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

Dem Reactions to SCOTUS Kneecapping Activist Judges Are Delicious

“The Supreme Court of the United States made sure that last Friday was not the slow news day that Fridays typically are. The justices were once again pressed into duty because of the antics of the chronic sufferers of Trump Derangement Syndrome. They almost certainly have better things to do, but it was time for the Judicial Branch to police itself.”

(Stephen Kruiser – PJ Media) Before we get into the main topic today, I just want to do an endzone dance over the news that backstabbing squish Thom Tillis will not be seeking reelection, which Matt wrote about. Regular readers of mine know that I’ve gone after Tillis on a few occasions…. Continue reading

Award-winning journalist who ‘exposed’ Judge Roy Moore was just caught with child pornography…

“We’ve seen this all before. The left has always projected their filth onto their enemies. They accuse others of the very sins they’re secretly committing behind closed doors. They called Trump a tyrant while building a surveillance state. They called [Judge] Roy Moore a predator while handing out Pulitzers to one. They scream “fascist” while pushing Marxist garbage and dragging this country into censorship, lawfare, and economic despair.”

(Revolver) In 2018, the liberal media patted themselves on the back for taking down Roy Moore, a Republican Senate candidate from Alabama. The takedown followed the usual pattern. Moore was attacked over allegations from 40 years ago. Allegations that were unproven, disputed, and oh-so-perfectly politically timed…. Continue reading

Passing Peak Pride

“When the arc of history seemed to bend toward normalizing the Queer, connecting the trans cause to same-sex marriage seemed like a sure-fire win for the trans. Hard and soft power went all in on this strategy. What happened is different. Transing kids, platforming drag queens, and grooming children with comprehensive sex education have tainted same-sex marriage and the Gay Pride gambit among many. We are passing Peak Pride as a result.”

(Scott Yenor – American Reformer) The air is coming out of the Rainbow balloon. Pride parades and festivals have suffered budget deficits, bled corporate sponsorships and had poorer attendance since 2023, the year of peak Pride. Continue reading

What the Government Owes Us

(Bill O’Reilly) Let’s talk contracts here.  Social contracts. If you are an American citizen who pays taxes you are owed certain things. That’s the agreement the Constitution memorializes, that the feds and states are obligated to take shielding actions on your behalf.

First and most important, protection from people and nations that might hurt you. That’s what the Iran thing is.  Violent extremists getting nuclear capability. The U.S. federal government cannot allow it especially with the 9/11 legacy.   Apparently, isolationists don’t understand the contract.  Danger is to be mitigated. Continue reading

SCOTUS Hands Down Ruling in Landmark Parental Rights Case

“For many people of faith, there are few religious acts more important than the religious education of their children […] And the practice of educating one’s children in one’s religious beliefs, like all religious acts and practices, receives a generous measure of constitutional protection…” 

(Madeline Leesman – Townhall) On Friday, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down the decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a groundbreaking case surrounding parental rights in education. Continue reading

BREAKING: SCOTUS Rules on Nationwide Injunctions Against Birthright Citizenship EOs

Ostensibly, this ruling applies to the executive order about birthright citizenship, but Susie told me on Thursday that the ruling “could be instructive as to how they’re inclined to address them in those other contexts.” 

(Chris Queen – PJ Media) The Supreme Court has ruled in a case involving whether district court judges have jurisdiction to issue nationwide injunctions regarding President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship…. Continue reading

Triggered: How to Overcome Destructive Obsessions

(Mike Recker – Proclaim & Defend) An exploration of how to handle those moments when life pushes your buttons

In our journey through life, we all experience moments when something sets us off — when an event or interaction triggers us into anger, depression, or destructive behavior patterns that we know aren’t God’s will for our lives. These triggering events can create compulsions or obsessions in our minds, driving us toward actions we cannot stop in our own power. Continue reading

Here’s Why Hegseth Tore Into the Fake News Media This Week

(Madeline Leesman – Townhall) On Thursday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth tore into reporters who “cheered against Trump” when he ordered the strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday.

“You, the press, specifically you, the press corps, because you cheer against Trump so hard,” Hegseth said.

“It’s like in your DNA and in your blood to cheer against Trump because you want him not to be successful so bad. You have to cheer against the efficacy of these strikes. You have to hope maybe they weren’t effective,” he added. Continue reading

Key Biden Adviser Refuses To Testify About Former President’s Cognitive Decline

“With no privilege left to hide behind, Mr. Bernal is now running scared, desperate to bury the truth. The American people deserve answers and accountability, and the Oversight Committee will not tolerate this obstruction. I will promptly issue a subpoena to compel Anthony Bernal’s testimony before the Committee.”

(Shawn Fleetwood – The Federalist) A key Biden White House staffer is refusing to testify before Congress about former President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline, the House Oversight Committee announced Wednesday. Continue reading

BREAKING: SCOTUS Allows States to Remove Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood

(Chris Queen – PJ Media) In a 6-3 ruling on Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that states can remove Planned Parenthood funding from their Medicaid programs. The split went exactly as we’ve come to expect, with six conservative justices ruling in favor and three liberal justices dissenting. (Oddly, the Associated Press refers to it as a “divided” ruling as if we haven’t come to expect the conservative-liberal divide that we see in most cases.)

The AP report drips with bias: Continue reading

There’s A New Huge Twist in the Biden Autopen Scandal

“Never before has the autopen been used under such a cloud of secrecy — or at a time when the sitting president’s mental capacity is so openly questioned. The Trump administration is not using the autopen to sign legally binding documents.”

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) In a jaw-dropping revelation that should shake every American to their core, former Biden advisor Neera Tanden has admitted under oath that she — not Joe Biden — was in control of the president’s autopen for nearly two years. Continue reading

Kristi Noem reveals Trudeau’s dark plan to destroy America, and why Trump is so angry…

“As the movement gained momentum and more people joined the demonstrations to rally for freedom, Trudeau took drastic, “Stalin-like” measures to shut it down. He instituted martial law and clamped down on the group by freezing their bank accounts and confiscating fuel from numerous trucks, effectively destroying their livelihoods…”

(Revolver) Every time a new piece of this border mess drops, it makes more sense why Trump and the entire America First crowd are so frustrated and disgusted. Continue reading

Newsboys Dropped By Record Label, Address New Michael Tait Allegations

(Protestia) Christian band The Newsboys revealed this past Sunday that they were recently dropped by their record label, Capitol Christian Music Group, following admitted instances of sexual abuse and hard drug use by former bandmate Michael Tait.

Along with what he has confessed to, Tait has been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a mind and drugging a woman and watching her get sexually assaulted.

Before their show at the Elevate Music Festival in Scottsdale, Newsboys frontman Adam Agee addressed the elephant in the room to the eager crowd, which repeatedly cheered its support. Continue reading

The Great Unknown About the Damage to Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

“If Iran starts printing billions of dollars to pay for rebuilding their enrichment program, the more than 35% inflation rate already being experienced by the Iranian people will skyrocket, bringing with it civil unrest. That’s the last thing the mullahs want.”

(Rick Moran – PJ Media) Seven B-2 Spirit Stealth bombers dropped 14 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordinance Penetrator (MOP) bombs on three Iranian nuclear sites. All 14 bombs hit their target.

However, since most of the primary targets were underground, it’s unknown how badly the Iranian nuclear program was crippled. Continue reading

Former Bethel Star Confirms Moral Rot and Cover-ups In CCM Worship Industry, Including Bethel

(The Dissenter) In 2019, I wrote that the greased and lubed celebrity machinery of modern Christian music wasn’t just distracting—it was hijacking the very glory of God. I pointed out how artists chase chart ranks, fame, social media clout—and lose the weightier matters: God’s truth, Christ’s exclusivity, the cross. I had mentioned Lauren Daigle and Lecrae as case studies, frontrunners who traded gospel clarity for applause, becoming idols unto themselves and complicit in a gospel-lite, idol‑driven pop culture.

Fast-forward to today—and an insider at the top of the heap is spilling the same tea. Continue reading

BREAKING: Trump Announces Iran-Israel Ceasefire

(Catherine Salgado – PJ Media) Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran have agreed upon a cease-fire, ending the current phase of conflict between them in less than two weeks, though the overall war between them has been going on for many years.

Trump posted on Truth Social, “CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions!), for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ENDED! Officially, Iran will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 12th Hour, Israel will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 24th Hour, an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR will be saluted by the World.” Continue reading

Surprise, Surprise: Progressives Side With Iran Over America

“Liberals have rallied for yet another protest, this time “Hands off Iran Protest” Where do they all get professionally made matching signs in less than 24 hours?!? Just think about this, liberals are defending Iran now… IRAN. A country that literally wants us all dead.”

(Dmitri Bolt – Townhall) Over the weekend, progressives hit a new moral low, taking to the streets to protest President Trump’s direct strike on Iran…. Continue reading

Enemy of the State: John Brennan’s Damning Memo

“He wants us to “think creatively,” and let Iran, a genocidal, suicidal regime have some enrichment. That’s not creative. People should question his motives.”

(Mary Dowling) Just the News obtained this email yesterday and it is “very important.” It comes from the former CIA director Mike Morell. Morell is the person who organized that letter from the 51 intelligence professionals who tried to fake you into thinking that the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinformation when it wasn’t.

It is between him and John Brennan, one of the signatories of that letter. Continue reading

‘You Don’t Know What You’re Talking About’: Rubio Wipes the Floor With Brennan Over Iranian Nukes

(Sarah Anderson – PJ Media) There are some things I’d never do in life. I’d never challenge Usain Bolt to a race. I’d never have a conversation with Clarence Thomas and pretend to know more about the law than he does. I’d never volunteer to tackle Derrick Henry, and I’d never try to tell Peyton Manning how to throw a football. And I’d certainly never try to outsmart Secretary of State Marco Rubio on something like foreign intelligence.

But Margaret Brennan doesn’t seem to know how to stay in her lane. I guess she enjoys embarrassing herself on national television? That’s the only thing I can come up with. Continue reading

Iran Deserves It

(Bill O’Reilly) Simple man analysis.  First, the world is far better off now that the Mullahs’ dream of constructing a nuclear weapon has been diminished.

Second, no credible source has denied Iran was fast-tracking nukes.

Third, it is the United Nations, not the United States, that defined Iran’s violations under the 2019 nuclear weapons treaty that the Mullahs signed.

Fourth, we don’t exactly know why President Trump ordered the air strikes this weekend, but a reason will surface. Continue reading

BREAKING: U.S. Bombs Iran Nuclear Sites; Trump: ‘Now Is the Time for Peace’

(Breitbart) President Donald Trump announced Saturday evening that the U.S. had bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, and that he would be addressing the nation at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time. He called on Iran to seek peace.

On Thursday, the White House said that Trump had decided to give Iran another two weeks to negotiate, in which he expected Iran to agree to give up its nuclear enrichment program in exchange for an end to the war.

The U.S. had not been directly involved in Israel’s war effort until Saturday, but had sold arms to Israel, had likely shared intelligence with Israel, and had moved strategic naval and air assets closer to the Middle East. Continue reading

Reformed Stupidity?

(Wes Bredenhof) Some time ago I saw this question on Reddit:

Do Reformed preachers not see the stupidity of telling people not to rely on their works while also saying genuine faith produces good works?  It just seems like double-speak to avoid being labeled Catholic or Arminian.

I reply:  this Reformed preacher fails to see the stupidity in this at all.  I’ll explain.

There is an important distinction being missed here by the questioner.  In Reformed theology, we distinguish between the basis of your salvation and the outcome/response to your salvation…. Continue reading

Trump Calls for Special Prosecutor to Investigate 2020 Election

(Jeff Charles – Townhall) President Donald Trump on Friday called for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the outcome of the 2020 election, which he has long claimed was stolen.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump touted the results of his immigration policies compared to former President Joe Biden’s performance. “Biden was grossly incompetent, and the 2020 election was a total FRAUD!” Trump wrote. “The evidence is MASSIVE and OVERWHELMING.” Continue reading