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

What Does ‘Faith Alone’ Mean?

(Jonathan Landry Cruse – Beautiful Christian Life) To understand the importance of the statement “faith alone,” we need to remember why the Reformers sought to recover the doctrine of God’s grace. They wanted to emphasize the fact that we are made right with God not through any merit of our own but rather through God’s own free grace. In Christ, we receive unmerited favor from God.

The Roman Catholics in the sixteenth century would have agreed with this to some extent. They indeed believed we needed God’s grace to get to heaven…. Continue reading

Is the Reformed Brand Falling apart with the trouble in Ligonier Ministries and the Death of Reformed Stalwarts?

“Even just in the last 10 yrs, I see ministries like Ligonier retreating into the background. In my own denominations we have a variety of ministries, like Theopolis and Canon Press, as well as a variety of podcasts. All these things can be a great supplement to local ministries. We need theological and cultural commentary, we need conversation between pastors.”

(Nathan Zekveld) While I respect and honor the work of the men at Ligonier, I have never seen them as the face of a Reformed Brand, or even JI Packer, RC Sproul, or John Mac Arthur (who have all gone to be with the Lord) as the face of a nebulous Reformed Brand. In part, because my religious life has not been grounded online, but in the life of the local church and in the life of the classis or presbytery. That said, I know that the scandals connected with Ligonier will be trying to the faith of some Reformed Christians. Continue reading

A Whole lotta ‘Christian’ bestsellers are unfit for Christian consumption

Repost from 2019.

(Marsha West – Christian Research Network) Sadly, “Christian” book sellers line their shelves with books that are clearly unbiblical. Books that put a positive spin on New Age spirituality, Eastern mysticism, LGBTQ+ issues and so forth are available through online Christian outlets as well as their brick and mortar stores. I think it’s safe to say that pseudo-Christian publishing houses has to be one of if not the largest suppliers of outright heresy that exists today.  Oddly, these organizations and the outlets that distribute for them are responsible (or should I say irresponsible) for much of the apostasy we’re witnessing in the visible Church. This is principally because these money-making enterprises offer false teachers a platform for spreading really really bad theology. As an example, folks shopping for something as important as a Bible will find one in every color, shape and size.  That in and of itself is fine.  But they’ll also find Bibles offering translations that supposedly are “accurate” “up-to- date” and “easy to read.”  I say supposedly because many Bible translations are highly unorthodox and unfit for Christian consumption. Tragically, it’s the unorthodox Bibles and other reading material that lead undiscerning souls into false teaching. Continue reading

Sean Feucht Accused Of Writing Fake Messages To Himself to Attack Other Christians

“On X, Feucht tagged Christian apologist Mike Winger and journalist Julie Roys, accusing them of being complicit in his being targeted by Hindu extremists and Muslim radicals because of their criticism of him.”

(Protestia) Prominent worship leader Sean Feucht keeps getting caught in lies and deception. His newest post on X has been widely mocked, with many in the community calling it a clear falsehood. Continue reading

The Harvest in the Hallways: A Plea for the Church to Engage Public Schools

“Blame secular humanism, blame feminism; whatever the cause, if we want to see our nation return to its Christian heritage, we need to address how we educate our future citizens….” 

(Amy Simmons – TruthScript) Working in the Texas public school system for nearly two decades, I’ve seen multiple political administrations implement policies that have significantly shaped how schools operate. I witnessed the acceleration of high-stakes testing due to George W. Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind Act, which tied federal school funding to student performance. I saw the intensification of data-driven instruction during the Obama-era, necessitating digital tracking tools that educational technology companies were happy to provide. Continue reading

7 Things You Need to Know about the Silence of Jesus

(Beautiful Christian Life) “So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer” (Luke 23:9).

Ecclesiastes tells us that there is time to speak and a time to keep silent. And this makes sense enough, but the issue is, when is the fitting time? When is it better to speak? And when is it necessary to stay quiet? This is the art of wisdom.

Yet, as a society, we have pretty unanimously voted in favor of speaking. Our world, filled with technology and social media, never stops speaking, be it with words, pictures, or videos…. Continue reading

The Modern American Soft ‘Jesus’ is an Idol

“Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” —Matthew 25:41

(The Dissenter) The modern American imagination is an idol factory, and it has manufactured a version of Jesus that never existed.

In this version, Jesus is soft-spoken, endlessly agreeable, and almost allergic to confrontation. He floats through the Gospels like a spiritual therapist, nodding gently while people talk about their feelings…. Continue reading

Auron MacIntyre Confronts Tucker Carlson On Islam

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) Tucker Carlson is one of the most controversial men in America and also one of the most influential. Few individuals have driven as many news cycles and conversations as he has. But with all of these things established, there is a pressing concern that Tucker Carlson, in waking up to Jewish influence in American politics, has softened his opposition to Islam. There is an ongoing debate as to whether Christians and Muslims can or should form a political alliance, and Carlson has certainly interviewed people who believe its possible. But where does Tucker Carlson stand on the issue? Continue reading

Kevin O’Leary Shuts Down Everyone Panicking Over Operation Epic Fury

“You’ve got 250,000 people making 60 million miserable. That’s not a long-term solution either. That’s just in Iran. That’s why you’ve got to take the long view, and the long view here could be just 60 days.” 

(Dmitri Bolt – Townhall) Kevin O’Leary blasted the panicans for claiming Operation Epic Fury is set to damage the U.S. economy, urging critics to “chillax” and arguing that key economic indicators aren’t anywhere near danger levels. He also pointed to the upside of a successful operation, saying that success in Iran could not only expand U.S. trade with regional allies but create broader gains for global trading partners, from the Middle East to Asia. Continue reading

Answering America’s Call, Britain to Lead Hormuz Coalition of Nations Sending Warships to Keep Strait Open

(Breitbart) British military officers are embedded with CENTCOM in preparation for a long-term Strait of Hormuz freedom-of-navigation mission, and meetings have already taken place with like-minded allies, including France, Canada, and Japan, a report states.

The United Kingdom will lead a multinational coalition to re-open and then maintain the Strait of Hormuz “as soon as the conditions are right” — likely meaning not while a war is still going on — it is claimed…. Continue reading

A New and Rising Liberalism

“Modern Liberalism is just as heretical as was the theological liberalism of the early 20th century. It is heresy to deny the necessity of sanctification for believers as much as to deny the authority of scripture. To deny that Christ truly transforms his people in this life is as much heresy as it is to deny that he came to save.”

(Aaron Prelock) There’s a new liberalism making its way through our churches and transforming our denominations. No, this liberalism doesn’t deny the virgin birth or the historicity of Jesus’ resurrection. This liberalism is steeped in biblical exegesis and historic-Reformed categories. Today’s liberalism attempts to use the common creeds and confessions we know and love, and it emphasizes the importance of using scripture to defend our ideas…. Continue reading

Accepting Evil

“Every American should watch that interview, which is posted on BillOReilly.com.  But they won’t.  The left-wing Trump haters and the right-wing isolationists condemn the military action against Iran. They don’t really care that an evil regime might develop a bomb that could kill millions; they simply believe what they want to believe.”

(Bill O’Reilly) Ninety years is a long time.  In 1936, Americans were suffering during the Great Depression, and life was generally hard. My parents were deeply affected by what they saw as teenagers.  Vast unemployment, hunger, fear.  The United States was in trouble. Continue reading

Election results are finally in: the European REVOLT is here…

“Young voters can see the housing crisis, economic strain, their cultural unraveling, soaring crime, and the elite lies. The old slogans are stale.”

(Revolver) It’s finally happening, folks. Europe is actually waking up, thanks to the left’s failed migration experiment.

Europe’s global elites have been selling mass migration as some kind of popular snack food that’s good for your soul. Euros were told it was compassionate, enlightened, and totally necessary to flood their countries with foreigners who refused to assimilate…. Continue reading

Recently released bodycam footage adds some clarity to the Nichols vs St. Andrew’s Chapel saga.

These accounts stand in tension with Nichols’ earlier public statement, in which he said that the central issue in the dispute is a reported suspicion of sexual abuse involving his daughter. Nichols has stated that he brought these concerns to church leadership in January 2025 and has emphasized that the allegation lies at the heart of the conflict.

(Protestia) Newly released materials, including bodycam footage, a detailed statement from Saint Andrew’s Chapel, and related correspondence involving a former elder, have added significant new detail to the ongoing dispute surrounding the excommunication of Stephen Nichols and his wife. The new information clarifies key aspects of the timeline while also introducing new points of contradiction between the parties involved. Continue reading

Australian Prophetic Council and The Prophetic grift of Gary Morgan exposed

“Gary was surprised by the accusation, and maintained he never used Facebook to gather information on attendees for words of knowledge / prophecy. From what we understand, at this point he was removed from the Australian Prophetic Council.” 

(Church Watch Central) Mike Winger has done it again, calling out cover-up culture and abuse in the church. This time he has called out Gary Morgan of the Australian Prophetic Council (APC), Morgan being notorious grifting prophet around the Australian landscape. He’s often associated with Apostle Katherine Ruonala of the Glory City cult in Queensland and her APC. However, more recently he has been embroiled in prophetically abusing Casey City Church members, the cult of Larry Sebastian. Continue reading

Bethel Church’s new megabucks megastructure will model ‘on earth as it is in heaven’

Repost from 2021. In light of Bethel Redding’s Bill Johnson and Kris Vallotton’s cover-up of fakery and abuses and then lying about it, all of which was exposed by Mike Winger, take a moment to let what you’re about to read sink in.

(Marsha West – Christian Research Network) I have groundbreaking news to report.  Bethel Church in Redding CA (BCR) has plans to construct an Apostolic Training Center. According to Bill Johnson, who holds the title “Super-Apostle” (which is comparable to holding the high office of cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church) is “partnering with other catalysts from around the world to propel this mission forward, and are believing for an entirely new, state-of-the-art campus where we can continue to pursue God’s decree over our movement.”

I hope you’re sitting down. The new construct will cost roughly 96 million dollars. Continue reading

Stephen Nichols Statement Makes the SAC/Ligonier Conflict Both Clearer and Blurrier

“At the time of this writing, it remains perfectly plausible that the church acted entirely appropriately, the Nichols acted entirely appropriately, or both parties erred. It is not possible that neither party is at fault, of course (considering the nature of the conflict), and hopefully, forthcoming information will shed light on the situation to maximize clarity and minimize further harm to all involved.”

(Protestia) It now appears that the issues of church discipline, excommunication, and conflict at St. Andrew’s Chapel, Reformation Bible College, and Ligonier Ministries have less to do with theological concerns and more to do with personal conflict over the serious issue of sexual abuse. Continue reading

BREAKING: Chuck Norris Dies at 86

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) Chuck Norris, the legendary martial artist and action star who embodied American toughness for generations, died Thursday morning at age 86. His family announced the news on Friday in a statement posted to his Instagram account.

“It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the sudden passing of our beloved Chuck Norris yesterday morning. While we would like to keep the circumstances private, please know that he was surrounded by his family and was at peace,” the statement reads…. Continue reading

Why God Allows False Teachers to Thrive in the Church

“Once you successfully reframe discernment as hostility, you have effectively disarmed the only people in the room who might expose you. The one person willing to say, “That’s not what Scripture teaches,” is no longer seen as faithful—he’s seen as divisive. The one asking questions is no longer careful—he’s dangerous.”

(The Dissenter) There is a peculiar pattern that repeats itself across the sprawling circus of the modern professing church—such as it is—so consistent, so predictable, that once you see it, you can’t unsee it.

A man stands on a stage, confident, polished, completely at ease. The lighting is deliberate. The pacing is practiced. Every pause feels intentional, every inflection calibrated…. Continue reading

What Does the Bible Say about Satan?

(Robb Brurnansky – The Cripplegate) Martyn Lloyd-Jones, who was a practicing medical doctor before the Lord called him into pastoral ministry, wrote, “I find more and more in my pastoral experience, as I am privileged to interview people, and to help them in their personal fight of faith, and in their personal problems, that the essence of the trouble so frequently is that such people have not realized the powers that are set against them. So often I have to deal with people who have been sent to a psychologist, a psychoanalyst, or somebody like that, and whose problem very frequently is simply that they have without realizing it been besieged and attacked by the devil.” He goes on to note the essence of the cure is to help them see the spiritual battle in which they are engaged, and to fight it with spiritual weapons. Continue reading

When Heroes Have Feet of Clay: Cesar Chavez Was a Serial Abuser of Young Girls

(Rick Moran – PJ Media) Cesar Chavez, a civil rights icon and Mexican-American saint, had a dark past that many of his contemporaries knew about but refused to act upon.

Chavez liked underage teen girls. He took several of them to his private office about 100 miles outside of Los Angeles, where he would molest and rape them, some as young as 12 years old. He also assaulted and raped adult women.

Everyone who knew kept quiet to avoid tarnishing the icon’s reputation or hurting the cause he fought for. Continue reading

Hegseth explains religious aspect of Iran war amid eschatology concerns: ‘We’re fighting religious fanatics’

“Political commentator Tucker Carlson, who has fielded intense backlash and accusations of antisemitism in recent months for his unfavorable attitude toward the Israeli government and his vocal opposition to military intervention in Iran, criticized Hegseth’s apparent eschatological views during a monologue last week, and questioned what role they might be playing in U.S. foreign policy.”

(Jon Brown – The Christian Post) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth acknowledged during an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes Overtime” that aired Sunday that the war in Iran has a religious element, a comment that comes amid concerns regarding the role eschatology is playing in the conflict. Continue reading

Steve Nichols Accused of Slander by Former Saint Andrew’s Chapel Pastor

“Stephen Adams published his charges against Stephen Nichols, but has not yet provided the much needed receipts that would bolster his credibility. Functionally, he went public without actually making anything known to the public.”

(Anthony Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) Over the weekend, Saint Andrews Chapel, the former home of RC Sproul, had a letter circulated on the internet detailing the excommunication of Steve and Heidi Nichols on grounds of contumacy without stating what the underlying charges were that brought about the disciplinary process. This further coincides with Nichols’ departure from Reformation Bible College after twelve years as president. Continue reading

Apostolic Responses to False Teachers in the Early Church

(Don & Joy Veinot – Midwest Christian Outreach) It is often surprising how few seem to know why the New Testament epistles, and we would say the Gospel of John as well, were written. In the main, with the exception of Philemon, they were written to expose false teachers, false teachings, and bad behavior – while also laying down correct doctrine and proper behavior. It is not that the Epistles and the Gospel of John cannot be understood without that information but knowing that background makes the text far clearer to the readers and far more useful toward the defense of the Christian faith…. Continue reading