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

The Curse of Fame

“Just like the outside culture, celebrity pastors have adoring fans and often function like celebrities. They grow massive egos and insulate themselves from the outside world. In so doing, they become shepherds unlike Jesus, who was humble, approachable, and would talk to anyone (John 4:1-45). Fame, largely speaking, has not been good for pastors who have ascended to those levels.”

(Seth Brickley – TruthScript) It has been a regular occurrence over the years to hear news that another famous person died in tragedy. The reasons they die are often not automobile crashes or cancer, but rather suicide, alcohol abuse, or drug overdose. We see many leave this world far too young. In the movie industry, this includes Marilyn Monroe, Heath Ledger, Dana Plato, Lee Thompson Young, and most recently Hayden Panettiere…. Continue reading

Disney’s Product Isn’t Entertainment, It’s Moral Formation, and It’s Ungodly

“Disney’s forte isn’t entertainment…its mission is moral formation. And its mission is to form your children’s morals away from the objective moral standard presented in a Christian worldview.”

(The Dissenter) We don’t watch a lot of television in our home anymore. Especially Disney. And there’s a good reason. The entire entertainment industry has departed from its seemingly harmless mission of turning us into couch potatoes and making us laugh. It has now become our primary catechism for moral and spiritual formation.

And Disney has become the high priest of this secular humanistic self-worship religion masquerading as innocent entertainment for children. Continue reading

After the Lindsay Clancy Verdict, Jurors Are Speaking Out — and Making Things Worse

“He would not interact with us… He had the hardest time getting off the fact that Lindsay viciously killed her children.”

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) Back when word first got out that a single juror, a man, was standing alone against a not-guilty verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, many on the right (not the left for sure) called him a hero.

That’s the understatement of the year.

Three of the women who sat on that jury, including the foreperson, have now gone public about what happened behind closed doors…. Continue reading

Wayne Grudem Promotes ‘Blue Card’ Amnesty

“Grudem affirms liberal talking points about America being a nation of immigrants.”

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) Wayne Grudem is one of the most respected and influential theologians alive. His “Systematic Theology” has sold hundreds of thousands of copies and is used to train pastors. Last month, Evangelical Dark Web reported that Grudem embraced dispensationalism to advance a justification for the Iran War, in contradiction to his written material. But like most, if not all, the neocons who run the Christian Post, he is also advocating amnesty as a Christian solution to immigration. Continue reading

The Resurrection of the Christ Will depict ‘Hell of the just,’ ‘Hell of the damned,’ and Genesis 1 ‘Firmament’

“[The script is] an acid trip. I’ve never read anything like it. There’s some crazy stuff. In order to tell the story properly you have to start with the fall of the angels. You’re in another realm. You need to go Hell. You need to go to Sheol.”

(Protestia) Director Mel Gibson has given more insight into the plot of his upcoming film The Resurrection of the Christ, telling the Christian Post it’ll feature different realms, both mentioned and unmentioned in the biblical text.

Unlike The Passion of the Christ, which was released in 2004 on a $30 million budget and went on to gross more than $600 million worldwide, the sequel will have a budget of more than $250 million and will be released in two installments, with the first releasing May 6, 2027. Continue reading

BREAKING: The Lindsay Clancy Child Killing Legal Circus Collapses

(Victoria Taft – PJ Media) The goat rodeo known as the Lindsay Clancy trial is staggering to the finish line, and it looks like mom could be retried for strangling to death her two toddlers and her baby. A state supreme court justice ruled in a last-minute emergency appeal that the judge in the case was right to declare a mistrial. Under a mistrial, double jeopardy would not apply and she could be retried.

Whether the mistrial was declared due to a juror’s misconduct or jury nullification may be sorted out later. The nine-woman, three-man jury was deadlocked over several days and begged the judge to end the trial three times. The holdout reportedly was one of the male jurors. Continue reading

The Stupidity of Sin

“Even as the four Pray’s Mill elders involved in the scandal resigned, the question remains, “What happened?” These same men compiled a dossier detailing what they believed to be every misstep of Tom Buck’s preaching, but does anyone know all of the details regarding their failures, forcing their resignation? Furthermore, does anyone know why they did this?”

(Virgil Walker) No one wakes up with the plan to destroy everything they’ve built. Everything they’ve built is destroyed because, somewhere along the way, a terrible idea started making sense.

That is the stupidity of sin.

Sin has the extraordinary ability to make one foolish and blind. The problem further downstream is that by the time we indulge the behavior, it’s too late. The damage is done. Continue reading

Charlie Kirk Assassination Suspect Tyler Robinson Faces Potential Death Penalty as Case Heads for Trial

Kirk’s family called the ruling “an important step in our family’s pursuit of justice.”

(Breitbart) The 23-year-old suspect charged with the murder of Charlie Kirk last year is to stand trial, a Utah judge ruled Tuesday. Defendant Tyler Robinson could face the death penalty if convicted.

AP reports Utah District Judge Tony Graf sided with prosecutors who said they had “a mountain of evidence” that Robinson fatally shot the conservative activist as he addressed a crowd of thousands at Utah Valley University last September. Continue reading

American Dominion: The Rise and Radicalization of a New Christendom, by Keri Ladner – A Review

(Doug Ladner) There are books that inform, and there are books that unsettle, and every so often a book manages to do both at once. Keri Ladner’s American Dominion: The Rise and Radicali)zation of a New Christendom is that kind of book. I do not say this lightly, and I do not say it as a matter of political fashion. I say it as someone who has spent a good many years sitting across from people whose faith was bent and used against them, and who has come to recognize how much of the damage traces back to the very theological currents Ladner is tracing here. This is a book I believe every Evangelical Christian in this country needs to read, even — perhaps especially — those who will find parts of it uncomfortable.

The great strength of American Dominion is its first half, where Ladner does the patient, unglamorous work of intellectual history. She does not begin with the New Apostolic Reformation itself but reaches back to the early years of the last century, to figures like Charles Fox Parham and William Seymour at the headwaters of American Pentecostalism, and then traces the thread forward through Aimee Semple McPherson, William Branham, and a good many others whose names have mostly faded from popular memory…. Continue reading

There’s an Update on the Lindsay Clancy Verdict. It’s Not Good.

“The crime was heinous: on January 23, 2023. She killed her three children, Cora (5), Dawson (3), and Callan (8 months), with exercise bands and later attempted suicide. Her defense has called her a helluva mother which was met with incredulity. They also admitted that Clancy killed her children. Postpartum psychosis and over-medication is the defense. Meanwhile, the prosecution is arguing that while Clancy’s mental health was an issue and declining, she knew what she was doing. They also argue that she wasn’t helpless, as Patrick had a high-six-figure job, worked from home, and had a nanny to help Ms. Clancy around the house.” 

(Matt Vespa – Townhall) This grueling trial, which has sparked strong reactions, is over. The deliberations spanned multiple days, and the jury is officially deadlocked. Are we shocked, given the jury’s composition and the fact that two women showed up for deliberations wearing pink?… Continue reading

Paula White’s National Faith Advisory Board Partners with Multimillionaire Tantric Sex Promoter

While eastern meditation emphasizes repetitive chanting, the Bible teaches mediation as a means of reflecting on the meaning of scripture and condemns vain repetition. “But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.” – Matthew 6:7 KJV

(Barry Bowen – Trinity Foundation) On August 18th, Paula White’s National Faith Advisory Board announced in a Facebook post the September launch of the “Amen Whole 4”—a program addressing physical, mental, relational and spiritual health, led by Dr. Daniel Amen, founder of the Amen Clinics.

Amen is a controversial doctor famous for using Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) brain scans to create customized health improvement programs. Meanwhile, his “Amen Whole 4” program costs $1,290. Continue reading

On the G3 Scandal…

“One of the reasons God pulls back the curtain – in the Bible and today – and allows us to see people blowing their lives up with sin is to warn us of the consequences we’ll reap from our own sin, and so that we might learn not to repeat the sins of others. Take the free advice God gave the PMBC elders. They spurned it. You learn it. Or you just might be the next example God allows others to learn from.”

(Michelle Lesley) In case anyone was wondering (I’m actually kind of surprised only one person has asked me about this!), yes I am aware of, and familiar with – on a variety of levels – the situation regarding G3 Ministries leadership / Prays Mill Baptist Church elders anonymously accusing Pastor Tom Buck of plagiarism in his sermons, which became public last Monday, August 17. Continue reading

Why Are Evangelicals Preaching Dolly Parton Into Heaven?

When asked about her view of death, she replied: “You don’t really know, you just hope,” … “I think we’re recycled and if nothing else we just go back into that great flow of divine energy and hopefully we spread ourselves around in other wonderful ways.”

(The Dissenter) I’ll be the first to admit that Dolly Parton had a very likeable persona about her. She seemed very genuine, real, down-to-earth, and lovable. She seemed to genuinely care about people and want the best for them. And her music often reflected that.

Dolly Parton passed away on August 25, 2026, at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer. Continue reading

Christian Conferences Should be Small, Local, and Real

“Is there a Biblical model of church conferences? With all the valuable information the Scriptures provide on how the church should function, one wonders whether there are examples of conferences in the early church. Actually, there are some. Paul calls the Ephesian elders to meet with him in Miletus, where he counsels them to “pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood” (Acts 20:28, ESV). It is one of the first pastor retreats in church history. Paul wants to impart the wisdom he has gathered for many years into the hearts of these men.”

(Matt Borrusch – TruthScript) I love Christian conferences. While I am thankful to God for placing me in a solid local church, there is something about getting away, meeting, and fellowshipping with other believers that I don’t see regularly.  It is like going to visit your cousins on vacation. You never stop loving your immediate siblings, but it is exciting to catch up, reminisce, and learn from other relatives who can tell you their latest stories, hardships, and advice…. Continue reading

G3 Ministries Announces They Are Shutting Down ‘Effective Immediately,’ Apologizes For Sending Anonymous Plagiarism Dossier

(Protestia) Prominent evangelical teaching and preaching ministry G3 is shutting down “effective immediately,” according to a brief email they sent to Network church partners that was obtained by Protestia.

Dear pastors,

Most of you have heard the recent controversy. A statement was posted this morning here.

We are dissolving the G3 Church Network effective immediately. All who have recurring dues set up through Stripe will have those canceled by the end of the week.

We are sorry for any pain we have caused you.

Continue reading

The Silent Fight: Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, and Psychosis

“These cases involve very different circumstances, but both highlight the devastating consequences that severe postpartum mental illness can have, and both raise a question that deserves serious attention: What happens when postpartum effects become severe, when the people around a struggling mother fail to recognize the danger, and when treatment does not adequately address the crisis?”

(Emmy Griffin – The Patriot Post) Two women have been frequently in the headlines over the past couple of weeks: Hayden Panettiere, the famous actress who died on August 16 from a possible drug overdose, and Lindsay Clancy, the mother who is currently on trial for confessing to the murder of her three young children. Continue reading

Hasan Piker Sang About Charlie Kirk. The Crowd Cheered. That Says Plenty.

Appalled by Piker’s deliberate mockery of the man who had once been his close friend and mentor, Turning Point spokesman Andrew Kolvet wrote, “Hasan Piker is engaging in pure, unadulterated evil. ‘Whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.’ Proverbs 17:5”

(David Manney – PJ Media) Most Americans are pretty good at leaving each other alone. Vote differently, worship differently, live differently, and go home to your family. But there are lines decent people recognize without needing a political consultant to explain them. Hurt children, brutalize women, or torment a grieving family.

Something basic in us recoils. Continue reading

Will Evil Defeat Good?

(Bill O’Reilly) Abraham Lincoln was the most loathed President in history; Donald Trump second.  Third?  That might be Richard Nixon.

None of those men really understood the personal nature of the hatred directed toward them, and there was absolutely nothing they could do about it anyway. Lincoln’s quest to end slavery brought a war, Nixon’s self-absorption and insecurity resulted in presidential felonies, and then there’s Trump; a populist provocateur who got swamped in D.C. by a brutal and unrelenting partisan system.

Just before the Iran confrontation, I said the action would be the biggest gamble Donald Trump ever took.  My analysis was based on Adolf Hitler, combined with American politics. Continue reading

The Lindsay Clancy case is the downfall of womankind…

Somewhere outside of that reasonable debate and the Commonwealth courtroom, an entirely different Lindsay Clancy case has developed. On social media, mostly among leftwing women and mothers, Clancy has become something more than a criminal defendant whose mental state of mind is being judged by a jury. She’s becoming a “Joan of “Arc”-style symbol. Women claim to be donating their last pennies to help Lindsay “fight.”

(Revolver) Folks, there’s something very dark and disturbing happening around the Lindsay Clancy trial.

And no, we’re not here to laugh at women on TikTok, sneer at struggling mothers, or pretend postpartum mental illness isn’t real.

This is much darker than all that. Continue reading

Deconstructing – But From What?

“Today, whole churches and even some denominations are engaged in deconstructing the “faith once delivered to the saints,” in fact creating a whole new God who is more to their liking, and a gospel that suits their modern sensibilities.”

(Don & Joy Veinot – Midwest Christian Outreach) In the late 1990s, I (Don) was asked by a professor at a local community college to teach a class on Christianity in their Religion 101 course. I agreed and spent nearly an hour explaining the Bible’s reliability and describing evidence for the existence of Jesus, His life, death, and physical resurrection. Of course, it was just an overview, as only so much can be done in an hour. At the end of my teaching, I invited questions from the students. An adventurous student raised his hand eagerly; certain he was going to stump me with something I had never heard…. Continue reading

On G3 and the Church’s Unhealthy Obsession With the Evangelical Conference Circuit

“G3 isn’t really the problem. It’s just one manifestation of the real problem. The real problem is the monster we’ve built as evangelicals—the Evangelical Industrial Complex. The evangelical speaking circuit has become one of the most profitable ways for church leaders to line their pockets.”

(The Dissenter) I had the misfortune of attending a G3 Conference in 2023 in Atlanta. My wife and I spent the money on the tickets, the hotel, and the travel, hoping for an experience we never actually had. We hoped we’d get there, be met with open arms by what would feel like a small glimpse of heaven, a large convention of the gathered body of Christ, and be edified by the preaching of godly men who desired nothing more than the glory of Christ in all things. Continue reading

Human’s Gallows

“One wonders how this itch to discredit or destroy their adversaries by anonymous dirty tricks crept into G3’s DNA. This will be another scandal G3 did not need, and it is one they probably cannot survive. The organization frankly should not survive if anyone on the inside who knew about or participated in this plot remains in leadership.”

(Phil Johnson) learned about the accusations against Tom Buck when they first surfaced months ago. Tom himself informed me on March 27 and sent me a copy of the packet someone had mailed anonymously to First Baptist Church of Lindale, Texas, where Tom Buck serves as Pastor. Copies were mailed to each of his elders’ and deacons’ homes (about 30 households). Tom wanted my opinion and counsel…. Continue reading

O’Reilly on Democrats Trading Blue-Collar & Minorities for Dead End White Leftists

“First, what is a Democrat socialist? Marketing aside, it’s a communist. The official platform wants public ownership of corporations to seize the means of production. They want to “abolish the carceral state, which means no police, no prisons, of course, no guns for self-defense, so we are sheep to the slaughter….'” 

(Mary Dowling) The Democratic Party has thrown blue-collar workers under the bus while claiming they are the party of the working man and woman. Recently, Democratic Socialists swept several Democratic congressional primaries in New York. One raving lunatic named Angie Nixon won her primary in Florida last night. Continue reading