About Marsha West

Marsha West is the owner and managing editor of Christian Research Network, Apprising Ministries (the late Ken Silva’s blog) and On Solid Rock Resources. She is also co-founder of Berean Research. For two decades Marsha was the owner and managing editor of Email Brigade website as well as the EMB News Report, a bi-weekly email report for conservative people of faith. For many years Marsha was a regular contributor to several blogs including CRN, RenewAmerica, News With Views and Web Commantary as well as popular websites she no longer endorses: American Family Association, Worldview Weekend, Stand Up For The Truth, The Christian Post and Christian Headlines. Although Marsha still blogs, her primary focus is CRN. Marsha also writes Research Papers (White Papers) on various topics that are published on CRN, Berean Research and On Solid Rock Resources. Visit Marsha’s other sites: On Solid Rock Resources https://www.onsolidrockresources.com/ Apprising Ministries http://apprising.org Marsha’s RenewAmerica Column http://renewamerica.com/columns/mwest Marsha’s Facebook Page http://facebook.com/marsha.west.77

In an Age of Public Humiliation, Two Adults Are Choosing Conversation

“…Mature societies don’t start conflict resolution with public humiliation or legal threats; they begin with a face-to-face conversation. Since roughly 2000, the political left has abandoned that ethic. Now, disagreements trigger cancellation, words become weapons, motive stops mattering, and punishment arrives before understanding.”

(David Manney – PJ Media) A boy cocks his arm and throws a baseball a little too high and hard. The sound arrives before the regret; glass shatters in Mr. Wilson’s front window. The boy stands frozen, then walks home and tells his father the truth.  Continue reading

Abuse Lawsuits Pile Up Against Greg Laurie & Harvest Christian Fellowship

“Through multiple decisions and actions in California, Harvest, Laurie and Schutte became effectively responsible for the tortured lives to which Havsgaard consigned our clients. The abuse they have endured must be remedied. How Laurie did nothing to protect them, even after Harvest received powerful evidence of sexual abuse, is hard to understand. So is his decision to let them suffer ever since.”

(Kim Roberts – Ministry Watch) The number of lawsuits filed against Harvest Christian Fellowship’s founder Greg Laurie—related to alleged abuse of young men at a children’s home in Romania—now stands at 12.

The original lawsuit was filed in September by two men claiming that Paul Havsgaard abused them at a children’s shelter in Bucharest, Romania. Continue reading

Protecting MAGA From the Bad Faith Shock Jocks, Influencers, and Shtick-Heads

“Sex isn’t shocking anymore — which is why today’s digital shock jocks no longer talk about it. But you know what is shocking? Conspiracies. White supremacy. Charlie Kirk’s family and friends murdering him. Erika Kirk being a fraud. Israel committing genocide. The French president’s wife being a dude in drag. JD Vance being a race traitor. Demons attacking your tummy when nobody’s looking. Gay neocons lusting for World War III…” 

(Scott Pinsker – PJ Media) Radio talk show hosts almost always suck at podcasts. (At least, at first. With practice, they can get better.) You’d think the two mediums would neatly overlap, and a top-tier radio host would be an instant dynamo at podcasts, but they’re vastly different formats.

And they require vastly different skillsets. Continue reading

Is the virgin birth a necessary tenet of the faith?

“Though there are discussions about which fundamental of the faith is necessary for belief, there are at least five fundamentals of the faith below which are essential for Christianity and must be believed-“

(Elizabeth Prata – The End Time) It is not possible to deny the virgin birth yet accept Christ as a holy, sinless deity. In 2022 at Christmas no less, Andy Stanley made his statement that there is no need to be concerned with how Jesus got into the world. Here is Pastor Gabe Hughes in a WWUTT 90 second explanation rebutting Stanley’s notion, saying it is actually critical and foundational to the faith. We must believe it. (Watch the video on the site)

However, Stanley is not the first pastor claiming to be conservative who denies the virgin birth as necessary to the faith. Billy Graham also denied the necessity of belief in the virgin birth. Yet there was no hullabaloo over Graham’s denial but only excuses made for his ‘misstatements.’ Continue reading

Should My Church Participate in “Operation Christmas Child’s Shoebox Ministry”?

UPDATED September 2025

“Since I originally published this article in 2019, I’ve become aware of another issue with OCC that needs to be a weighty consideration when deciding whether or not to have anything to do with OCC, Samaritan’s Purse, or Franklin Graham, and that is the fact that Franklin Graham yokes in ministry with some of the worst false teachers out there.”

(Michelle Lesley) Question for Michelle: “I lead the children’s ministry in our small rural church, and for years our children have participated in the Operation Christmas Child shoebox “ministry.” It has come to my attention that this program may be quite ineffective in spreading the gospel…. Continue reading

Tyler Robinson Smiles and Laughs in First In-Person Court Appearance

(Dmitri Bolt – Townhall) Tyler Robinson, the assassin of conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk, made his first court appearance on Thursday, smiling and laughing as Judge Tony Graf named Erika Kirk as the official victim representative for her slain husband.

Robinson is accused of shooting Charlie Kirk in the neck during an event at Utah Valley University in September. He was permitted to appear in civilian clothing, but Judge Graf denied his lawyer’s motion to have him appear without restraints. Continue reading

The Fourth Age of Conservative Media Is Upon Us

“Even today, years after he died, millions of conservatives still love Rush Limbaugh. The bond he built survived his death. Nothing will ever break it. We don’t feel the same way about Bill O’Reilly, Tucker Carlson, or any of the other TV hosts. There was something special about the format, the man — and especially his medium.”

(Scott Pinsker – PJ Media) With all due respect to William F. Buckley and Barry Goldwater, the modern age of American conservatism began with the presidency of Ronald Wilson Reagan, a.k.a. Ronaldus Magnus. From 1980 through the end of the decade, Reaganism and conservatism were one and the same. Continue reading

Tim Keller, Lecrae Team Up With Bethel Redding and Francis Chan For Social Justice Church Conference

FLASHBACK 2020

According to the website, “Each participant hears every presentation and is exposed to numerous ideas from unexpected points of view that sharpen their understanding, deepen their cultural awareness, and motivate their action.”

(Jeff Maples – Reformation Charlotte) It’s one thing when the social justice warriors exert their own efforts to lead the Church into embracing a social justice movement that is practically devoid of the gospel altogether — which is basically the full scope and purpose of The Gospel Coalition. But it’s another thing when that movement teams up with blatant charismatic blasphemers of the Holy Spirit to advance that cause. Continue reading

Evangelist Ray Comfort Addresses Kirk Cameron Hell Controversy: ‘he’s not settled on the matter’

THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE LINK THAT TAKES READERS TO THE ARTICLE OVER AT PROTESTIA. IT IS NOW FIXED!

(Protestia) Living Waters evangelist Ray Comfort, whose ministry involves distributing tracts and engaging passersby with the law and the gospel at the Huntington Beach pier, recently addressed comments made by his long-time friend and frequent collaborator Kirk Cameron, who questioned the traditional doctrine of unbelievers facing eternal conscious torment, expressing openness to annihilationism.

Cameron and Comfort are well known for their television show The Way of the Master, an evangelism training series focused on reaching the lost, in which Kirk frequently taught and referenced eternal conscious torment (ECT). Continue reading

Ministry vs. Platform Building

“When a leader falls, the consequences ripple: The name of Christ is blasphemed among unbelievers. The sheep are scattered, wounded, and distrustful. The credibility of the gospel witness is weakened. Do not be deceived: God is not mocked. He will expose what is done in darkness. Churches that ignore character, excuse sin, or restore men prematurely are complicit in the corruption of the pulpit.”

(Andrew Rappaport – TruthScript) A Dangerous Drift  In a world that rewards charisma over character and visibility over virtue, it is imperative that we examine our hearts and recover the biblical vision of faithful ministry. We are living in a day when it has never been easier to build a platform. One can reach thousands with a single video, post, or soundbite. But herein lies the danger: many are building platforms who were never called to ministry. Continue reading

Charlie Kirk’s New Book Rockets to Top of Bestseller List on Day 1 – Publisher Scrambles to Print More Copies

“Don’t be afraid to turn off your phone. You’re not falling behind — you’re catching up to what matters most. The people in front of you. The presence of God. The peace you’ve been craving.” CK

(Jack Davis – Western Journal) Charlie Kirk’s new book has become such a popular title that on its publication day, hardcover editions had sold out after the book rocketed to the top spot on Amazon’s list of bestsellers. Continue reading

BREAKING: Court Upholds Trump’s Trans Military Ban

“Trump’s original executive order from January of this year, which of course has been under siege from woke courts, said the “clear mission” of the U.S. military is “to protect the American people and our homeland as the world’s most lethal and effective fighting force.”

(Catherine Selgado – PJ Media) An appeals court on Tuesday ruled in favor of President Donald Trump’s ban on “transgenders” serving in the U.S. military.

The Trump administration just scored a legal victory against woke insanity and for military reform…. Continue reading

Pope Leo: Tear Down That Wall!

“[The Pope] doesn’t seem to realize it’s a totalitarian, supremacist religion if followed to its extremes.”

(Mary Dowling) Pope Leo is naive, dangerously so.

The Pope was asked about fears over Islam in Europe. He responded by claiming the fears are created by people “against immigration and trying to keep out people who may be from another country, another religion.”

Remarkably and unbelievably, he said that Lebanon, which is run by Hezbollah – Muslim terrorists – is a model for Europe and the U.S…. Continue reading

Hey Guys! Climate Change Is Over! No Hurricanes — Why Is the Left So Quiet?

“So why aren’t we seeing any victory laps from the climate alarmists? Why aren’t we seeing any news stories in the legacy media on how it all worked — how more bureaucracy and grift put an end to climate change? I mean, all it takes is one heavy rain for the left to blame you for the flooding because you drive that SUV and not an EV.”

(Tim O’Brien – PJ Media) One propagandist tactic used by the left after mass shootings, particularly when the shooter is not part of a protected class, is to focus on “gun violence” while advocating for gun control and confiscation. The left uses the exact same tactic after every major weather event. It blames a destructive hurricane or the flood on “climate change,” and just like it does with gun control, it lobbies to take away more of your freedoms. Continue reading

The Reality of Eternal, Conscious Hell

Actor, author and host of TBN’s The Kirk Cameron Show, Kirk Cameron, recently came under fire when he revealed that he no longer believes in ‘eternal conscious torment’ for the wicked. During an interview Cameron revealed that he believes that hell is “cruel and unusual punishment.” He said he supports annihilationism because “It fits the character of God.” This view holds that “unbelievers are destroyed and that the human soul is immortal only if a person receives eternal life and goes to heaven.”

Here’s The Dissenter response:

There’s a growing fad in Evangelical circles—one as old as rebellion itself—where otherwise church-going folks suddenly decide that Hell isn’t real anymore. Not literal. Not eternal. Not conscious torment. Just a metaphor, a symbol, a poetic flourish Jesus used when He… didn’t mean what He said. Continue reading

GLAAD Study: 41% of All LGBTQ+ Characters Will Disappear From TV Next Season

(Protestia) A recent report from GLAAD reveals that 41% of the LGBTQ characters, and 61% of transgender characters currently on TV shows will not be returning next season.

  • Across primetime scripted broadcast, primetime scripted cable, and scripted streaming original series that premiered a new season between June 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025, GLAAD counted 489 LGBTQ characters in total. This is a 4% increase and 21 additional characters from 468 characters counted in the previous season. Continue reading

The Real Gulf of America

…Democratic Party’s embrace of progressive policies is causing vast harm.  An editorial this week in The Wall Street Journal analyzes the billion-dollar government program fraud in progressive Minnesota. Here’s a very true statement from the Journal. “Democrats won’t acknowledge fraud because they want more Americans on the dole.  Welfare is central to their business model.”

(Bill O’Reilly) Mr. Trump has done this to send a message: America is the pinnacle.  This is a power display for all who enter the White House. The President has been designing structures since he was a teenager.  Other than golf, building stuff is his chief diversion. Continue reading

The Giant Awakes: The Worldwide Left Is Losing Its Grip

(Eric Florack – PJ Media)  Today is Saturday, December 7, 2025.

Today in History:

2004: Hamid Karzai takes office as president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

1941: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.

1787: Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the Constitution.

1732: The Royal Opera House opens its doors in London.

Birthdays today include: Larry Bird, singer-songwriter Tom Waits, and Noam Chomsky.

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On September 13, 2001, I said:

It is recorded in our history books that when he looked down at the ship full of smiling, victorious faces… faces of his flyers, just having returned from Pearl Harbor, Japanese Fleet Admiral Yamamoto was quiet, pensive, even apprehensive.  Continue reading

Kirk Cameron Denies ‘Eternal Conscious Torment,’ Is Now An Annihilationist?

(Protestia) Former actor-turned-evangelist Kirk Cameron has revealed that he no longer believes in ‘eternal conscious torment’ for the wicked, which he suggests is “cruel and unusual punishment.” Instead, he revealed he leans strongly towards annihilationism, saying: “It fits the character of God.”

Appearing with his son on Episode 86 of the Kirk Cameron Show, he argues:

“The Bible, particularly in the Old Testament, never talks about the eternality, immortality of the wicked souls. The only ones who have immortal souls are those who are granted eternal life. And that’s only believers. Continue reading

Erika Kirk and the Bimbo-ization of the Feminist Movement

“Once again, all the good, committed feminists are on the wrong side of history. In their rush to play partisan politics, they’ve sold out the female victim. Just like before. It’s horrible mismanagement of their brand. They’re acting like brainless, superficial, sex-obsessed, gossip-mongering hypocrites.”

(Scott Pinsker – PJ Media) Before the #MeToo movement went (badly) off the rails, it made some very valid — and long overdue — points about predatory male behavior: Our wives, sisters, and daughters shouldn’t be subjected to unwanted sexual advances in the workplace. There is something weird, gross, and unsettling when a 60-something CEO has an affair with his 19-year-old secretary. Continue reading

John MacArthur on Roman Catholicism, Billy Graham, and ‘Evangelical’ Inclusivism

Republished 12/05/2025

Ken Silva posted this short piece back in 2012 to warn the Church about evangelical inclusivism. “There are those who feel that reporting on issues like this brings pleasure, well, it truly doesn’t,” Ken wrote, clearly disheartened over apostate evangelical leaders he once respected. “Billy Graham was always someone I had looked to as an example and someone I greatly admired in Christ. That is until troubling quotes and questionable associations he’d been making through the years kept coming up in research. Some of what you will see here has been available in different formats but it seemed good in the Lord to put it together in a more accessible form.”

And he did just that. Here’s his piece: Continue reading

9Marks of Wokeness

As recently as 2019, Mark Dever was openly claiming that “single-issue voting” (abortion) has been one of the greatest banes to racial unity in the United States,” and that because pro-life presidents have not ended abortion, black voters should be free to vote pro-choice if they believe the candidate will “help my people and my community.”

(David Morrill – Protestia) Over the past several weeks, a curious narrative has been circulating on X: that 9Marks—Mark Dever, Jonathan Leeman, and their network—was never woke. According to defenders, claims to the contrary are slander, exaggerations, or selective memory…. Continue reading

Dan Bongino Wonders Why the FBI Seemingly Stopped Looking for the J6 Bomb Suspect Under Biden

“Coles was apprehended without any new evidence. There were no new witnesses or tips. Everything used to nab him was already collected by the bureau.” 

(Matt Vespa – Townhall) Brian Cole is in custody. He’s the individual who allegedly planted pipe bombs at the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican National Committees on January 5, 2021. Despite reports from The Blaze, which appears to have erroneously accused a female former Capitol Police officer of being the culprit, this suspect is a man, he’s black, a leftist, and from a well-to-do family…. Continue reading

Gauntlet Thrown: The Charlie Kirk Show Dissects Candace Owens’ ‘Evil Lies’ About His Assassination

(Katie Jerkovich – Red State) The producer of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” Blake Neff, called out podcast host Candace Owens for her “reckless disregard for the truth” and the “evil lies” he said she’s made about the assassination of the late co-founder of Turning Point USA.

In a post and video shared on X, Neff made it clear that the gauntlet has been thrown against Owens and her numerous accusations and lies about things like how Kirk’s friends and his organization allegedly knew and approved of his murder, among many other claims. Continue reading

Michelle Obama Has Produced the Most Important Book of the Century

Photo by Pete Souza

“Good gravy. Were you ever “fascinated” with Michelle Obama’s bare arms? Neither was I. Do you even know anyone who was “fascinated” with Michelle Obama’s bare arms? Neither do I.” 

(Robert Spencer – PJ Media) If they go by what the establishment media says, future ages will regard our lucky times as the days when veritable gods in human form walked among us, and lo, their names were Barack and Michelle Obama. The media is unstinting and unembarrassed in its fawning over the sainted couple, no matter how ludicrous its adulation gets. Continue reading