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

Mayor Karen Bass and LAFD Caught Red Handed in COVER UP of Palisades Fire Response

“Having reviewed the revised version submitted by your office, I must respectfully decline to endorse it in its current form. The document has undergone substantial modifications and contains significant deletions of information that, in some instances, alter the conclusions originally presented.”

(Victoria Taft – PJ Media) Mayor Karen Bass and her DEI hires at the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) were caught red-handed covering up their and the state’s response to the deadly and devastating Palisades Fire by changing or erasing the records in the city’s official after-action report…. Continue reading

Are you praying to the only true God?

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(Marsha West – Christian Research Network) Christianity holds to the view that prayer is of the leading of the Holy Spirit. Octavius Winslow put it in these words:

It must be acknowledged by the spiritual mind that all true prayer is of the leading of the Spirit; that He is the author of all real approach of the soul to God. All true prayer is put into words by the Spirit. He is the Author of prayer in the soul.

The scriptures speak of God the Holy Spirit residing within all who believe in the Son of God. The Spirit guides, instructs and empowers believers. (John 14:16-17) As well, the “Spirit of truth” confirms everything about Jesus. (John 15:26) The unregenerate (unsaved) person is not Spirit filled. God does not hear anyone’s prayer unless it is put into words by the Holy Spirit. So if we want our prayers to be heard and answered we must pray to the right God.

“This is life eternal, that they might know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent” (John 17:3).

Before I move on it is necessary to briefly explain what other world religions believe about God. Continue reading

Wonder – Amazement – Awe

By Robb Brunansky

One of the most important applications of Scripture is worship that simply rests in adoration of Jesus, that basks in the reality of who He is, and that feels joy because He simply is.

When we read the account of Jesus’ birth in Luke’s Gospel, we find shepherds out in the field watching their sheep. Suddenly, angels appear to them and proclaim the birth of the Messiah, the Savior, the Son of David. Interestingly, the angels don’t give much “practical application.” They simply tell the shepherds where to find the baby. There are no instructions of what to do when they arrive, no prescribed gift to bring, no good works to do in preparation – nothing at all. Just, simply, go find Jesus and see Him and worship Him.

We’re not told much about what happened when the shepherds were in the presence of the baby Christ. All we know is Mary and Joseph were puzzled as to how the shepherds found them. Then, the shepherds related the angelic message to them, and everyone was in awe at God’s work. That’s it. Wonder. Amazement. Awe.

When the shepherds returned home, they continued their worship in praising God for what they heard and seen. They heard the angelic proclamation. They observed the Son of God lying in a manger. These sights and sounds were enough to produce within them pure and true and sincere worship. Continue reading

The Silent Epidemic of Christian Parents Who Are Losing Their Children

(Virgil Walker – Sola Veritas) And every once in a while I see an expression on a parent’s face that makes me pause. It usually happens after a sermon, or while we’re walking to the parking lot, or in the back of a quiet corner of the church where they think no one notices their eyes. It’s a cocktail of confusion, and sadness, and something that feels like fear. Parents of adult kids who have that look on their face I’ve seen people have in front of a grave.

Except that their children are still alive.

Still texting them.

Continuing to turn up at birthdays and holidays.

But something has changed. Continue reading

The Reason for the Season!

(Roger Helle – The Patriot Post) It’s easy to get distracted this time of year — if not by the rush of holiday shopping and looking for the perfect gift, then by the horrible news that seems to get darker and darker every year. Recently, though, it seems to get darker and darker every week!

We have witnessed terrorist attacks here at home and around the globe. Crime seems out of control. Hate flourishes everywhere we look. Politics gets uglier and uglier.

How did we get here? I believe it’s because we have forgotten the real reason we celebrate Christmas — to remember the birth of a child who would grow up to be the savior of the world.

There is no gift that could ever be as valuable as receiving Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Who was Jesus, and why should we care? This Proclamation says it all (source unknown): Continue reading

Mike Benz just examined Epstein files and he’s got a telltale theory…

SALTY LANGUAGE WARNING

“What Mike Benz is laying out forces people to really think about what Epstein was doing and how totally unusual his role was. The story we’ve been told about some wealthy creep with a lot of time on his hands was clearly a cover-up. When you look at the contracts, the access, and the specific government activity that Benz points to, it becomes harder to wave this away as coincidence or exaggeration.”

(Revolver) When President Trump agreed to release the Epstein files, the reaction from the left was rapid and telling. The left-wing media had been blabbering nonstop about “accountability,” and then it suddenly went quiet. The typical voices on the left who recently pretended to care so deeply about the Epstein files once Trump was back in office also got strangely silent.

Rest assured, that silence wasn’t accidental. Continue reading

The Christmas Image

(Don & Joy Veinot – Midwest Christian Outreach) We are a week away from the annual celebration of the incarnation, and the Christmas season is in full swing on all fronts. The Christmas story of the birth of Jesus is very often recounted by churches in pageant form, with children “acting” as various biblical characters. Our home church put on just such a pageant last Sunday. It was simply adorable, as are most Christmas Pageants featuring children as Angels, Shepherds, Mary and Joseph, and the babe in the manger…not to forget the two sheep and a donkey, also played by children who hee-hawed and Baaed at the appointed time. And of course, we must mention the star of Bethlehem, happily bopping about on the stage – with what looked like legs and even a face. Whether or not the “star” also had hands, our somewhat ancient memories cannot supply that information at the moment, but we certainly cannot deny that possibility either. Continue reading

Epstein Files Have Been Released, And Democrats Won’t Like These Photos

Yikes. “Never in American history has a President or the Department of Justice been this transparent with the American people about such a sensitive law enforcement matter,” Blanche added. “Democrat administrations in the past have refused to provide full details of the Jeffrey Epstein saga. But President Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and FBI Director Patel are committed to providing full transparency consistent with the law.”

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) The massive tranche of Jeffrey Epstein documents released Friday runs hundreds of thousands of pages. It includes the names of more than a dozen politically exposed figures and government officials, according to sources familiar with the material. Continue reading

Erika Kirk: TPUSA and I Will Ensure A Vance 48 Presidency

“This has the aroma of a master strategy to settle the succession even before a primary fight can take place. That doesn’t mean other Republicans may not challenge for the nomination, nor does it suggest that the GOP will make the Democrats’ 2024 mistake of cooking the rules to prevent a serious challenge to the preferred nominee. What it will do is disincentivize those challengers from coming forward at the risk of (a) futility and (b) alienating the MAGA base for interfering in the mission.” 

(Ed Morrissey – Hot Air) First, Donald Trump hints at the 2028 ticket in a Cabinet meeting. Next, Marco Rubio endorses J.D. Vance, “If [he] runs for president,” all but clearing the field for the next primary cycle. And now, the key activist group for younger Republicans and the woman who has taken the reins for her martyred husband has unequivocally declared Vance 48 to be their mission. Continue reading

How ‘John’ the Homeless Guy Solved the Brown University Shooting

“A homeless man named “John” apparently is the real hero here. He cracked the case wide open, confronted the shooter, got his description, and that of his car. He’s also the person who posted on Reddit, which essentially solved the case. After the second person of interest ‘in proximity’ to the suspect was released, this person came forward and cooperated fully, which led to Valente being found:

(Matt Vespa – Townhall) The Brown University shooting saga is over. It’s done. The suspect, Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Salem, New Hampshire…. Continue reading

HHS unleashes sweeping crackdown on child ‘sex-rejecting procedures,’ threatens hospital, Medicaid funding

(Emma Colton – Fox News) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a sweeping package of proposed regulatory actions Thursday to end “sex-rejecting procedures” on minors as part of President Donald Trump‘s January executive order calling on the department to protect children from “chemical and surgical mutilation.”

“Today, we are taking six decisive actions guided by gold standard science and the week one executive order from President Trump to protect children from chemical and surgical mutilation,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during a press conference Thursday afternoon announcing the proposed actions. Continue reading

Fiery Trump vows shock-and-awe push for affordability, says Americans’ finances will soar in 2026

“We’re bringing our economy back from the brink of ruin. The last administration and their allies in Congress looted our Treasury for trillions of dollars, driving up prices at levels never seen before. I am bringing those high prices down and bringing them down very fast.”  

(Amenda Head – Just the News) A fiery President Donald Trump on Wednesday night promised Americans a shock-and-awe push for affordability, offering a glimpse of his 2026 agenda to overhaul Democrat policies that have left housing and health insurance increasingly out of reach for working Americans. Continue reading

Santa is Competing With Christ for the Worship of Your Children

“Some children even pray to him, clasping their hands and whispering requests, because Santa—let’s not forget—has become their benevolent giver of gifts. And while all of this unfolds, parents stand by, chuckling at the “adorable” display, never once considering the spiritual implications.”

(The Dissenter) Every December, a rotund figure clad in red velvet descends upon the collective conscience of Western civilization, not through chimneys as legend would have us believe, but through malls, movies, and mantelpieces. His name is Santa Claus—a jolly old saint, they call him. Continue reading

The Madness of Trans Justice & Loss of Parental Rights

(Mary Dowling) We have a horrifying story out of Canada, the once Democratic country. Only City Journal is reporting it here in the USA, but we need to know about it. Eventually, it will come here.

This incident sets a terrifying precedent for parents in the Western World. We have seen the same process unfold here in America as well, but parents haven’t been imprisoned yet. In Canada, a father was banned from protecting his child from trans justice. He now sits in prison in British Columbia. Continue reading

Christians, Hanukkah, and Judaizers

“Christians best be aware of the threat of the modern Judaizer, and where it ultimately leads.”

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) For many Millennial Christians, we were inundated in public schools with multicultural propaganda, and one area where this is clear is during the Christmas season, where (fake) holidays celebrated by less than 2% of the population, respectively, are given equal footing to Christmas. But this was always unnatural and superimposed. Continue reading

Elevation Church Announces Launch of Elevation College

““We believe Elevation College has the potential to become one of our largest and most premier Network Campuses—but this model is not new for us; we have been doing this at scale for years,” he said, adding that the church partnership is rooted in SEU’s mission to serve the local church.”

(Kim Roberts – Ministry Watch) Elevation Church, the Charlotte-area megachurch led by Steven Furtick, recently announced plans to start its own college program in partnership with Southeastern University. Continue reading

The Long Knives Come Out for Candace Owens

“The paradox here is that a “conservative” who couldn’t hold a job with Charlie Kirk or Jeremy Boreing still amassed more than five million YouTube subscribers and over a billion views.”

(Stephen Green – PJ Media) Anonymous sources at two major conservative outlets did a massive oppo dump on Candace Owens, telling the New York Post all about a “sadistic and dangerous” personality out to “destroy Charlie [Kirk]’s legacy and the organization he built” and her “sensationalism in pursuit of audience and self-aggrandizement.” Continue reading

FBI Disrupts ‘Credible, Imminent Terrorist Threat’: Four Members of Radical Pro-Palestinian Group Arrested, Accused of Plotting Attack on L.A. New Year’s Eve Celebration

“According to the FBI, they were allegedly planning coordinated bombing attacks on New Year’s Eve using improvised explosive devices, targeting five separate locations across Los Angeles.”

(Margaret Flavin – Gateway Pundit) FBI Director Kash Patel announced that a credible, imminent terrorist threat targeting the Los Angeles New Year’s celebration has been disrupted, and four members of a radical pro-Palestinian group have been arrested. Patel shared on X, “Over the weekend, the @FBI disrupted a credible, imminent terrorist threat and arrested FOUR individuals connected to the Los Angeles area.” Continue reading

The Collapse of Credibility in the SBC

“In a sharply critical review, Clear Resources concluded that Guidepost departed from any recognizable professional investigative standard by permitting conflicts of interest and failing to uphold due process. Rachel Denhollander, who had previously represented Lyell against the Executive Committee, was directly involved in the investigation of that same committee and, along with Lyell, was allowed to edit the final report.”

(Jon Harris) There is a crisis of legitimacy in our country because of legacy institutions who failed to live up to their own standards. When this includes organizations that represent the moral anchor of society, it deepens the severity of the problem. Unfortunately, the largest Protestant denomination in the country has done just that. Leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention squandered much of their moral credibility crusading for causes on the Left, such as amnesty with extra steps, DEI-related policies, and a costly thirteen million dollars and counting alliance with the #metoo movement. Continue reading

In an Age of Public Humiliation, Two Adults Are Choosing Conversation

“…Mature societies don’t start conflict resolution with public humiliation or legal threats; they begin with a face-to-face conversation. Since roughly 2000, the political left has abandoned that ethic. Now, disagreements trigger cancellation, words become weapons, motive stops mattering, and punishment arrives before understanding.”

(David Manney – PJ Media) A boy cocks his arm and throws a baseball a little too high and hard. The sound arrives before the regret; glass shatters in Mr. Wilson’s front window. The boy stands frozen, then walks home and tells his father the truth.  Continue reading

Abuse Lawsuits Pile Up Against Greg Laurie & Harvest Christian Fellowship

“Through multiple decisions and actions in California, Harvest, Laurie and Schutte became effectively responsible for the tortured lives to which Havsgaard consigned our clients. The abuse they have endured must be remedied. How Laurie did nothing to protect them, even after Harvest received powerful evidence of sexual abuse, is hard to understand. So is his decision to let them suffer ever since.”

(Kim Roberts – Ministry Watch) The number of lawsuits filed against Harvest Christian Fellowship’s founder Greg Laurie—related to alleged abuse of young men at a children’s home in Romania—now stands at 12.

The original lawsuit was filed in September by two men claiming that Paul Havsgaard abused them at a children’s shelter in Bucharest, Romania. Continue reading

Protecting MAGA From the Bad Faith Shock Jocks, Influencers, and Shtick-Heads

“Sex isn’t shocking anymore — which is why today’s digital shock jocks no longer talk about it. But you know what is shocking? Conspiracies. White supremacy. Charlie Kirk’s family and friends murdering him. Erika Kirk being a fraud. Israel committing genocide. The French president’s wife being a dude in drag. JD Vance being a race traitor. Demons attacking your tummy when nobody’s looking. Gay neocons lusting for World War III…” 

(Scott Pinsker – PJ Media) Radio talk show hosts almost always suck at podcasts. (At least, at first. With practice, they can get better.) You’d think the two mediums would neatly overlap, and a top-tier radio host would be an instant dynamo at podcasts, but they’re vastly different formats.

And they require vastly different skillsets. Continue reading