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

Dems Are the Sad, Ugly Chicks Who Marry Imprisoned Killers

This is a sickness akin to the pathetic women who strike up “romances” with convicted, incarcerated murderers by becoming pen pals with them. Sometimes the happy couple ends up having a prison wedding. There’s something fundamentally broken in these women, just like there is in the enemy of the people ABC “journalist” who found Tyler Robinson’s explanation for murdering Charlie Kirk “touching.” 

(Stephen Kruiser – PJ Media) It’s obvious at this point that it is too much to ask that the Democrats will undergo a massive course correction and stop being clinically insane. The majority of the Democrats, that is. I would just like to find a few who don’t need a straitjacket and electroshock therapy. There have to be some out there somewhere. Continue reading

From Grief to Grit: A Christian Roadmap After Kirk’s Assassination

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“…it is incumbent on Christian men to possess the inner virtue to know the dictates of wisdom and to bravely use force when it is called for. We ought to be the stabilizing element in society, the people others turn to when chaos ensues, the calm and steady hand that guides others, because we ourselves are being guided by God.” 

(Jon Harris – TruthScript) I have received more questions about “What can I do?” in the past two days than I have since the contested presidential election in 2020. Multiple friends have called to ask what the next steps are in light of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Let me get right to the point. There are three things. Continue reading

Tyler Robinson Has Been Formally Charged in the Assassination of Charlie Kirk

(Matt Vespa – Townhall) Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated on September 10 at Utah Valley University in Orem. His suspected assassin, Tyler Robinson, a devoted leftist who engraved ‘Hey Fascist, catch’ on the ammunition, was apprehended two days later in St. George, some 250 miles from the scene of the crime. He is not cooperating with the police, invoking his Fifth Amendment rights.

The killing has been determined to be politically motivated, which we knew, but it’s now official. Continue reading

Trump Will Smash ‘Vast Domestic Terror Movement’

…[Stephen] Miller said Kirk’s final message to him emphasized the need to confront radical organizations that “foment violence.” Miller vowed that any response would be carried out “in Charlie’s name.”

(Newsmax) White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Monday called for an expansive federal response to what he described as organized networks contributing to political violence, invoking the death of conservative leader Charlie Kirk as the impetus for his remarks. Continue reading

Terrible Timing for Charlie Kirk Memorial Service

“We must be careful not to treat him as a Christian martyr in the biblical sense. Charlie died as a political martyr—targeted for his conservative message, yes—but he was not killed for refusing to deny Christ.”

(The Dissenter) Charlie Kirk’s life was cut short on September 10, when a far-left, Antifa-aligned radical walked into a university event and gunned him down in cold blood. It was an assassination, not an accident. A man was killed for speaking truth to the cultural rot in one of the few places still trying to resist it. Continue reading

When did Goliath wound David with a spear?

“A person watching this episode sees Goliath harming David, but God in his Word keeps David from all harm. The House of David version changes the arc of the David vs. Goliath story.”

(John Lanagan – The Word Like Fire) Okay, so when did Goliath wound David with a spear? Well, biblically speaking, never. In the Bible we see the all powerful God completely and utterly protect David as he faced the giant with nothing but sling and stone. (1 Samuel 17:32-51)

But in the epic, eight episode House of David television series, seen on Prime, this fictional spearing and wounding of David is featured prominently. So prominently, in fact, that Episode 1 of House of David includes the spear piercing scene–even though the David vs. Goliath conflict does not take place until Episode 8, the final episode of the season. Continue reading

Okay, Now Leftists Are Posting Hit Lists of the People They Want to Murder Next

“A lot of concerned people are sending me these screenshots (and dozens more). I appreciate their concern. But I’m not surprised and I won’t be going into hiding. We have to be louder and bolder now than ever. Or else the demons who killed Charlie win. And they cannot win.” 

(Robert Spencer – PJ Media) The left is evil. The left is a gang of terrorists. If you have any lingering doubt about that, consider this: first they were celebrating the murder of Charlie Kirk, but now leftists are making those celebrations look practically innocent. Hit lists have begun to appear on social media…. Continue reading

Charlie Kirk Assassin Lived With Transgender Partner

“This situation highlights broader concerns on the right about rising political violence, particularly toward conservative figures. Whether motivated by ideology, personal instability, or a mix of both, the murder of Kirk is already fueling calls for a serious look into the social radicalization that appears to be intensifying among certain fringe elements.”

(Sarah Arnold – Townhall) In a disturbing development following the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, sources now reveal that alleged shooter Tyler Robinson was living with a transgender partner at the time of the attack. According to individuals familiar with the investigation, the partner — a biological male transitioning to female — has been cooperating fully with federal authorities. Continue reading

‘This Is a One-Way Civil War, and the Right Is Being Hunted in Daylight’

We’re in the civil war. It’s not coming — it’s here. And it’s one-sided. The left is killing the right. The left is silencing the right. People are terrified to even speak their views in public, afraid of being attacked. It’s a one-way civil war.”

(Joshua Klein – Breitbart) In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on Friday, bestselling author and national radio host Michael Savage warned that the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is not an isolated act of violence but a grim marker of a society unraveling, declaring that “we’re already in the civil war” he first cautioned against more than a decade ago. Continue reading

The Left Doesn’t Want You to Know the Truth About Charlie Kirk’s Killer

Some on the left may be so desperate to believe the narrative that they’ve convinced themselves it’s real. But most know better. They spread it anyway because it serves their political agenda. This is deliberate misinformation, poisoning public discourse right before our eyes.”

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media)  Whenever a crime hits the national headlines, the left seems to leap straight to politicizing it. A mass shooting? Must be a white Christian nationalist. When Trayvon Martin attacked George Zimmerman and was shot, the media literally called Zimmerman a “white Hispanic.” Why? Continue reading

BREAKING: Charlie Kirk’s Widow Addresses the Nation

“They should all know this: If you thought that my husband’s mission was powerful before, you have no idea. You have no idea what you just have unleashed across this entire country and this world. You have no idea.”

(Sarah Anderson – PJ Media) Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika, made a brave and stunning decision to address the nation that is mourning her husband on Friday night.

Standing next to Charlie’s chair in his studio at the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Ariz., Erika spoke from a podium with a sign attached that read: “May Charlie be received into the merciful arms of Jesus, our loving Savior.” Continue reading

FBI, Utah Gov Hold Presser: How Charlie Kirk’s Killer Was Caught

“Investigators interviewed a family member of Robinson, who stated that Robinson had become more political in recent years,” Cox said. That family member recalled a dinner prior to Sept. 10 in which Robinson had discussed Kirk’s visit to UVU, criticizing the conservative commentator’s views. “The family member also stated Kirk was full of hate and spreading hate,” Cox added.”

(Matt Margolis) Utah Gov. Spencer Cox announced Friday morning during a joint press conference with the FBI that law enforcement had taken Tyler Robinson into custody in connection with the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. The arrest comes 33 hours after the deadly shooting at Utah Valley University, where Kirk was shot during a public appearance. Continue reading

‘Their Inward Part is Destruction Itself’

“When I was a younger man, I tended to skim over imprecatory Psalms because I felt like I couldn’t identify with them. After all, I didn’t have any real “enemies” in 2009. The secular college students around me were just “misinformed.” If anything, I internally felt like they didn’t quite fit with the rest of the Bible. But God has a way of orchestrating things so that His Word makes perfect sense.”

(David Harris – TruthScript) Yesterday afternoon, while preparing to administer a quiz at one of the Tennessee schools where I work, my phone began to buzz incessantly. With a glance at my notifications, I experienced immediate deja vu, remembering all the buzzing that my phone received the evening of July 13, 2024, after President Trump was nearly assassinated at Butler, PA. Charlie Kirk had been shot at a campus event in Utah. Over the next hour, I stole glances at my phone, begging God to speed up the class so I could find out what was going on. Continue reading

A tribute to Charlie Kirk: A friend, ally and martyr for truth…

“Charlie was the kind of man we should all aspire to be… a stand-up guy who treated everyone with respect. And that’s exactly why they assassinated him: because he calmly, peacefully, and honestly spoke the truth. The truth about transgenderism, about abortion, about the left, about Jesus Christ, and about Donald Trump. And that’s exactly why that bullet wasn’t just aimed at Charlie… it was aimed at the very idea that America can resolve its differences with kindness, respect, and peaceful disagreement.”

(Revolver) It’s almost impossible to comprehend that Charlie Kirk, a voice of peace and calm in the storm of hate and violence, is gone. On September 10, he was assassinated. Revolver News, like so many of you, has lost not only a friend but also a champion of truth. This is our tribute to a man, a husband, a father, and a warrior who changed the game. He became a target of the violent left, who may have silenced his voice but never his mission. Continue reading

Charlie Kirk Shot at Utah Event; Suspect in Custody

CHARLIE HAS DIED. UPDATES BELOW

“WE. ARE. SO. BACK,” Kirk wrote at 2.23pm EDT. “Utah Valley University is FIRED UP and READY for the first stop back on the American Comeback Tour.”

(Newsmax) Charlie Kirk, the co-founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, the largest and most influential conservative youth organization in the U.S., was shot Wednesday during an event in Utah.

The Deseret News reported that bystanders saw Kirk shot near his neck during a Q&A with students at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Wednesday. His condition is unknown. Continue reading

Trump’s Spiritual Advisor, Paula White, Praises Moonies Cult Leader: ‘I Believe In Your Calling’

“From my role in the Trump administration, I can also affirm that President Trump believes deeply in faith-based diplomacy. This is why he created the White House Faith Office and launched a task force to eradicate anti-Christian bias and other religious biases. And he continues to advocate for religious freedom across the globe.”

(Protestia) Paula White-Cain is the head pastor of City of Destiny Church and one of President Donald Trump’s spiritual advisors. We last wrote about her after she insisted that Christians must not convert Jews and giggled while her husband recommended that Christian couples watch pornography together. Continue reading

Why Evangelical Pastors Lamented George Floyd But Ignore Iryna Zarutska’s Murder

This theological framework didn’t come out of nowhere. They have all been heavily influenced by John Piper-esque “hedonism” theology and this is the rotten fruit of his theological orchard. Piper has long baptized what he calls “Christian Hedonism,” but in practice it is little more than a re-packaged asceticism—a system where glory is found not in the joy of obedience to Christ, but in manufacturing elaborate ways to “suffer for the gospel.”

(The Dissenter) I saw this tweet by William Wolfe and Charlie Kirk this morning—Wolfe tagging Trevin Wax, demanding to know why he was quick to comment on George Floyd but has nothing to say about Iryna Zarutska. If you’re not aware, Zarutska was a white Ukrainian woman, a refugee of the Ukrainian war, who was brutally murdered by a black man, a 14-count repeat offender, in Charlotte. Continue reading

Entire Biden Presidency Was a Fiction From Which We’re Still Recovering

“The hard sell on Biden’s economy was really over the top. Paul Krugman hadn’t yet retired from The New York Times and was constantly churning out columns that all essentially boiled down to: Pay no attention to your financial struggles, you’re just too stupid to know how well this economy is doing. Variations on that theme were echoed throughout the MSM.” 

(Stephen Kruiser – PJ Media) It didn’t take long after January 20 of this year for evidence of all that we knew was wrong during Joe Biden’s sham presidency to start trickling in. That trickle soon turned into a flood of proof that it was all just as awful as we thought it was, if not worse. I haven’t written about a lot of it because, honestly, my Biden fatigue was already pretty bad by, oh, Super Bowl Sunday 2021. Continue reading

The Cost of Leniency: Iryna Zarutska’s Life and a Broken System

(Jon Harris – TruthScript) It is hard to describe the overwhelming anger and sadness I felt the first time I saw the video of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska’s murder. She was on her way home from work, riding a light rail train in Charlotte, when she was attacked and killed by Decarlos Brown.

Brown had a history of violent crime, including assaults and robberies, and had also been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Yet he was still free, walking the streets, because of a broken justice system influenced by DEI-inspired ideology that prioritizes politics over public safety. Continue reading

The Christian Celebrity Music Industry is Run by Satan.

 

“Instead of addressing the reality—that attaching God’s name to an industry that celebrates sexual perversion profanes His glory—they smear the church with the world’s favorite insult. Racism. They cannot answer the charge of compromise, so they cry foul and demand silence. Of course, these clowns parade under the banner of Christ while spitting in His face….”

(The Dissenter) There, I said it. In the title of this article. That isn’t hyperbole, it’s the only explanation left after watching how this machine churns. Hillsong sold itself as a worship powerhouse while its leadership gorged on money laundering, tax evasion, and lavish “gifts” hidden from view. Continue reading

Hamas Leadership Suffers Major Blow

(Katie Pavlich – Townhall) After explosions in Doha Tuesday, the capital city of Qatar, the Isreali Defense Forces and Israeli Security Agency confirmed strikes were carried out on Hamas leadership being harbored in the country.

“The IDF and ISA conducted a precise strike targeting the senior leadership of the Hamas terrorist organization,” the IDF released in a statement. “For years, these members of the Hamas leadership have led the terrorist organization’s operations, are directly responsible for the brutal October 7 massacre, and have been orchestrating and managing the war against the State of Israel.” Continue reading

License to Not Sin

“And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world” (1 John 2:2). 

Does forgiveness enable sin?

Probably the most frequent go-to verse for assurance of pardon in a worship service is 1 John 1:9. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

This assurance is honey to our flagging spirits when they are weighed down by the guilt of sin. It bathes the guilty conscience with the refreshing waters of God’s grace. Continue reading

Tim Keller vs Joel Webbon: Family Compromise

“Keller’s family life went viral over the weekend, and so did Joel Webbon. While I had known that Webbon had a communist brother, according to him, many, including myself, were unaware that his brother is also a tranny.”

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) One of the lesser-known issues with Tim Keller was his compromise on homosexuality. Indeed, The Gospel Coalition has been the leading organization pioneering the heresy of Side B theology which teaches that homosexual desires and identity are not sinful. But the reason for Tim Keller’s compromise was an “every single time” situation. Continue reading

LGBTQ Cross Carried Into St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo Urges Bishops to Celebrate Pride Mass

“These events are sponsored by Jonathan’s Tent, a pro-LGBTQ activist group dedicated to advocating for full acceptance, inclusion, and celebration of LGBTQ Catholics in the life of the Church. The group is named “Jonathan’s Tent” because they believe Jonathan and David had a homosexual relationship.” 

(Protestia) For the first time in history, a rainbow pride cross was officially processed into the heart of the Vatican after hundreds of LGBTQ Catholics attended mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, with the blessing of Pope Leo, who personally encouraged the vice president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Francesco Savino, to celebrate with them. Continue reading

Catholicism, ‘Invincible Ignorance,’ and the Exclusivity of Christ

“Paul was not canonizing ignorance in this passage, he was detonating it with a command to repent and believe, or else!”

(The Dissenter) An article at Patheos came across my radar recently that piqued my interest. It’s peddling the tired old Roman Catholic view of “invincible ignorance”, or the idea that maybe atheists can slip into heaven if they just don’t “know better.” It’s not nuance, it’s nonsense. It’s essentially universalism, and the Scriptures don’t pat ignorance on the head. It brands it rebellion and judgment. Continue reading