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

Bethel’s ‘culture of honor’ is a prettier name for culture of idolatry

“When we discover that our admired leaders have been covering for abusers (or have been abusers themselves), here’s the question we face: Shouldn’t we be more concerned about the sheep who’ve been wounded than with the shepherds who let the wolves in—or worse, who are wolves themselves? It appears that the “culture of honor” functionally means that every leader has so much potential good in them that they can never be held accountable or face any significant consequences for sin, no matter how reprehensible.”

(Susanne Maynes – Voices) I’ve never attended Bethel Church or their school of ministry, and I’ve only listened to a handful of sermons by Bill Johnson. However, as a lifelong Pentecostal/charismatic, I’m aware that Bethel’s influence has saturated charismatic culture for decades.

One concept Bethel promotes is creating and maintaining a “culture of honor.” This sounds like a beautiful and biblical idea, since human beings should honor one another as image bearers of God — but what does it really mean? Continue reading

Shark Tank darling and anti-Trump LGBTQ radical just indicted on child porn charges…

“Utah gay Trump Derangement Syndrome-afflicted Bernie Sanders Democrat charged in Federal child porn case. Robert “Bobby” Edwards, the creepy Squatty Potty millionaire founder pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail after a grand jury indictment.”

(Revolver) There’s a disturbing pattern that keeps popping up in American public life. Have you noticed that time and again, the loudest voices screaming about how awful and immoral President Trump is turn out to have very serious skeletons rattling around in their own closets?… Continue reading

Did Trump Just Take Out Iran’s Supreme Leader?

The answer is yes. Read the report below.

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) President Donald Trump announced early Saturday morning that the United States and Israel launched massive joint air strikes against the Iranian regime.

The Times of Israel reports that Israeli intelligence is now assessing that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the longtime puppet master of the world’s biggest terror state, was likely killed in the strike on his compound in Tehran. However, there has been no confirmation yet. Continue reading

Candace Owens: The Persecutor

(Emmy Griffin – The Patriot Post) Candace Owens, the supposedly right-wing Christian political commentator and podcaster, has been spouting off increasingly wild conspiracies of late. Drunk with the attention she received from her slanderous accusations against French First Lady Brigitte Macron, she pounced on her next opportunity to destroy someone for her own gain.

With each passing day, it becomes increasingly clear why Owens is no longer welcome at outfits like The Daily Wire. Continue reading

Paula White Makes Disturbing Pitch For $100K: ‘I’m not gonna lay hands on people till you’re obedient’

“There’s only three envelopes. I’m not moving, I’m not gonna lay hands on people till you’re obedient. Get out of your seat, come on and come bring up a seed, come bring up a seed, come bring up a seed.”

(Protestia) Paula White-Cain is the prosperity preaching, head pastor of City of Destiny Church and one of President Donald Trump’s spiritual advisors [and leader of the White House Faith Office]. Continue reading

Acts 29’ VP, Vintage Church Pastor Tyler Jones Terminated After Long-Term Adulterous Affair.

According to Dan Silliman, “In January 2022, then-president Matt Chandler told Christianity Today that Acts 29 was making a major shift” in its assessment process….[Chandler] had an online relationship with a woman. [Although] the relationship was not sexual…his elders deemed it unguarded, unwise and unhealthy….Other Acts 29 leaders have left and not come back. Co-founder Mark Driscoll was expelled in 2014 for ungodly and disqualifying behavior.” CEO Steve Timmis was removed in 2020 amid allegations of abusive leadership.

(Protestia) The U.S. Vice President of the Acts 29 network, Tyler Jones, has been removed from his position after he confessed to being involved in a long-term adulterous affair.

Jones, who is married and has three children, planted Vintage Church in 2002. The church is prominent in the Raleigh, NC region, and has since grown into a 1,500-member multisite congregation. Continue reading

You better sit down for this one: here’s how Biden regime got illegals on commercial flights…

“While record numbers of migrants were flowing over the southern border last year, the Biden White House was also directly transporting them into the country. Use of a cell phone app has allowed for the near undetected arrival by air of 320,000 aliens with no legal rights to enter the United States. It comes after a controversy over a 2022 transportation program in which the administration used taxpayers money to move migrants throughout the country on overnight flights.”

(Revolver) Every now and then, some dirt surfaces that make everyday Americans stop and ask a very simple question: who on earth thought this was a good idea?

That is exactly where we are now. But this “dirt” actually surfaced a year ago, and many people missed it. And we also know who thought this disaster we’re about to tell you about was a “good idea.” It is the Biden regime. Continue reading

Will the Right Join the Left?

“What bothers me is the way in which Israel has become an issue that threatens not only to divide the Right’s fragile coalition, but also to create inroads for shared interests with the Left.” 

(Jon Harris) I have been keeping my eye on a growing sentiment in Right wing politics that, if it gains sway, will fundamentally alter the political landscape and undermine much of the Right’s identity in the process. As support for Israel skyrockets to become the major question both parties care about, even over many domestic issues, an alignment is forming that threatens to downplay issues that have long been far more fundamental to the differences between Right and Left. Whether concern over Israel support is driving this alignment, or whether it is downstream from a growing penchant for class warfare in which Israel support is associated with the establishment, remains to be seen. Continue reading

I Blame Obama for the Churlish Behavior of Today’s Dems

“Because the Democrats elevated him to godlike status, they quickly became comfortable with despising and demonizing anyone who criticized him. That, ladies and gentlemen, put us on the relatively fast track to where we are today.”

(Stephen Kruiser – PJ Media) Those of us who have been hanging around Republican politics since Ancient Times — the 1980s and ’90s — often reminisce about the “old” Democratic Party. Reminisce… lament.. it all gets jumbled. We’re thinking of a time when Democrats weren’t all so bitter and nasty…. Continue reading

Ted Shuttlesworth Jr. Steps Down From Ministry After Committing Adultery

“Unfortunately, in the midst of so many miracles and breakthroughs, I let my own guard down….I failed to stand in my authority when temptations came. Needless to say, my actions opened the door, which I allowed, for sin to come in through loose and inappropriate conversations with the opposite sex.”

(Protestia) Prominent Pentecostal pastor and evangelist Ted Shuttlesworth Jr. is stepping down from ministry (at least temporarily) after revealing that he’s been cheating on his wife and having “inappropriate conversations” with other women [committed adultery]. Continue reading

Trump Gives GOP Blueprint for Midterms in Soaring SOTU Address

“This speech was a barrage of horrible optics for the Democrats. President Trump was relaxed and casual, and the Democrats who were in attendance were angry and childish…They sat around pouting all night while the president gushed about the U.S. Men’s Olympic hockey team, patriotism, the economy, and war heroes.”

(Stephen Kruiser – PJ Media) I hope that many of you were able to join us for our liveblog of President Trump’s State of the Union address last night. My colleagues and I always have a lot of fun doing those. OK, maybe not always, things were a bit of a slog during the Biden years. Misery does love company, though. Continue reading

NYT Op-Ed Admits What We’ve Known All Along: ‘Gender Medicine’ Was Never About the Science

“There was never a wall of scientific consensus, of course. It was all driven by political ideology, and the fact that organizations are backpedaling now that millions of dollars in lawsuits and federal funding are on the line proves it was never about the science.”

(Amy Curtis – Townhall) Despite the Democratic Party’s efforts to codify a “Trans Bill of Rights,” public sentiment on the issue is turning. Two prominent medical associations, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the American Medical Association (AMA) have both come out against “gender-affirming surgeries” for minors…. Continue reading

Bethel: What You Need to Know About the Recent Q&A

Published by Lovesick Scribe

The following transcript came from a meeting that was held on February 3, 2026 at Bethel Church in Redding, California. At least four hundred people were in attendance at this meeting. The contents of the meeting pertained to the recent events surrounding the exposure of Shawn Bolz as a false prophet and allegations of sexual deviance in the presence of former staff members. This meeting was held prior to the allegations made public concerning Ben Armstrong. This transcript was provided by an attendee of this meeting.

Bethel Church – February 3, 2026

Key Questions and Full Answers (Context Preserved)

Question: Harm Caused by the Prophetic

Asked by Havilah Cunnington:

“I wonder, for those that do feel victim to the prophetic or to moving their family here, being a part, buying Shawn’s books, attending the conferences, and they are, they feel victim to that for good reason. What would you say to them? And I know you’ve said a lot, but I really think we want to hear from you.” Continue reading

Feminism: The Rot at America’s Root

(Philip Nier – TruthScript) In a meeting in 1969, a gathering of feminist, Marxist women chanted these words, which mirror a form of catechism: Q.”Why are we here today?”  A.”To make revolution,”  Q.”What kind of revolution?”  A.”The Cultural Revolution,” Q.”And how do we make Cultural Revolution?”  A.”By destroying the American family!”  Q.”How do we destroy the family?…

Over the last fifty years, we have seen the steady degradation of culture and society. They told us what they wanted to accomplish, how they were going to do it, and, by all appearances, they accomplished their goal. Continue reading

Fox News host says ‘transgender’ people should not be able to own guns in wake of deadly shootings

“Dorgan’s murderous spree followed closely on the heels of an eerily similar family-related school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada. Another transgender-identifying young male tried to kill as many members of his family as he could before turning his gun on himself. By the time it was over, he had killed a total of nine and wounded another 25, some of whom remain in critical condition.”

(LifeSiteNews) In a discussion about a “transgender” father’s horrific shooting of his ex-wife and children at a high school hockey game, a Fox News host asserted that people who believe they’re the opposite sex should be banned from gun ownership.   Continue reading

CNN Finally Admits the Truth About Democrat-Run Cities

“Then came perhaps the most damning detail. An audit reviewed $2.4 billion in city homelessness funding and found that “officials could not reliably track where it went or what it achieved.” That’s right. $2.4 billion has just disappeared into the bureaucratic ether.” 

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) CNN’s Fareed Zakaria went off-script this week — at least by his network’s standards — and said the quiet part out loud: Democrat-run cities are a mess, and the politicians in charge either can’t or won’t do anything about it. Continue reading

Combative Carlson-Huckabee interview reveals US right’s chasm over Israel

“As long as Trump is in power, however, Maga critics of Israel will probably remain on the margins of deciding actual US policy in Israel and the Middle East. Yet once Trump leaves office, the right’s internal divide about Israel might pose serious problems to the coherence of the conservative movement.”

(J Oliver Conroy – The Guardian) Parts of the Maga right may be souring on Israel – but a hardline form of Christian Zionism seems to remain unofficial Trump administration policy, if a heated debate between Tucker Carlson and Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, is any indication. Continue reading

How Many More Trans Shootings Before the FBI Acts?

“The Oversight Project and The Heritage Foundation have formally called on the FBI to designate transgender ideology as violent extremism, and I agree. Such a designation would allow the FBI to tailor specific investigative techniques to address the threat, but it must be careful not to suggest that all transgender people or their allies represent a threat.”

(Tyler O’Neil – The Daily Signal) On Monday, yet another person who identified as transgender carried out a mass shooting—this time during a high school hockey game—highlighting why federal law enforcement should consider designating the threat of transgender ideology as violent extremism.

While most people who identify as transgender do not pose a threat to others, a growing number of them and their allies have taken up arms, at times targeting or threatening those who disagree with the ideology. Continue reading

Minnesota Pastor Breaks Silence on Don Lemon

“The First Amendment does not allow premeditated plots or coordinated actions to violate the sanctity of a sanctuary, disrupt worship, and intimidate small children. There is no ‘press pass’ to invade a sanctuary or to conspire to interrupt religious services.”

(Tyler O’Neil – Daily Signal) Former CNN host Don Lemon has pleaded not guilty to federal charges for his role in the invasion of a Minnesota church last month, claiming he was merely covering the “protest” as a journalist, but the church’s pastor says Lemon was “in on the terror.” Continue reading

Rice and Obama are plotting and planning and saying way too much out loud…

“Susan’s tone and language raise questions about whether the left is drifting further and further toward a cycle of political payback. More weaponization, lawfare, and political punishments… all the stuff we saw during the Biden regime.”

(Revolver) Sometimes politicians accidentally say their innermost thoughts out loud. It is rarely smart. But sometimes it is strategic. It sends a signal to their voters: elect us, and we will crush MAGA.

Honestly, that kind of message often lands harder than any polished campaign speech ever could. Continue reading

Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs

(Breitbart) The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump’s sweeping global tariffs are illegal, delivering the most significant legal defeat of his second term and undercutting a central White House trade initiative.

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for a 6–3 majority that Trump exceeded his authority by invoking emergency powers to impose duties on virtually every country. The tariffs at issue were expected to raise about $1.5 trillion over the next decade—representing roughly 70 percent of Trump’s second-term levies, according to the Tax Foundation. Continue reading

FBC Orlando Cancels TPUSA Faith ‘Make Heaven Crowded’ Revival

“Overall, the TPUSA Faith project is perhaps well-intended but is theologically compromised by egalitarianism, much like TPUSA, which hosts women’s leadership conferences, but not anything specifically for men….”

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) Within Florida megachurch culture, there are many libertine Southern Baptist Churches that would include Church of the Glades and David Uth’s FBC Orlando. The latter of which has come under fire in the past for supporting homosexuality and this church also received massive PPP funds during Covid. Continue reading

The Empire-Building Church Model Does NOT See Christ as King and High Priest

“No one stands up and declares, “Let us worship me.” It’s subtler than that. It’s structural, cultural, and habitual. The stage grows larger. The man’s name becomes synonymous with the ministry. Criticism is framed as rebellion. Loyalty is framed as spirituality. And slowly—imperceptibly—the pastor functions as high priest of his own kingdom.”

(The Dissenter) There’s a certain tone a man uses when he believes the room belongs to him.

Not the building. Not the microphone. The room.

You can hear it in the cadence—relaxed, almost amused, but tight underneath. Like someone who has never had to be contradicted without consequences…. Continue reading

Shepherds, Not Celebrities

“There are many books and courses on leadership style that tend to mimic business practices and specialized manipulation techniques. We do not see this in Scripture, yet many of our churches operate in ways similar to secular institutions.”

(Jon Harris – TruthScript) If we are to continue, and God willing expand, Christian influence, it is vital for us to understand leadership, both for the sake of the church and for our broader understanding of cultural stewardship. Fortunately, the New Testament has much to offer, especially when it comes to leadership in the church. Continue reading