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

Mike Benz exposes the dark underbelly of U2’s Bono…

 

“Celebrities supply all the brand awareness and emotion. Then the NGOs and aid agencies supply the cover. And of course, intelligence and political power players supply all the direction. And the public is left believing it all happened out of kindness and love, not a sketchy, sinister strategy.”

(Revolver) We’ve been told over and over that celebrity “humanitarianism” is the purest form of goodness on the planet. Big stars, concerts, movies, emotions, giving back, bla bla bla. The message is always the same: open your heart, open your wallet, and don’t ask too many questions, because celebrities would never steer you wrong.

But every once in a while, someone comes along and does ask questions. And when they do, many uncomfortable dots start showing up. Continue reading

False Prophecy as a Path to Riches, Part 1: Data Harvesting False Prophets

(Barry Bowen – The Trinity Foundation) False prophecy is a gateway to fleeting riches. Three of the techniques of prophecy merchants were revealed in YouTube Bible teacher Mike Winger’s recent exposé of false prophet Shawn Bolz: the creation of false prophecies from data harvesting, targeting of high-net-worth individuals for financial support and building a church community with lies.

These techniques deserve further investigation.

A Short History of Data Harvesting False Prophets

False prophecy in the church has been normalized, with many preachers delivering weekly “words of knowledge” coming from their vain imagination, not God. Continue reading

A Biblical Warning About TPUSA, Dominionism, and False Unity

“These alliances have been forming for decades, but they have accelerated dramatically in the period following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Charlie was the founder of Turning Point USA, or TPUSA, which many discernment ministries and critics have identified as operating within a Christian Nationalist framework focused on political issues and advocacy. It also has a religious arm called TPUSA Faith. This organization has exploded with new chapters and conferences not only in the United States, but also around the world.”

(Amy Spreeman – Berean Research) I recently wrote about what is often presented as a newer expression within the visible Church titled, Christian Nationalism: Why You Should Ask Questions, a movement which has been forming some religious affiliations and partnerships that the Bible warns us ought not be.

Christian Nationalism is often described as falling along a spectrum, but when defined by its own leaders and theological advocates, it takes the focus off the mission of the Bride of Christ and places it elsewhere…. Continue reading

The Sum of All Fears

Mr. Trump admires toughness, disdains weakness.  But most of all, he is not going to tolerate grifting and behavior that he considers counter to “American interests.”

(Bill O’Reilly) President Trump is not a man to back down, but sometimes he should make adjustments.  The violence in Minneapolis and the threatened takeover of Greenland are in that zone.  So here’s what’s really happening.

There is no question that Minnesota Governor Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Frey are both defying federal law on immigration enforcement….   Continue reading

First hand account: Dr. Paul Offit just outed Fauci for the sneaky ghoul we knew he was…

(Revolver) There’s a reason Joe Biden’s autopen regime rushed to hand Anthony Fauci a blanket pardon on the way out the door. You don’t pre-emptively protect someone unless you know what’s coming. And you don’t shield a man like Fauci unless there’s a whole lot buried under the surface that hope never sees the light of day.

For years, Americans were told to shut up, fall in line, and stop asking questions about COVID and the vaccine. Questioning the disastrous COVID vaccine rollout made you “dangerous.” Saying one size didn’t fit all was heres [sic], and you were a “granny killer.” And through it all, Anthony Fauci stood front and center, insisting that everyone, regardless of age or risk, needed the shot. Continue reading

Bethel Church Apologizes for Platforming Disgraced ‘Prophet’ Shawn Bolz: ‘We are Sad and Embarrassed’

“…not all of Mike Winger’s six-hour video was about the Shawn Bolz allegations. Bethel Church has a ton of strange and aberrant beliefs that they dismiss and ignore all criticism of, and by making everything about this issue, without being open to others, it’s a convenient excuse to suppose this is the sum of what they have to answer for.”

(Protestia) Bethel Church has finally responded to longstanding accusations of platforming and promoting alleged sexual abuser and confirmed false prophet Shawn Bolz, apologizing for their error while stating they are “sad and embarrassed” by their past behavior. Continue reading

John MacArthur On The Gift Of Discernment

discerning of spirits(v.10)—Satan is the great deceiver (John 8:44) and his demons counterfeit God’s message and work. Christians with the gift of discernment have the God-given ability to recognize lying spirits and to identify deceptive and erroneous doctrine (see Acts 17:111 John 4:1).

Paul illustrated the use of this gift in Acts 16:16-18, as Peter had exercised it in Acts 5:3. When it was not being exercised in the Corinthian church, grave distortion of the truth occurred (see v. 3; 14:29).

Though its operation has changed since apostolic times (because of the completion of Scripture) it is still essential to have people in the church who are discerning.  They are the guardians, the watchmen who protect the church from demonic lies, false doctrines, perverted cults, and fleshly elements. As it requires diligent study of the Word to exercise gifts of knowledge, wisdom, preaching, and teaching, so it does with discernment. [1] Continue reading

Where Have All the Good Men Gone?

(Harrison Kahrig – TruthScript) Before they jumped behind enemy lines in Normandy, captured the town of Carentan, jumped into Holland during the failed Operation Market Garden, or defied the 5th Panzer Army at the Battle of the Bulge, the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment ran. “3 miles up, 3 miles down” was the motto as they ascended and descended Currahee Mountain almost daily for 4 months. This was part of their rigorous training before the regiment would be shipped off to Europe to fight in an 11-month-long campaign against the German war machine. Continue reading

Shocking Statistics: Europe Is Being Conquered

“Sweden has 65 no-go zones. There are now 65 vulnerable areas in the country. And 19 are considered particularly vulnerable.”

(Mary Dowling) Avery Daye put some shocking statistics up on X. I checked them, and she is correct. For some European countries, it is irreversible. President Trump is correct in warning that Europe is destroying itself.

It is probably too late for some countries because the officials in charge won’t even acknowledge the damage they have done. Most of the foreigners have not assimilated and have lots of children.

The US is right behind. Continue reading

Research: Deliverance Ministry

Following is an excerpt from “Gladiator-style takedown of demonic forces, part 1”:

A large number of Christians throughout the world consider themselves to be spiritual warfare prayer warriors. What they do is known as “intercessory prayer.” Most likely these prayer warriors are connected to a deliverance ministry. Deliverance ministers use “strategic level prayer” to “bind” the “territorial spirits” to remove demons who are in control of organizations, communities, cities and in some cases entire nations so that evangelism will go unimpeded. These demon fighting gladiators believe that poverty and other societal troubles will not be eliminated until “demonic strongholds” are torn down and demons are “bound.”

The aim of the Spiritual Warfare movement (SWM) is to take “dominion” over societal institutions and government. Once they have accomplished this lofty goal they’ll take over the kingdoms of this world and build a literal Kingdom of God on earth. This is known as Kingdom Theology. Continue reading

No, You Don’t Have a First Amendment Right to Disrupt Worship

“Protesters often claim that their actions are protected by the First Amendment. As long as they remain on public sidewalks and do not block access to the church, that may be true. But it is a violation of two separate federal laws to interfere with a worship service itself.”

(Jesse Johnson – The Cripplegate) On Sunday, anti-ICE activists interrupted a worship service at Cities Church in Minneapolis. The activists entered the church chanting and yelling, blocked the aisles, and ultimately forced the apparent abandonment of the worship service.

Watch the video on the site. Continue reading

Bolz Isn’t Enough: The Deeper Decay Inside the Charismatic Movement

“Mike Winger repeatedly asks why charismatic leaders fail to correct one another. Yet his own material supplies the answer. The ability to expose false prophecy requires admitting that modern prophecy itself lacks biblical warrant and purpose. To rebuke the authority structures that permit and support the Shawn Bolzes of the movement would require dismantling the fraudulent and extrabiblical “giftings” and phony “annointings” that the charismatic movement is built upon. To protect the sheep would require sacrificing the movement.”

(David Morrill) For more than six hours, Christian apologist Mike Winger methodically dismantled the public ministry of self-styled prophet Shawn Bolz, joining ministries like ours that have been exposing Bolz for years.

The exposé was exhaustive. The documentation was overwhelming. The conclusion is unavoidable. Continue reading

The Rotten Fruit of the NAR (Reprise)

This article by CRN managing editor Marsha West was first published July 5, 2016.

To fully grasp all the reasons the New Apostolic Reformation is such a dangerous movement and why discernment bloggers incessantly warn about this cult I’m going to take an excerpt from a piece I wrote a few years ago entitled “Dominionists are on the move…and they mean business.”  I began with a quote from NAR’s Grand Poohbah, C. Peter Wagner:

Once we have the apostles in place, we will then bring the intercessors and the prophets into the inner circle, and we will end up with the spiritual core we need to move ahead for retaking the dominion that is rightfully ours.

Wagner was speaking of modern-day apostles and prophets.  What did he mean by taking dominion that is rightly ours?  I’ll reveal his plans in a moment.

But first, I must urge readers to take Wagner and other NAR/word-faith wolves seriously. Moreover, it is imperative that Bible believers fully understand the inner workings of the NAR in order to, “recognize them by their [rotten] fruit.” (Mat. 7:16) Continue reading

JD Vance’s Next Move Will Leave the Left Fuming

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) These days, anything a politician does is analyzed to death, especially by people desperate to find something to be angry about. Vice President JD Vance has announced something that doesn’t need to be picked apart for hidden meaning. It’s a blunt message to the left that the Trump administration stands firmly behind ICE agents, no matter how loud the protests get or how many Democrats try to throw roadblocks in their way.

He’s going to Minneapolis. Continue reading

Trump in Davos: Crushes globalists, makes Newsom squirm, calls 2020 ‘rigged’ and takes Greenland…

(Revolver) There are politicians who attend Davos to blend in, shake hands, and calm the same tired crowd with promises that  nothing will change. And then there’s President Donald Trump…

Trump didn’t arrive in Davos looking for approval. He never does. He arrived to shake things up. He came flying in with some huge foreign policy wins, an economy back on solid footing, and the kind of confidence that only comes when the numbers, the results, and the instincts all line up like little dutiful soldiers. This Trump’s victory lap. Continue reading

Bill and Hillary Clinton Are in Real Trouble Now

“The absence of an official transcript is an indefensible demand that is insulting to the American people who demand answers about Epstein’s crimes,” said House Oversight Chair James Comer.

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) Earlier this month, Bill and Hillary Clinton officially refused to comply with a subpoena that House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) issued, formally rejecting demands to sit for closed-door depositions in the House’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation…. Continue reading

Apologist Mike Winger Releases 6 Hour Expose on Bethel Church, Shawn Bolz

“Winger’s video does not contain any new allegations, but rather a detailed and comprehensive summary of what has gone on.”

(Protestia) Prominent Christian Bible teacher and apologist Mike Winger has released a nearly 6-hour video exposing what he describes as a “cover-up culture” in the charismatic church, which has resulted in thousands of victims due to generations of fakery, abuse, lies, and cover-up culture.

Last year, Winger posted a cryptic message on X warning: “Goodbye. I am about to embark on the creation of several videos that will cause many to think that I’m off base, compromised, unspiritual, attacking the church, or otherwise not worthwhile anymore.” Continue reading

Transvestite State Rep Calls on Activists to Storm More Churches

“It’s childishness. It’s what happens when a generation raised on self-expression and TikTok activism believes that every moment of discomfort is oppression. They aren’t storming Normandy. They’re throwing tantrums because mom said it’s time for bed.”

(The Dissenter) Last Sunday at Cities Church in St. Paul, a pack of Antifa activists barged into the sanctuary, interrupted worship, and chanted anti-ICE slogans while congregants sat confused or walked out. Their target was a pastor they accused of being a field ICE director. That’s all it took to justify turning a church service into a circus. Continue reading

One Year of Wins: Trump’s Top Accomplishments in First Year of ‘Golden Age’

“President Trump accomplished more in one year than many presidents did in eight. The President delivered on every major campaign promise — securing the border, stopping Biden’s inflation crisis, signing the largest middle-class tax cuts in history, ending woke DEI nonsense, and restoring American strength on the world stage.”

(Nick Gilbertson – Breitbart) President Donald Trump worked at warp speed to “Make America Great Again” in his first year back in office, and the results, on countless fronts, have been bountiful.

Trump inherited from former President Joe Biden a country reeling from a wounded economy and porous border policies that led to mass illegal immigration and a globe facing destabilization with the advent of two major wars in the Middle East and Europe under his predecessor. Continue reading

Are More Prayers More Effective?

“But what about the effectiveness of many prayers to change our circumstances?  Do many prayers have a greater impact on the way God answers our prayers?  There are two dangers we need to avoid when answering.” 

(Wes Bredenhof – Abounding in Grace) Questions abound when it comes to prayer.  I was recently asked by a parishioner whether having more people pray would be more effective.  Should we really try to get as many people as possible praying in a certain crisis? Continue reading

Roving Bands of Leftist Brownshirts Attacking Random People in Minneapolis

“The goal is to create a general sense of chaos and anxiety and to up the pressure on ordinary people who just want peace. Some, obviously, will want a crackdown, but others will blame the Trump administration for stirring up a hive of hornets.”

(David Strom – Hot Air) For all the talk about ICE being the “Gestapo,” the reality is that the anti-ICE protesters are actually mimicking the Brownshirts.

We now have roving gangs of Black Bloc protesters who are stopping ordinary citizens and demanding they prove they are not Jews, oops, I mean ICE agents.

Watch the video on the site… Continue reading

Insurrection: Bombshell Email Shows How Minneapolis City Employees Are Instructed to Work Against ICE

The email is headlined, “Update on activities of federal agents in Minneapolis, guidance for employees….This is a check-in with employees ahead of the long weekend,” the email begins. “We send all employees emails when there’s a critical update or new time-sensitive instruction for all City employees.” 

(Victoria Taft – PJ Media) On Friday, before their three-day holiday weekend kicked off, City of Minneapolis employees got their marching orders on how to continue to undermine Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions.

Can you call it an “insurrection” yet? Continue reading

When VDH’s Steady Voice Nearly Went Silent

(David Manney – PJ Media) For decades, a clock ticks without notice, then it stops for a moment that freezes the family listening in the living room, followed by silence. Not because the clock lacked value, but because its presence mattered more than anybody realized.

It goes without saying, at least in these circles, that Victor Davis Hanson is one of the most respected conservative historians and commentators in the country. Hanson revealed he suffered a serious complication after surgery for lung cancer. Continue reading

Elon Musk says ‘WOW’ – Democrat California is going to be 100x the Democrat fraud of Minnesota

(Whatfinger) Independent journalist was able to gain access to a building in Los Angeles, California because the page-in system to get in was broken What he discovered was DOZENS of home healthcare and hospice businesses IN ONE BUILDING Some of the doors don’t even have signs for the business and many of the names just sound fake If you were running a business for hospice, you wouldn’t want 20 other hospice businesses right next door for competition….

Watch the videos on the site – especially the Marsha Blackburn report. Continue reading

Discriminating Based on Sex Without a Definition of Sex

“The challengers argued that there’s a “subset” of “birth-sex males” who shouldn’t be excluded from girls’ sports because they don’t possess all the physical advantages of normal males. The conservative justices appeared unconvinced by this hair-splitting definition of convenience.”

(Nate Jackson – The Patriot Post) Can Idaho and West Virginia, and, by extension, 27 other states, define sports based on sex? That’s essentially the question the Supreme Court considered during yesterday’s oral arguments, and it certainly seemed likely that the Court would side with reason, science, and morality, as well as protect women’s sports from males pretending to be females. Continue reading