Posted in Other on March 7, 2012
We’ve put online an update to our Profile of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite. In this Profile Will Stoppel looks at the history, beliefs and leading figures of the group, and provides a Christian response. You can receive new Profiles by ordering your free subscription to the Watchman Fellowship Profile today!
Posted in Other on March 1, 2012
We’ve put online an update to our Profile of the Word-Faith Movement. In this Profile Robert Bowman looks at the history, beliefs and leading figures of the movement, and provides a Christian response. You can receive new Profiles by ordering your free subscription to the Watchman Fellowship Profile today!
Posted in Other on February 28, 2012
We’ve put online our Profile of the Christadelphians. In this Profile Rebecca Zurbrick and Tim Martin look at the history, beliefs and practices of the movement, and provides a Christian response. You can receive new Profiles by ordering your free subscription to the Watchman Fellowship Profile today!
Posted in Apologetics on February 27, 2012
I wrote the following as a comment to a post on another blog: You are absolutely correct when you say, “The term (nephesh)…can refer to the self, emotion, desire, etc. and gets translated those ways depending on the context of the passage. This fits pretty well with English use of the term ‘soul.’” It is true [...]
Posted in Apologetics on February 25, 2012
A recent article from the Religion News Service looks at the mainstream—including both Christians and non-Christians—American view of Mormons, and concludes, “Americans (are) intrigued but wary still of Mormon beliefs.” Cathy Grossman, the article’s author, makes an interesting observation: Mormons are significantly more likely than Roman Catholics or Protestants to be knowledgeable about their beliefs [...]
Posted in Other on February 22, 2012
We’ve put online our Profile of Center / Contemplative Prayer. In this Profile Bob Waldrep looks at the history, beliefs and leading figures of this practice, and provides a Christian response. You can receive new Profiles by ordering your free subscription to the Watchman Fellowship Profile today!
Posted in Mormonism on February 15, 2012
With the recent news that some members of the LDS Church have continued to perform baptism for the dead on behalf of deceased Jews, readers might wonder: what, exactly, is baptism for the dead? In our book, The Concise Guide to Today’s Religions and Spirituality, we define baptism for the dead as: (The) practice of [...]
Posted in Other on February 15, 2012
We’ve put online our Profile of Edgar Cayce. In this Profile Marilyn Stewart looks at the history, beliefs and practices of the “Sleeping Prophet,” and provides a Christian response. You can receive new Profiles by ordering your free subscription to the Watchman Fellowship Profile today!
Posted in Other on January 31, 2012
We’ve put online our Profile of The Brethren / Jim Roberts Group. In this Profile Phillip Arnn looks at the general history, beliefs and leading figures of this group (popularly called the “Garbage Eaters”), and provides a Christian response. You can receive new Profiles by ordering your free subscription to the Watchman Fellowship Profile today!
Posted in Other on January 29, 2012
“Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse [...]
