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

Good advice for charismatics who’ve been traumatized. Hold on to what is good.

(Wake up and Smell the Heresy – Facebook page) Please let’s pray for those who are/were followers of Bethel, Bolz and Todd White and for the first time are truly seeing how deceived they were. Mike Winger is doing a great service – but there are so many who are traumatized by truth. It is a good thing. It is a hard thing. Everything they have believed has been called into question because they put their trust in false leaders and a false movement.

Some will do as John Andrew Collins did after leaving The Message cult. He had to examine everything. Every belief was questioned and categorized: 1) Biblical, 2) extra-biblical, and 3) un-biblical. Scripture tells us to test all things. Hold on to what is good. Only category 1 fits that criteria. Continue reading

The Eastern Orthodox Icon Ruse

(John Carpenter) Most serious American Christians are accustomed to engaging groups like the Mormons, with their sexually immoral con-man who wrote bad fiction full of provable absurdities, or Jehovah’s Witnesses, repackaging ancient Arianism, or even Roman Catholicism, which claims to be the Church the Lord Jesus established while encouraging prayer to the dead and bowing before statues that Scripture forbids and the early church opposed. But Eastern Orthodoxy catches them by surprise. Its weapons are unfamiliar, its jargon sounds ancient, and its strategy is sneaky. As a result, many sincere believers are caught flat-footed. Our blindside to the Eastern Orthodox ruse is made worse by polemically adverse evangelicals who want us to believe that the wolves stalking our sheep mean well. Continue reading

‘Gun PERSON’ Rampages Thru Canadian School – 10 Dead, 25+ Wounded

A  shooter initially described by authorities as a ‘female in a dress.’

UPDATE She/Her’s a Guy

“During the initial press conference on the ghastly tragedy, RCMP Staff Sgt. Kris Clark used the most obfuscatory language imaginable to describe the murderer….The dead assailant was, the Sgt said, a ‘gun-person.’ It sounds even more ludicrous when a reporter is corrected and has to ask the Sgt a question using the term.”

(Beege Welborn – Hot Air) Tumbler Ridge is a smallish British Columbia town, buried about 700 miles northeast of Vancouver, up in the part of the province near the border with neighboring Alberta. It only has around 2400 residents in an area best known for hiking, glorious waterfalls, and dinosaur-related discoveries. Continue reading

There’s one very BIG reason why the Super Bowl shows are deviant and anti-white…

“Jay Z took over producing the Super Bowl halftime show in 2019. Since then, white performers have been banned from the show. There hasn’t been a single white headliner at the Super Bowl in 7 years, with the lone exception of Eminem who performed alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop, Kendrick Lamar and other black artists.” 

(Revolver) For years, the Super Bowl halftime show has been treated like a national stage. Not just a concert, but a cultural signal. Whoever headlines that show isn’t just performing. They’re being elevated as a representation of where American entertainment has been, and in some ways, where it’s going. Continue reading

Trump’s Alleged 2006 Call to Palm Beach Police Chief ‘Cracks’ Establishment’s Epstein Narrative on POTUS

(Breitbart) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s alleged phone call to the Palm Beach police chief in 2006, wherein Trump allegedly told him, “Thank goodness you’ re stopping [Epstein],” dismantles establishment narratives.

Leavitt’s comments came at a White House press briefing after the Department of Justice released a document from a 2019 interview between former Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter and the FBI. Continue reading

Lack of Patriotism at the Olympics

(Emmy Griffin – The Patriot Post) The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy, officially got underway on Friday, February 6. Unfortunately, this time-honored tradition of the world’s best athletes competing against one another has already been marred by a few American athletes.

To be fair, most of the athletes were prompted into speaking by hounding “reporters.” Nevertheless, a handful of them decided to use their platform to display a troubling lack of patriotism. Continue reading

We Have Had Enough of False Prophets!

By Marsha West

In 2008 I penned the attached article analyzing the Lakeland Revival and its leader evangelist/healer/prophet Todd Bentley. The so-called revival lasted several months and included “supernatural manifestations” and experiences. At that time many of us were hopeful that NAR/Bethel’s goose was cooked when the abusive Bentley was brought down for far worse offenses than the recent wrong doings Shawn BolzTodd White and several other charismatic hustlers are accused of committing.

In 2008, when news broke of Todd Bentley’s adultery, Charismatic Church leadership removed him from ministry causing the event to be abruptly shut down. Thereafter, Bentley spent a short time undergoing “restoration and repentance” under NAR leaders Rick Joyner, Bill Johnson and Ché Ahn. Knowing Bentley was convicted of sexual assault at the age of 15, knowing that during the “revival” there were creditable accusations that he was responsible for financial mismanagement, knowing about his excessive drinking…exaggerated healings…unsubstantiated claims that people were raised from the dead…and finally, knowing the adultery with a woman on his staff led to him abandoning his wife and children, the men responsible for his restoration quickly returned him to ministry. In doing so, they showed they were completely bereft of good judgement. Hebrews 5:14 reminds us “…solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.” Continue reading

New York Times accidentally proves Deep State is a 100% REAL evil supervillain…

“Think about this… the Joint Chiefs is spying, the FBI is spying, and the CIA is embedded. And all of this is connected to a sitting US president.”

Way before people started calling it the “Deep State,” Washington had a built-in system that never changed no matter who won the White House. It is the permanent bureaucracy, entrenched military brass, intelligence chiefs, and federal powers that outlast presidents and shape outcomes.

And according to newly unsealed testimony, Richard Nixon didn’t just believe that machine existed. He walked straight into this buzz saw and was shredded. Continue reading

We Finally Have a Trans Athlete Whom the Media Isn’t Gushing Over

“The IOC just admitted that the women’s category is based on sex, not identity. That’s what we’ve been saying all along, and now the most powerful sports organization in the world just confirmed it.”

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) Remember when the press couldn’t stop fawning over trans athletes shattering records in women’s sports? It was yesterday, right? They acted as if watching males dominate females in competition was some kind of moral triumph, and every story turned into a sermon on diversity and acceptance. Continue reading

Did Shawn Bolz learn his trade from well-known psychic medium John Edward?

By Marsha West

Recently charismatic fortune teller and NAR “prophet” Shawn Bolz has been accused of faking prophecy and sexual harassment. Perhaps Bolz was influenced by self-proclaimed psychic medium John Edward who has been offering psychic readings for more than 3 decades. Over the years Edward has been interviewed by Oprah many times which is revealed in my piece. But what I found most disturbing is that he has also done readings for Terri Irwin, wife of deceased Croc Hunter Steve Irwin, and Steve’s father. I reported that “The grieving widow arranged a “private reading” with John Edward. Translation: He held a séance. On January 6, 2008, Steve allegedly “spoke” to Terri and his father, Bob Irwin, through Edward.  “There’s no doubt that Steve was with us,” Mr. Irwin said. “It’s not black and white, it’s grey, but there was a definite, unmistakable Steve energy.”

Bible believing Christians should know better than to attempt necromancy (communication with the dead) as this practice is forbidden in Scripture. Anyone who participates in a séance is sinning against God. Why? The reason is clear. Doing this sort of thing opens the person up to demonic deception.

In a column I wrote several years ago, Witchcraft on the Home Shopping Network?, I warned my readers to steer clear of famed fortune teller John Edward to avoid getting sucked into the wicked world of the occult.

Here’s the article. Continue reading

Major Medical Groups Are Changing Policy on Treating Gender-Confused Kids

This very clear and firm stance against the brutal and barbaric practice of “gender-affirming care” for children won the praise of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “We commend the American Society of Plastic Surgeons for standing up to the overmedicalization lobby and defending sound science. By taking this stand, they are helping protect future generations of American children from irreversible harm.”

(Emmy Griffin – The Patriot Post) The cultural protections for the diabolical practice of “gender-affirming care” are starting to crumble. This week, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) issued a position statement against gender affirmation for minors. The timing is fascinating, because Fox Varian — a detransitioner — recently won a $2 million malpractice lawsuit against her psychologist and surgeon. Continue reading

The Case for New Fundamentalism

“At its core, fundamentalism asserted something remarkably simple: the fundamentals of the faith matter, and Scripture—not culture—defines them. There was no political platform. No culture‑war strategy. Just the conviction that God has spoken and that His Word is not ours to revise.”

(Paul S. Walker – TruthScript) It happened the way so many theological shifts begin today—not in a classroom or a denominational meeting, but in a casual conversation after church. After the service, while people lingered in the aisles catching up, a man from our congregation pulled me aside. We were discussing an issue where Scripture speaks plainly, but obedience has become culturally uncomfortable. He wasn’t angry. He wasn’t combative. He was calm, but concerned about how our church would be perceived in light of the culture today. At one point He paused and said, “Well, I’m just not a fundamentalist like you are.” Continue reading

Theologian Pledges $100K For Investigation Into Charismatic Leader Todd White

(Protestia) Christian apologist and Bible teacher Mike Winger has offered to fully fund an investigation into the ministry of Todd White, the pastor and founder of Lifestyle Christianity, in light of repeated allegations of fraud, spiritual abuse, manipulation, domestic abuse, low moral character, and financial impropriety, as outlined in a 25-point open letter.

In a four-hour exposé on White, Winger shared with his audience: Continue reading

Breaking: The Washington Post

(Nate Jackson – The Patriot Post) Billionaire Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post, trimmed a lot of fat at the paper yesterday, laying off a third of its staff and shuttering several departments entirely. It’s like he put the newspaper on Ozempic. Or is that Bez-Ozempic?

My dad jokes and I will be here all week — assuming no layoffs here.

During a Zoom meeting on Wednesday, WaPo Executive Editor Matt Murray announced “a broad strategic reset with a significant staff reduction” — i.e., layoffs…. Continue reading

From Revival’s Golden Key to “Hellgate”: How Seeker-Sensitive Formation Rewrote Kirk Cameron’s Theology

“Cameron’s journey from Revival’s Golden Key to “Hellgate” thus illustrates a larger pattern: seeker-sensitive culture does not stop at responding to worship style preferences — it continues its submission to fleshly preferences until it’s telling lost people the “good news” that hell isn’t as bad as the church has always taught.”

(David Morrill) American evangelicalism has not simply changed its methods in the last three decades — it has quietly changed how it knows truth. That epistemological shift isn’t abstract. Instead, it can be traced in the trajectory of public ministers like Kirk Cameron. Continue reading

Bethel’s Glitter Bomb Finally Went Off — And It Reeks

The real earthquake wasn’t just what Bolz allegedly did. It was that leaders at Bethel, including Bill Johnson and Kris Vallotton, acknowledged they knew serious issues existed and failed to communicate clearly, publicly, and promptly. Silence. Internal handling. No broad warning to the thousands who saw this man as a mouthpiece for God. Only after outside pressure and public exposure did the apologies roll out—the corporate version of “we should’ve said something sooner.”

(The Dissenter) It’s a strange kind of grief—not the grief of surprise, but the grief of confirmation. The kind where you’ve been standing on the train tracks for years, waving both arms, shouting that the light in the distance isn’t the sunrise, it’s a locomotive—and then one day you hear the impact and everybody else finally looks up. Continue reading

Josh Axe and the Gospel of Wellness: A Biblical Warning

“In my opinion, this kind of book, this approach to the faith, is horrifying, offensive, and inappropriate merchandising. (2 Peter 2:3).”

(Elizabeth Prata – The End Time) This is a long article. I’ll cut to the chase: I review Josh Axe very negatively. Before Christian sisters decide to bail and quit reading, I’ll ask you this: do you want to honor Jesus with all your mind, strength, body, and soul? Or do you love Josh Axe so much you will not even entertain anything negative said about him? If the latter, you have an idol in your heart. If you are not a Christian there are still pertinent facts and information for you to consider. And I do hope, whomever you are, to consider them. Helpful links at the end. Continue reading

Protestia Calls on Kirk Cameron to Repent

“In response to Kirk’s rebuke of “sin sniffers” and “heresy hunters,” looking for people to attack so our “ministries don’t dry up,” it must be said that neither Protestia nor I, as its publisher, earn any profit from this work. I operate without a salary, without ad profit tied to outrage, and without financial incentive to manufacture controversy. We also publish a clear, accessible set of doctrinal and editorial standards that invite accountability. Readers are encouraged to evaluate our reporting against those standards at any time.”

(David Morrill) We’re posting this video compilation (at the end) and explanation to document contradictions and moral/ethical inconsistencies in how Kirk Cameron has handled public criticism following his promotion of annihilationism. We’re also publicly calling him to repent – not so much for his false and dangerous beliefs about hell, but about how he has sinfully responded to disagreement and correction.

This became necessary after Kirk went to CBN (a platform that has promoted Benny Hinn, Joyce Meyer, Kenneth Copeland, T.D. Jakes, Rick Warren, Joel Osteen, Todd White, Bill Johnson, etc.) to whitewash the record and level accusations against his brothers yet again. Continue reading

When Good Men Do Nothing

“The government can only do so much to protect the rights of the citizenry. If half the country hates us and applauds these assaults on our liberties, the threat of arrest (and likely dismissal by an activist judiciary) will do little to deter the wackier elements of the fascistic left from carrying out future attacks.”

(A.J. Christopher – PJ Media) On Jan. 18, a violent mob of bigots stormed the Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., and disrupted the religious service. Much of the news surrounding the attack deals with the fact that pseudo-journalist Don Lemon was involved. The attack itself, a brazen assault on the indispensable right to freely practice religion and the right for which the Mayflower pilgrims set sail, has almost become incidental. Continue reading

Explosive update on anonymous 2019 4Chan post claiming Epstein was ‘switched out’…

“This is HUGE. We now have validation the 4Chan post from 8/10/2019 is a legitimate eyewitness account from an MCC prison officer that Epstein may have been switched out before news broke of his alleged suicide.”

(Revolver) Another batch of Epstein docs dropped, and as usual, the loudest names are getting the headlines. But the real buzz isn’t coming from the obvious dirtbags. It’s coming from the smaller, stranger details that never quite sat right with people.

One of those weird details involves a bizarre 4chan post that appeared in August 2019, about an hour before the public was told Jeffrey Epstein had been found dead in his jail cell…. Continue reading

Side B Theology in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

“There should be zero tolerance of homosexuals in the church. Becoming more like the ELCA will only ensure the death of the LCMS.”

(Anthony Fava) The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod is often considered the conservative version of Lutheranism versus the progressive Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), yet the reality is far more muddled, and the LCMS is really the equivalent of the conservative denomination driving the speed limit on its way to being the ELCA. Continue reading

Charismatic Leaders Are About to Sue Apologist Mike Winger Over Recent Exposé?

“I know a number of charismatic leaders are talking to lawyers right now trying to see if they can sue me. And we’ll see how that works out for them.”

(Protestia) Christian apologist Mike Winger has revealed that several charismatic leaders are in talks with their lawyers over whether or not to sue him for defamation, following a series of high-profile exposé s on their ungodly behavior.

Winger has gone hard against charismatic cover-up culture over the last year, receiving millions of views while making good on his infamous February 2025 tweet. Continue reading

Buddygate: The Debate Kirk Was Afraid to Have

“Despite the claim by Cameron’s son that they had “flown in…the best from all across the world,” in truth, Cameron merely brought in a group of buddies from the world of micro-apologetics. Date, Copan, and Paterson are friends and frequent collaborators, whose cordial disagreements on issues like annihilationism are used as fodder for the “one more event” apologetics circuit.”

(David Morrill) Over the last couple of months, we’ve been unfortunate witnesses to Christian actor Kirk Cameron’s public, epistemological and theological deconstruction, made most evident by his subversive promotion of the heresy known as annihilationism – sometimes called conditional immortality. As this sentence has made several serious charges (deconstruction, subversion, heresy), I will not leave readers without a thorough, evidence-based demonstration of these charges, nor a straightforward explanation of both where Kirk has erred theologically and by what well-worn path he was led away from biblical truth. Continue reading

Don Lemon Arrested by Federal Agents for His Role in Church Mob

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) Last week, a federal magistrate judge in Minnesota refused to sign off on federal charges against disgraced former CNN host Don Lemon for his role in the anti-ICE demonstration that stormed St. Paul’s Cities Church in Minneapolis during Sunday services.

That decision left Lemon off the hook, at least on paper. At the same time, the Justice Department weighed other options and pursued cases against several of the activists who helped organize the disruption…. Continue reading