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

The Gospel Coalition is Shocked the Democrat Monster They Coddled Has Teeth

“JD Greear, Matt Hall, Ligon Duncan, Mark Dever, Russell Moore—the TGC-aligned all-star team of third-way theologians—have made careers out of dancing delicately on the tightrope of moral equivalence. They’ve spent more ink defending Democrats than opposing drag queen story hour. To them, voting blue was just a matter of “conscience.” Conscience, that is, unmoored from Scripture, tradition, reason, or reality.”

(The Dissenter) Colorado, ever the progressive petri dish of experimental governance, has once again declared its disdain for Christian convictions—this time by officially categorizing biblical parenting as a form of abuse. House Bill 25-1312, which I wrote about earlier this month, cynically dubbed the “Kelly Loving Act,” slithers under the guise of compassion while weaponizing the state against parents who won’t cosign their child’s gender confusion. Continue reading

Kyle and J6ers rotted in jail, but this teen killer just waltzed out of prison…

“Think about it: twelve days. That’s all it took for the system to shrug off a brutal (alleged) murder and let this kid waltz out on a ridiculously reduced bond. Meanwhile, political prisoners from J6 rotted behind bars without bond at all. And Kyle Rittenhouse, who actually acted in pure self-defense, was slapped with a $2 million cash bond and sat in jail for nearly three months.” 

(Revolver) The American justice system isn’t broken, folks. It’s rigged. We don’t have one set of rules for everyone. We have two. One for people who toe the regime’s line and another for anyone who dares to step out of it—especially if they’re white, male, conservative, or, God forbid, defend themselves…. Continue reading

John MacArthur Announces Return: ‘I feel great. I’m ready to come roaring back into the public’

“The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated. So thankful to the Lord for your prayers as I continue to recover.”

(Protestia) A month after sharing a video message with Shepherds Conference attendees expressing his great sadness and disappointment at not being able to attend the event, reflecting that he was on his “last lap,” pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church has revealed that he’s back in the recording studio this week and that he feels ‘great.’ Continue reading

British Supreme Court Rules ‘Trans Women’ Are Not Legally Biological Women

“The Daily Telegraph cites the remarks of Maya Forstater, the chief executive of the gender critical Sex Matters group who proclaimed that the ruling means gender self-identification is “dead”. She said of the ruling: “They thanked us for our cogent argument. It has turned the Equality Act from confused to being clear.”

(Oliver JJ Lane – Breitbart) The Supreme Court in London has ruled that, for the purposes of judging matters of equality, terms like ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ refer to biological sex, not gender. Continue reading

PCA Church Hosts ‘Men’s Same-Sex Attraction Group’

“Tim Keller’s legacy has undergone a lot of debate since his death, but this is yet another disciple of his pushing liberal theology and undermining biblical sexuality.”

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) The Presbyterian Church in America has battled a lot of gayness over the years, with Tim Keller’s influence contributing to the Revoice movement, which ho(sted a conference in 2018 promoting the view that homosexual desires and identities were not sins. This partial affirmation of homosexuality is the growing trend in the church as ministries that held the line on marriage are compromising to the culture in subtler ways…. Continue reading

Unsealed Crossfire Hurricane Docs Further Prove Russiagate Was A Hoax All Along

“These referenced snippets are but a snapshot of the information contained within the unsealed Crossfire Hurricane documents that further confirms the baselessness of the Russia collusion hoax that hindered most of Trump’s first presidency. The mentioned examples don’t even include the egregious conduct by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the openly anti-Trump bias by FBI officials like Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, and Lisa Page, or the reported leaking of classified information about the probe by congressional Democrats and their staff to legacy media.”

(Shawn Fleetwood – The Federalist) Democrats and their media allies have run a lot of unsubstantiated hoaxes throughout the past several years. And while each is damaging in its own way, one of the biggest and arguably most destructive conspiracies perpetuated by these actors and Americans’ own government was the unsubstantiated narrative that Donald Trump colluded with Russia to steal the 2016 election. Continue reading

Salem Media Group Strikes Deal With Donald Trump Jr. and Lara Trump

(Business Wire) Salem Media Group, Inc. (OTCQX: SALM), fresh off eliminating all corporate long-term debt and growing the #1 conservative news show in America, is making its boldest move yet. Today, Salem announces a historic, multi-dimensional deal that not only adds two of the most influential voices in American media, Donald Trump Jr. and Lara Trump, but launches the company into an entirely new era of scale, relevance, and cultural power.

This strategic transformation cements Salem’s emergence as the upcoming platform for conservative content across broadcast, podcasting, digital, and on-demand streaming, a full-spectrum media ecosystem built for today’s America. Continue reading

Et Tu, Barack?

“The President [Biden] could not figure out how to exit the stage.  So, the other President, Barack Obama, gently clasped his forearm leading him to the exit.  Mr. Obama had to know that the embarrassing sequence would be caught by video cameras and broadcast worldwide.”

(Bill O”Reilly) Every time I hear partisan criticism of President Trump, the image of Joe Biden pops into my mind.  Joe thought he would be a two-termer, no sweat.  And if that had happened little would have changed in America.  But under Trump, almost everything in the political realm is different for better or for worse.  You make the call. Continue reading

I’d Rather Have Jesus Than A Chocolate Easter Egg

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(Marsha West – Christian Research Network) Easter evokes images of decorative baskets filled with all sorts of goodies, cool new clothes, church services, the annual Easter egg hunt, families and friends gathering together to enjoy a sumptuous meal.  Doesn’t it seem a bit odd that people will spend an entire day celebrating a make-believe rabbit?

Today when Easter Sunday rolls around a good many Christians spend more time participating in secular events than celebrating the Resurrection of their Savior.  Before I move on, I should point out that “Easter” is now passé.  Wanting to remove the Christian origins of our language, secularists managed to change Resurrection Sunday to Easter Sunday and Easter break to spring break – all in the name of tolerance. Fortunately a large number of believers have caught on to their shenanigans and have gone back to using Resurrection Sunday instead of Easter.

Just as our postmodern culture has secularized Christmas, likewise Easter has been secularized and now we incorporate the Easter Bunny, hunting for colorful eggs and binging on chocolate and jellybeans.  There’s nothing wrong with Easter festivities per se — but for Christians, Christ’s triumph over death ought to be the reason for the celebration.   What does a big bunny, a basket filled with plastic Easter eggs and decadently delicious goodies have to do with Jesus? Continue reading

Trump White House Releases Surprisingly Biblical Statement on Holy Week

“The statement connects Christian faith to American public life, something most politicians are too cowardly to do.”

(The Dissenter) In an age where most political leaders opt for soft-focus platitudes about “faith traditions” and “spiritual journeys,” the Trump White House just dropped a Holy Week statement that reads more like a Sunday sermon than a sanitized press release. And frankly, it’s a breath of fresh air.

Clearly, Trump did not write this himself—and most certainly it wasn’t Paula White or any of the other heretics on his faith team. Perhaps he asked William Wolfe or Owen Strachan to write it? Continue reading

Confusing Pleasure and Joy

When I was a boy, my parents made me go to church every Sunday morning. I had no desire to go. I found the worship service boring and could not wait for it to be over so I could go play. But even worse than Sunday morning worship was the weekly catechism class, which was held on Saturday morning. That was the lowest point of my childhood experience in church. I had to go through a communicants class, then I moved on to the catechism class, where I and some other boys and girls had to memorize the Westminster Shorter Catechism. I endured it all just to become a member of the church and finish the course so my parents would be satisfied. I was not converted until several years later. Continue reading

TBN’s Sheila Walsh Headlines SBC Pastors’ Wives Luncheon

“It should go without saying that such luncheons themselves are a sign of excess and therefore unnecessary, but it is more egregious that it is used to subvert true doctrine to the pastors’ wives on the eve of many contentious battles.” 

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) Each year, the Southern Baptist Convention holds its annual Pastors’ Wives Conference which bills itself as a forum to minister to the wives of pastors. In 2023, the SBC hosted Rachel Gilson, a notorious promoter of Side B theology who led the downfall of Cru. This year, the luncheon tapped TBN host Sheila Walsh to headline the wives’ luncheon. Continue reading

NSA director told FBI Pulitzer-winning WaPo story on Russian collusion hoax was ‘wrong’

(John Solomon – Just the News) Former National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers told FBI agents that the crux of a Pulitzer Prize award-winning Washington Post story on the Russian collusion hoax was “wrong,” according to newly declassified documents obtained by Just the News.

Admiral Rogers, who retired in 2018 after four years as National Security Agency chief and commander of U.S. Cyber Command, spoke with FBI agents and a key member of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team in June 2017, where he threw cold water on a May 2017 story by the Post titled, “Trump asked intelligence chiefs to push back against FBI collusion probe after Comey revealed its existence.” Continue reading

Trump Takes Jab at Biden, Reveals He Took Cognitive Test: ‘Got Every Answer Right’

Special Counsel Robert Hur revealed that while he would not charge Biden “for his handling of classified documents,” in a report, he described the former president as being an “elderly man with a poor memory.”

(Elizabeth Weibel – Breitbart) President Donald Trump took a jab at former President Joe Biden when revealing that he took a cognitive test during his physical examination and claimed he “got every answer right.”

While speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump said he thought he “did well” on his physical examination. When asked by a reporter if he received “suggestions or advice” on anything he should change, Trump said he received a “little bit,” but that “overall” he felt he is “in very good shape.” Continue reading

‘Open Letter To Todd White’ Alleges Years of Lies, Abuse, Theft, and Domestic Violence

“White is not an ordinary charismatic. White engages in parlor trickery that must be learned, practiced, and honed. His leg-lengthening stunts, mentalism, cold readings, and street-level “healings” are all tricks learned and mastered by secular magicians.”

(Protestia) Apologist Mike Winger has released A Warning to the Church about Todd White, sharing an open letter released by multiple eye-witnesses that have come forward alleging years of egregious and disqualifying behavior from the pastor and leader of Lifestyle Christianity, including theft, a litany of lies, spiritual abuse and manipulation, and even allegations of domestic abuse. Continue reading

Just Say No to Low-Flow Showerheads

“The Biden Administration aggressively targeted everyday appliances like gas stoves, water heaters, washing machines, furnaces, dishwashers, and more, waging war on the reliable tools Americans depend on daily. These appliances worked perfectly fine before Biden’s meddling piled on convoluted regulations that made those appliances worse.”

(Nate Jackson – The Patriot Post) “Low flow? Well, I don’t like the sound of that,” a skeptical Cosmo Kramer replied after hearing the news that his apartment’s superintendent was having the showerheads changed. That classic “Seinfeld” episode hilariously illustrated a very real problem President Donald Trump hopes to fix. [Watch the Seinfeld video clip on the site.] Continue reading

6.3K Illegal Alien Criminals, Terror Suspects, Paroled and on Public Benefits. $400M in Unemployment Fraud Uncovered

“Some $400 million in unemployment benefit fraud was uncovered. Money went to the dead, to children under age five, and even to those yet to be born. Also collecting: almost four dozen of those who are criminals or on the terror watch list.”

(R. Court Kirkwood – New American) It was bad enough that President Joe Biden opened the borders, invited in illegal-alien Venezuelan and other criminals, then permitted the nation’s Tren de Aragua gang, which is linked to the Maduro regime, to run rampant in American cities. Continue reading

Narnia’s Rich Allegory Would Be Impossible With Meryl Streep As Aslan

“Hollywood can pretend identity politics and so-called “gender equality” matter more than fidelity to its source material, Lewis, and Lewis’ source material, Scripture. But if it follows through on the character sex swap, the point of the departure will be clear: We want none of your Christianity here.” 

(Brooke Brandtjen – The Federalist) Several months ago, Netflix announced it would be producing its own interpretation of the Narnia franchise, set to be directed by Greta Gerwig. Avid fans of the series voiced their suspicions about how the company would interpret the books, beloved for their overtly Christian themes. Sure enough, skeptics had their fears actualized when they learned Meryl Streep is being considered for the role of Aslan. Continue reading

Nancy Pelosi Helped Cover Up Biden’s Decline and We Now Have the Receipts

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) A bombshell new book by Chris Whipple, “Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History,” has exposed Nancy Pelosi’s duplicitous role in President Biden’s dramatic exit from the 2024 presidential race.

According to Whipple’s reporting, Pelosi privately acknowledged Biden’s declining mental state while publicly defending him. During a May 2024 White House visit for her Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony, Pelosi was  reportedly  “startled” by what she saw. Continue reading

Massive Study: Sharp Rise in Major Heart Events After COVID Vax

(Mary Dowling) A new massive study of 85 million people, COVID-19 vaccination and cardiovascular events: a systematic review and Bayesian multivariate meta–analysis of preventive, benefits, and risk, was published in the March edition of the International Journal of Preventive Medicine.

It is a peer-reviewed analysis of 85 million people. The researchers uncovered a profoundly concerning rise in life-threatening cardiovascular events following COVID-19 vaccination.

It leaves serious questions about the long-term health impacts of mRNA (Pfizer and Moderna) and viral vector vaccines (AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson). Continue reading

God Has Given Us An Inch. Let’s Take A Mile.

“Discernment grows through a combination of biblical knowledge, practical wisdom, and spiritual maturity. Conversely, discernment falters when someone doesn’t know the bible very well, doesn’t walk in biblical wisdom, and is spiritually immature.”

(Michael Clary – Clear Truth Media) I’ve been in ministry for over twenty years. Early on, there were lots of voices in the evangelical world telling pastors what they needed to succeed. We were told Christians should not seek power, lest they make it an idol. We were told that preaching “political” sermons turns off non-believers, so it’s best to keep our views to ourselves. Above all else, we were told, we must be winsome. That’s the key to reaching lost people, especially in urban contexts. Continue reading

Southern Baptist Leaders Sign Joint Statement Calling for Open Borders and Opposing Deportation of Illegal Alien

“A nation without borders isn’t a nation. It’s a bus station. And right now, the SBC leadership looks less like a band of spiritual shepherds and more like the world’s most gullible Uber drivers, shuttling lawbreakers straight into the heart of a nation they seem determined to dismantle.”

(The Dissenter) There it is, in black and white. Thirteen ethnic fellowships within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) have officially declared what many of us have been saying all along. When it comes to our nation’s borders, they think enforcement is mean, deportation is cruel, and illegal immigration is basically just a minor paperwork error away from sainthood. Continue reading

Double whammy: Two new reports point to Biden Pentagon cover-up on COVID-19 origins search

(John Solomon – Just the News) Two new bombshell reports this week pointed to a cover-up by the Biden-era Pentagon related to the search for COVID-19’s origins. New information is spilling out years after the fact and pointing to Wuhan and its coronavirus lab as the origin of the pandemic all along.

First, a newly-released Department of Defense (DoD) report, made public only in recent days by the Trump-led Pentagon, showed that the Defense Department never formally investigated the possibility that U.S. service members may have been infected with COVID-19 during the World Military Games in Wuhan in the fall of 2019. Continue reading

Trump reveals the next industry that will face imminent ‘major’ tariffs

(Emma Colton – Fox Business) President Donald Trump previewed on Tuesday evening that the pharmaceutical industry will be the next to face a “major” tariff.

“We’re going to tariff our pharmaceuticals. And once we do that, they’re going to come rushing back into our country, because we’re a big market. The advantage we have over everybody, is that we’re the big market,” Trump said on Tuesday evening during the National Republican Congressional Committee’s annual presidential dinner. Continue reading

Southern Baptist Mega-Circus Leaves SBC, Progressives Shed Tears

“NewSpring boasts over 10,000 members and thirteen campuses. Thirteen stages. Thirteen giving kiosks. Thirteen live-streamed sermons dressed up in leather jackets and emotional manipulation. That kind of operation pays dues. That kind of machine oils the SBC gears. When they leave, it’s not theology that’s threatened—it’s funding. It’s influence. It’s access. It’s market share.”

(The Dissenter) Good riddance! There, I said it. NewSpring Church has officially joined the ranks of spiritual circus tents that have packed up and left the Southern Baptist Convention, and frankly, the SBC should be sending them a thank-you note, not a love letter. Continue reading