contact Justin at  justin@justinbrierley.com [justin@justinbrierley.com]. Free Resources from Watchman Fellowship:  * Atheism by Dr. Robert Bowman: watchman.org/Atheism [https://www.watchman.org/atheism]  * Agnosticism by W. Russell Crawford: watchman.orgAgnostic [https://www.watchman.org/Agnostic]  * Naturalism by Daniel Ray: watchman.org/Naturalism [https://www.watchman.org/Naturalism]  * Richard Dawkins by Rhyne Putman https://www.watchman.org/Dawkins.pdf [https://www.watchman.org/Dawkins.pdf] Featured clips on this broadcast from YouTube https://youtu.be/3mKXYI1d8-8?si=KRSSsJ2GjsBQJ47P [https://youtu.be/3mKXYI1d8-8?si=KRSSsJ2GjsBQJ47P] https://youtu.be/IEjB3OX0JME?si=cla3xrquzTyl8eL1 [https://youtu.be/IEjB3OX0JME?si=cla3xrquzTyl8eL1] https://youtu.be/AvwGhlBI1hA?si=ZnMtXui0FXY8LYtV [https://youtu.be/AvwGhlBI1hA?si=ZnMtXui0FXY8LYtV] https://youtu.be/OVEuQg_Mglw?si=YsdypJcSZgRZi7gH [https://youtu.be/OVEuQg_Mglw?si=YsdypJcSZgRZi7gH] Additional Resources FREE: We are also offering a subscription to our 4-page bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/Free [https://www.watchman.org/Free]. PROFILE NOTEBOOK: Order the complete collection of Watchman Fellowship Profiles (over 600 pages -- from Astrology to Zen Buddhism) in either printed or PDF formats here: watchman.org/notebook [https://www.watchman.org/Notebook]. SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/give [https://www.watchman.org/give]. Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman Fellowship For more information, visit www.watchman.org [https://www.watchman.org/] © 2025 Watchman Fellowship, Inc.

The Bible tells us that we can see and understand "God's invisible attributes" through what He has created. And this is precisely what former atheist Michael Ray Lewis discovered as he spent three years examining the evidence for Christianity. One of the most impressive arguments he encountered during his time of searching was that of the fine tuning of the universe.  Jesus eventually got hold of Michael and not long thereafter his wife encouraged him to make a documentary about the evidence he had uncovered for Christianity.  Here on part two of our conversation with filmmaker Michael Ray Lewis, we'll hear the story of how the idea of the film, Universe Designed [https://universedesigned.com/], became a reality. For more information about the film Universe Designed, visit the official website at https://www.UniverseDesigned.com Resources from Watchman Fellowship: * Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Scientism by Dr. Luke Barnes and Daniel Ray: www.watchman.org/Scientism [https://www.watchman.org/Scientism]  * Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Carl Sagan's Cosmos by Daniel Ray: www.watchman.org/CosmosTV [https://www.watchman.org/CosmosTV]  * Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Naturalism by Daniel Ray: www.watchman.org/Naturalism [https://www.watchman.org/Naturalism]  * Book: The Story of the Cosmos by Daniel Ray:www.watchman.org/CosmosBook [https://www.www.watchman.org/CosmosBook] FREE: We are also offering a subscription to our 4-page bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/Free [https://www.watchman.org/Free]. PROFILE NOTEBOOK: Order the complete collection of Watchman Fellowship Profiles (over 600 pages -- from Astrology to Zen Buddhism) in either printed or PDF formats here: www.watchman.org/notebook [https://www.watchman.org/Notebook]. SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/give [https://www.watchman.org/give]. Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman Fellowship For more information, visit www.watchman.org [https://www.watchman.org/] © 2025 Watchman Fellowship, Inc.

God's creation shows us His invisible attributes. He uses His creation to lead us to Christ, through whom and for whom the entirety of the heavens and earth were made (Colossians 1). Daniel Ray recently met a former atheist who became a Christian and who has recently completed the final edits on a remarkable docudrama film about the cosmos and how it all points us to Jesus. The film is called Universe Designed [https://universedesigned.com/cast/] and it is the passion project of our guest on Apologetics for the next two weeks, filmmaker Michael Ray Lewis.  Universe Designed rivals anything produced by National Geographic or the Discovery Channel, without the naturalism of course, and is entirely Christ-centered. It is due to be released sometime toward the end of this year.  Here on part one, Michael shares with us his story about how God began a good work in his life. For more information about the film Universe Designed, visit the official website at https://www.UniverseDesigned.com Resources from Watchman Fellowship: * Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Scientism by Dr. Luke Barnes and Daniel Ray: www.watchman.org/Scientism [https://www.watchman.org/Scientism]  * Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Carl Sagan's Cosmos by Daniel Ray: www.watchman.org/CosmosTV [https://www.watchman.org/CosmosTV]  * Watchman Fellowship 4-page Profile on Naturalism by Daniel Ray: www.watchman.org/Naturalism [https://www.watchman.org/Naturalism]  * Book: The Story of the Cosmos by Daniel Ray:www.watchman.org/CosmosBook [https://www.www.watchman.org/CosmosBook] FREE: We are also offering a subscription to our 4-page bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/Free [https://www.watchman.org/Free]. PROFILE NOTEBOOK: Order the complete collection of Watchman Fellowship Profiles (over 600 pages -- from Astrology to Zen Buddhism) in either printed or PDF formats here: www.watchman.org/notebook [https://www.watchman.org/Notebook]. SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/give [https://www.watchman.org/give]. Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman Fellowship For more information, visit www.watchman.org [https://www.watchman.org/] © 2025 Watchman Fellowship, Inc.

The 15th president of the LDS Church Gordon B. Hinkley said in 1961 that "this cause is either true or false. Either this is the kingdom of God, or it is a shame and a delusion. Either Joseph talked with the Father and the Son, or he did not. If he did not, we are engaged in blasphemy." This week we wrap up our conversation with former Latter-day Saint Sandra Tanner about many of the difficulties surrounding The Book of Mormon facing the LDS Church today. Sandra Tanner and her late husband Jerald were raised in the LDS faith, both with a strong Mormon family history. Jerald was the great-great-grandson of John Tanner, well known for his sizeable financial contributions to Joseph Smith and the LDS church in 1835 when the church was deeply in debt. Sandra Tanner is a great-great-granddaughter of Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. As teenagers, before they met, Jerald and Sandra were challenged by different people and events to examine the origins of Mormonism. Soon after their introduction, they jointly began researching Mormonism and became engaged. Both accepted Christ during these early years of study and have left the Mormon church. Sandra remains today a Christian. The Tanners are authors of over forty books [https://www.utlm.org/onlineresources/pdf/tannerbibliography.pdf] on the subject of Mormonism. They are well known for their extensive research into Mormon history and doctrine. Utah Lighthouse™ Ministry provides these books and research, as well as photocopies and reprints of original Mormon documents to the public. https://www.utlm.org/navaboutus.htm [https://www.utlm.org/navaboutus.htm] Free PDF Copy of Mormonism - Shadow or Reality? [https://www.utlm.org/onlinebooks/pdf/mormonismshadoworreality_digital.pdf] Audio Links used in this broadcast: Jacob Hansen - https://www.youtube.com/live/9V_N0cRqzQU?si=WchZKk0jhSpkvPjM Robert Ritner - https://youtu.be/ORNYUyHg3pY?si=13TiSMCuGS1uGQL7 Related Links:  * Watchman Fellowship Profile on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: www.watchman.org/Mormonism [https://www.watchman.org/profiles/pdf/ldsprofile.pdf]  * Apologetics Profile podcast "Jesus' Resurrection and Joseph's Visions," with Rob Bowman: www.watchman.org/1stVision [https://www.watchman.org/1stVision]  * Apologetics Profile podcast list of all episodes about Latter-day Saints https://www.watchman.org/files/ldspod.htm [https://www.watchman.org/files/ldspod.htm]  Additional Resources: FREE: We are also offering a subscription to our 4-page bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/Free [https://www.watchman.org/Free] PROFILE NOTEBOOK: Order the complete collection of Watchman Fellowship Profiles (around 700 pages -- from Astrology to Zen Buddhism) in either printed or PDF formats here: www.watchman.org/Notebook [https://www.watchman.org/Notebook] SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/Give [https://www.watchman.org/Give] Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman Fellowship For more information, visit www.watchman.org [https://www.watchman.org/] © 2025 Watchman Fellowship, Inc.