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

Popular pastor Max Lucado has taken a sharp turn to the Left

Lucado preached a heretical view of the Holy Spirit…referring to the Holy Spirit as a female, referring to Him as “the mother heart of God.”

(Reformation Charlotte)  In previous years, Max Lucado, pastor of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, TX, has always been thought of as a fairly orthodox teacher with a few issues, including a watered-down view of sin and the gospel. Lucado has always been soft on these issues, but in the last few years, he has taken a sharp turn to the left and is embracing a form of spirituality that attempts to bridge the gap between biblical Christianity and progressivism. Continue reading

Israel to Start Covid Booster Shots on Sunday; Pfizer Ups 2021 Revenue Expectation From $26B to $33.5B

(Chris Menahan – Information Liberation)  Pfizer’s mRNA injection that we were told earlier this month was “99% effective” in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 fell to at most “39% effective” against preventing Delta variant infections last week in Israel and now they’re planning to start giving out a third dose in just days.

From The Times of Israel, “Israelis age 60 and up to start getting third coronavirus vaccine dose next week”: Continue reading

CDC Chief Walensky ‘Grossly Exaggerates’ COVID Risk in Vaccinated People

“Walensky’s mistake is commonly made by laypeople who misunderstand the implications of scientific jargon.  But Walensky is not a layperson. She is charged with the critical task of explaining the latest scientific evidence and justifying CDC recommendations. She did neither.”

(Rick Moran – PJ Media)  The Centers for Disease Control is made up of some very, very smart people. We know this because we’re told it’s true. These are scientists, after all, not given to exaggeration or hysteria, right? Continue reading

BREAKING: CDC Director Says Biden Admin Is Considering a Vaccine Mandate

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) In an interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky revealed that she and Joe Biden are “looking into” the possibility of establishing a vaccine mandate.

“Are you for mandating a vaccine on a federal level?” Baier asked her.

“Ummm. That’s something that I think the administration is looking into. It’s something that I think we are looking to see approval of from the vaccine,” Walensky replied…. Continue reading

Masking the Truth

“President Biden has no strategy to stop the border madness and little ability to persuade anti-vaxxers.  Therefore, when yet another strain of Covid gathered strength, the federal government had no coherent response.  The result is the foolish and destructive panic we are seeing now.”

(Bill O’Reilly)  There are so many things going on with the Covid resurgence, it is impossible for Americans to make sense of the problem. With the deconstruction of Dr. Anthony Fauci, there is no longer a trusted medical authority disseminating information to the public.  CNN may still love Fauci, but few others believe him. Continue reading

Trump Supporters Are ‘Enemies Of The State’ According To New York Times Reporter

(Ben Johnson – Daily Wire)  As Congress heard testimony about the January 6 Capitol riot, a reporter with The New York Times branded all supporters of former President Donald Trump “enemies of the state.”

“Today’s #January6thSelectCommittee underscores the America’s current, essential [national security] dilemma: Work to combat legitimate national security threats now entails calling a politician’s supporters enemies of the state,” tweeted Katie Benner, who covers the Justice Department for the nation’s most prestigious newspaper. Continue reading

Study Used by CDC to Support New Mask Mandates Based on a Non-American Vaccine, Rejected by Peer Review

(Eric Lendrum – American Greatness)  It has been determined that one of the studies used by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to justify the strict new mask mandates was not only rejected by peer review, but was also based on a vaccine that is currently not authorized for use in the United States, the Daily Caller reports.

The controversial study came from India, where scientists there studied “breakthrough infections” in over 100 healthcare workers who had received a vaccine but still caught the coronavirus, determining that the COVID-19 India variant, also known as the “Delta” variant, produces a higher viral load than other strains of the coronavirus…. Continue reading

The Duplicitous Ruling Elites Have Awakened the American People

“The Democrats have introduced legislation (the “Equality Act”) that will undermine and destroy religious liberty in the United States, a long-term goal of the American Marxists. They are foolishly determined to overturn 245 years of laws, a four-century tradition of religious freedom, and one of the philosophical pillars in the founding of this nation.”  

(Steve McCann – The American Thinker)  Over the past three decades, a sizable majority of the ruling elites have been preoccupied with self-aggrandizement and cohabitation with the Communist Chinese, ignoring the gradual and now complete domination of many of the nation’s institutions, and most importantly the Democrat party, by American Marxists. Continue reading

BREAKING: House Passes Bill to Force Taxpayers to Fund Abortion

(Tyler O’Neil – PJ Media)  For the first time in 45 years, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a spending bill funding Medicaid without the Hyde Amendment, a measure that protects taxpayers from being forced to pay for abortion. The spending bill will face a tough hurdle in the Senate, but the bill still sets a terrifying precedent for pro-life taxpayers.

The bill, which includes seven of the twelve annual appropriations bills to fund the government for the next fiscal year, which begins on October 1, passed the House 219-208 along party lines. Continue reading

What is the ‘gateway drug’ to heresy?

“The Pastor repented for not paying attention to some of the other gateway points of encroachment Satan uses to enter into the church in order to corrupt it.” 

(Elizabeth Prata – The End Time)  On July 8, 2012, Pastor Jim Murphy of First Baptist Church of Johnson City, NY delivered a sermon titled “The Subtlety of Satan“. I can’t believe it’s been almost ten years! I remember the impact of that sermon like it was yesterday. The church synopsized Pr. Murphy’s sermon this way: Continue reading

Wokeness is really about careerism, profiteering—and utter incompetence

“Whiteness is supposedly the cause of America’s problems. But our inner-cities are suffering historic violent crime waves. Commonplace looting and assault are now daily urban events. Could not our critical race theory accusers first take time out of their merchandising to address the black-on-black murders and soaring violence among young males in the inner-city?”

(Victor Davis Hanson – American Greatness)  Most Americans were as indifferent to the unexpected loss of our Olympic women’s soccer team as they were once excited about their World Cup win. Continue reading

First Big Court Blow Landed on Cancel Culture’s ‘Preferred Pronouns’

(Mark Tapscott – PJ Media)  In what may be ultimately be seen as the first big blow against Cancel Culture madness, California’s Third District Court of Appeals ruled unanimously the state’s 2017 mandate that long-term care employees use a resident’s preferred pronoun is unconstitutional.

The three judges in part reversed a lower California court that had upheld the mandate. In the Taking Offense v. State of California opinion, written by Judge Elena J. Duarte, held that: Continue reading

Is ‘Eat the meat and spit out the bones’ a proper response to false teaching?

The idea of eating fish, and spitting out the bones, certainly sounds reasonable when the subject is dinner. But when it comes to responding to false teaching, this maxim doesn’t have the support of Scripture. For example, the apostle Paul told the Romans to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned” and to “Keep away from them” (Romans 16:17).

(Churchwatch Central)  In a previous article responding to NAR ‘Apostle’ Michael Brown’s claim that the NAR doesn’t exist, Holly Pivec stated: “It’s important that when people recognize what the NAR is – that it’s the belief in the present-day church offices of apostle and prophet, that those offices govern the church, then it becomes very clear that the NAR is a very large movement that’s been documented by church growth researchers and sociologists and so that’s the key thing to recognize…. Continue reading

Texas Gov. Abbott Orders National Guard to Help Arrest Migrants

“I hereby order that the Texas National Guard assist DPS in enforcing Texas law by arresting lawbreakers at the border.”

(Charlie McCarthy – Newsmax) Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, ordered the National Guard to help local law enforcement with arresting migrants who break state laws amid the current border crisis, The Texas Tribune reported.

Abbott requested more “manpower” to patrol the border in a letter to Major Gen. Tracy R. Norris, adjutant general of the Texas National Guard…. Continue reading

Stop the Fearmongering: Johns Hopkins Doctor Shreds Latest COVID Madness Peddled by CDC and Fauci

“Take a break from being mad and read what Johns Hopkins doctor Dr. Marty Makary wrote about new studies about natural immunity which is ignored by Fauci and company.” 

(Matt Vespa – Townhall)  Fear is contagious. It’s almost as bad as the Delta variant. Again, is the new variant more transmissible? Yes. Is it deadlier? No. Does it make you sicker? No. Are those being impacted primarily the unvaccinated? Most definitely…. Continue reading

Beth Moore Affirms Divorce For Women Who Don’t Want Sexual Relations With Husband

“She kicks against the goads with God’s word anyway, and she does so in the name of Jesus–something she complains about other people doing.”

(Reformation Charlotte)  Beth Moore is championing a new cause: sexual coercion. If it isn’t one thing, it’s another–from denying the sinfulness of homosexuality to promoting feminism, you can rest assured that if she’s on it, her position is probably unbiblical. Continue reading

The heretical nature of Charles Finney’s theology

“While there are no explicit proponents of Finney’s views today, his influence can be seen in some Charismatic and Pentecostal groups.”

(Reformation Charlotte)  Finney-ism is a bit of a misnomer as there never was an actual school of theological thought or a movement named for Charles Grandison Finney, the subject of this article. However, Finney was both a man of renown in 19th century American religious life and most definitely a heretic. Continue reading

Sen. Rand Paul Sends Criminal Referral For Fauci To Department Of Justice

(Ryan Saavedra – Daily Wire)  Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) officially sent a criminal referral to the U.S. Department of Justice late last week over Dr. Anthony Fauci allegedly lying to Congress.

Paul told Fox News last week that he was “sending a letter to the Department of Justice asking for a criminal referral because he has lied to Congress.”

Paul later sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, alleging that Fauci had potentially violated 18 U.S. Code § 1001, which states…. Continue reading

Protests Rage Across Europe as Lockdown, Vaccination Mandates Start

“We need to wait a little bit before the French people can decide. … I think a part of France is always going to be unwilling, and that blackmail and threats won’t work.”

(Harbingers Daily)  Anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine-passport protests erupted across Europe on July 24, according to media photos and videos.

Thousands upon thousands of demonstrators came out in London, Dublin, Paris, Rome, Athens, and other cities across Europe, according to footage and news reports. Continue reading

Nearly 40 Former Mars Hill Elders Issue New Statement: Mark Driscoll is ‘Unfit’ and ‘Unrepentant’

(Protestia) Nearly 40 elders who once worked at Mars Hill Church and served alongside Mark Driscoll during the most tumultuous years of his career have released a public statement outlining their dismay that their former leader has continued his abusive tactics at his new church; calling on him to step down and to enter into a process of conciliation with those he abused.

Comprising of “the majority of the pastors who served at the church between 2011 and 2014, when formal charges were raised against Driscoll” and released to Christianity Today, the letter comes in light of several reports – covered extensively by us here and here – which detail that Mark Driscoll has devolved even further since Mars Hill imploded on account of his abusive behavior…. Continue reading

Sidney Powell to Assist Jan. 6 Prisoners as Inmate Letter Sheds Light on Jail Conditions

(Luis Maguel – The New American)  Attorney Sidney Powell has joined the legal effort to release individuals who are presently in federal incarceration in relation to the January 6, 2021 protest at the U.S. Capitol.

Powell is best known for defending retired lieutenant general Michael Flynn in United States v. Flynn and for participating in 2020 election lawsuits propelled by her claims that mass voter fraud occurred by means of the Dominion and Smartmatic voting machines. Continue reading

How do I know public health authorities are lying? Their own data

“To be clear on the math here, Fauci’s answer would imply that only about 80 vaccinated people – 0.8 percent of 10,000 – died in June.  These are – how do I put this delicately? – big fat stinking lies. They are off by a factor of at least five, and probably 10 or more.”

(Alex Berenson) In the last few weeks, politicians and senior public health officials have insisted over and over that unvaccinated Americans account for essentially ALL of the deaths of people from Covid. Continue reading

The Rotten Fruit of the NAR (Reprise)

This article by CRN managing editor Marsha West was first published July 5, 2016.

To fully grasp all the reasons the New Apostolic Reformation is such a dangerous movement and why discernment bloggers incessantly warn about this cult I’m going to take an excerpt from a piece I wrote a few years ago entitled “Dominionists are on the move…and they mean business.”  I began with a quote from NAR’s Grand Poohbah, C. Peter Wagner:

Once we have the apostles in place, we will then bring the intercessors and the prophets into the inner circle, and we will end up with the spiritual core we need to move ahead for retaking the dominion that is rightfully ours.

Wagner was speaking of modern-day apostles and prophets.  What did he mean by taking dominion that is rightly ours?  I’ll reveal his plans in a moment.

But first, I must urge readers to take Wagner and other NAR/word-faith wolves seriously. Moreover, it is imperative that Bible believers fully understand the inner workings of the NAR in order to, “recognize them by their [rotten] fruit.” (Mat. 7:16) Continue reading

47 studies confirm ineffectiveness of masks for Covid and 32 more confirm their negative health effects

(LifeSiteNews) – Prior to facemask mandates as an alleged preventive for Covid infection and transmission, such masks were infrequently worn in hospitals and other medical facilities. They were only used in operating theatres or for visiting seriously ill patients in order to prevent infection from spit or droplets into open wounds or to partially protect visitors from acquiring and transmitting pathogens more dangerous than Covid. Many doctors and nurses have told LifeSite that for decades, if not longer, staff wearing medical masks were an uncommon sight in health care facilities other than as mentioned. Continue reading