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

Two GOP leaders who did their part to get Marxist Mamdani elected…

(Revolver) New York City didn’t wake up one morning and elect a foreign Marxist mayor by accident. That didn’t “just happen.” It’s the final act of a political show that’s been running for years. And it wasn’t just the dastardly Dems who helped produce it. None of this could’ve happened without Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell—the “super polite” Republican leaders who smiled, stalled, and sabotaged Trump’s legal immigration reforms during his first term, at a time when it would’ve mattered most and could have actually changed the course of history. Continue reading

FBI’s Bongino says he’s shocked ‘to my core’ by probes into Intelligence agencies’ corruption

“We are going to get the answers WE ALL DESERVE. As with any investigation, I cannot predict where it will land, but I can promise you an honest and dignified effort at truth. Not “my truth,” or “your truth,” but THE TRUTH.”

(Charlotte Hazard – Just the News) FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Saturday that he is shocked to his core about what he has learned during ongoing investigations to root out public corruption and political weaponization of intelligence agencies. Continue reading

Unwinding False Teaching

“By carefully comparing Scripture with Scripture and Bible version with Bible version, we may protect ourselves from serious error. If left unchecked, a minor drift from the historical-grammatical test can lead to serious heresy.”

(Don & Joy Veinot – Midwestern Christian Outreach) As we help those who are former cult members, it is nearly always necessary to show them how to read the Bible in its historical and grammatical context. Bringing new clarity to a person’s understanding of Scripture is a process we refer to as “unwinding.” Plenty of false teaching results from lifting passages from their historical-grammatical context and giving them new inventive meanings…. Continue reading

Brutal Night for Republicans… Or Was It?

(Stephen Kruiser – PJ Media) What the heck, let’s come at this post mortem from a different angle. I assure you that I’m not concussed, drunk, or in some sort of Invasion of the Body Snatchers situation. True, things did not go well at all for Republicans on Election Night 2025. A commie jihadist was elected mayor of New York CityVirginia was a bloodbath. New Jersey elected another Dem to lead the state, and California voted to become even more politically California-ish.

That’s a whole lotta ugliness for Republicans. Continue reading

New York Mayoral Election Results: Mamdani Wins

“If there is one thing we have learned from this election night, it is that Republicans need to take the Democratic Party much more seriously. They are most certainly not over as a national party, and they are hell bent for leather on winning as many elections as they can. Ahead of the 2026 midterms, we need to buckle down and pour our resources and time into getting out the vote.”

(Catherine Salgado – PJ Media) Radical socialist, pro-jihad Democrat candidate Zohran Mamdani has reportedly fulfilled the worst expectations of patriotic Americans in winning the New York City mayoral race, according to an early call from DDHQ with about two-thirds of the vote in. Continue reading

The Heritage Foundation Enters the Carlson-Fuentes Dispute

“The word “cancel” took on a certain connotation when social media platforms were (and still are) silencing conservative voices. Those are platforms — the digital town square — where free speech ought to prevail. The ideas of a movement are different. Telling Nick Fuentes your hate-filled identity politics have no part with our Liberty movement is not cancel culture. It’s the stewardship of our movement.”

(Nate Jackson – The Patriot Post) Properly understood, the political spectrum runs from Liberty on the right to tyranny on the left. If that simple truth is kept in mind, it clarifies much of the political rancor and debate, including what a fascist is and the controversy surrounding Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes. Continue reading

Texas Supreme Court Allows Judges To Refuse To Perform Same-Sex Weddings

“As a result of the victory, many believe it could play a role in a federal lawsuit that is attempting to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized gay marriage.”

(Protestia) In what has been hailed as a “massive rollback for LGBTQ rights,” a new ruling by the Texas Supreme Court has granted judges the freedom to refuse to perform ‘same-sex weddings’ if it violates their sincerely held religious beliefs. Continue reading

This Looks Like the Smoking Gun in the Case Against James Comey

(Matt Margolis PJ Media) James Comey’s legal troubles just got a whole lot worse.

In September, James Comey was indicted on charges of making false statements and obstruction of justice. Comey claims he’s the victim of malicious prosecution, and Democrats are out in full force claiming that this is part of Trump’s “revenge,” but newly filed evidence that Just the News obtained is quite damning. Prosecutors have revealed what looks like a smoking gun: Comey’s own words showing that he wasn’t merely aware his top aides were leaking to the press; he was actively congratulating them for it. Continue reading

Hundreds of ‘Assemblies of God’ Churches Accused of Shielding Child Predators in New Report

“While some denominations like the SBC and the Roman Catholic Church have implemented safety measures including background checks for staff and volunteers, reporting protocols, and prevention training, the AOG has languished. The General Council previously debated making these anti-abuse protocols and policies mandatory, but ultimately decided against it after their lawyers warned it would expose their national office to lawsuits and litigation.”

(Protestia) A deep dive into the Assemblies of God has revealed a “50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination,” according to NBC News, which has been investigating sex abuse allegations in the Assemblies of God as part of their Pastors and Prey series: Continue reading

The crashing failure of the feminist movement

“…mothers dropped off their infants, babies, toddlers, and preschoolers to paid workers who tended up to 20 or more children at a time, making sure those children were safe and fed, but not necessarily held, loved, comforted, taught, or nurtured.”

(Joan Swirsky – RenewAmerica) Going back 250 years, the enemies of America thought long and hard about how to destroy the fledgling experiment of a Democratic Republic that our Founding Fathers envisioned. It was (and continues to be) clear to our enemies that America’s strength is a function of three phenomena: Continue reading

The Entitlement Scourge

(Bill O’Reilly) We live in a selfish society.  Millions of Americans simply want stuff given to them.  Generally speaking, immigrants work harder than indigenous citizens.  At least that’s what I see from my perch in New York.

My father used to confront my sloth with a cliche: “Do you think the world owes you a living?”

Whereupon my wise guy persona would retort: “No, but it should.  I’m a special guy.”

I believe my dad followed up with: “Wipe that smirk off your face.”

Okay.  He was 6’3″. Continue reading

Reformation Day Should be Bible Appreciation Day!

“I think it’s appropriate today to thank the Lord for the Bible that you hold in your hand.”

(Jordan Standridge – The Cripplegate) October 31 should be Bible Appreciation Day.

While the world’s children appreciate candy and playing dress up, we Christians ought to appreciate those who shed their blood in order for us to hold the Bible.

If only Wycliffe, Hus, and Tyndale could have seen a vision of my iPhone as they were being killed for their hard work! They would have seen the dozens of translations I hold in my Bible gateway app, or my Logos app, that allows me to have access to so many tools, including the ability to parse Greek words at the drop of a hat! Continue reading

Stage is Set for Supreme Court to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage

…the case “provides a stark reminder” that the decision to support “a novel constitutional right over the religious liberty interests explicitly protected in the First Amendment, and by doing so undemocratically, the court has created a problem that only it can fix….Until then, Obergefell will continue to have ruinous consequences for religious liberty.” 

(Jack Smith – The Western Journal) A former county clerk in Kentucky who was at the eye of the storm in 2015 after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage is asking the court to hear an appeal in a case in which she is seeking have the decision reversed. Continue reading

Pagan Worship Practices and the Deification of Man: Can Cultures Be Redeemed?

“I had always enjoyed watching Grandma perform hula, but it wasn’t until I began studying apologetics and Christian discernment that I realized hula does not belong in the church. Hula is performed with reference and supplication to the gods and goddesses of hula. Hula was also used by Pele (the Hawaiian Goddess of Volcanoes and Fire) and her sister Hiʻiaka (the Hawaiian patron goddess of hula dancers, chant, sorcery, and medicine) to seduce Lohiʻau.”

(Stephanie A Potts – Midwest Christian Outreach) In chapter two of my newly released book Social Justice and the Deification of Man: What to Know When Talking with the Christian Left, I discuss the dangers of making God in our own image in order to make the gospel more appealing to oppressed people groups…. Continue reading

Lance Wallnau Charges $1500 for Bizarre ‘Destiny Weekend’ Conference

Naturally, the testimonials about it are glowing and focus on success in business, mixing promises of wealth and purpose with pledges of “supernatural shifts” so that one might receive the “authority to occupy your territory.”

(Protestia) We’ve written about Lance Wallnau in the past, demonstrating that he’s been  thoroughly discredited as a false prophet. A key player in the New Apostolic Reformation, he is a driving force behind the Seven Mountain Mandate that seeks to take “dominion” over seven designated areas of culture, including religion, family, education, government, media, arts & entertainment, and business. Continue reading

Trump: US, China ‘Have a Deal’ After Meeting With Xi

In his online statement, Trump hailed the talks as “historic.”

(Charlie McCarthy – Newsmax) President Donald Trump said the U.S. and China “have a deal” after meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, a summit he described as “a 12” on a scale of 0 to 10.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One after the nearly two-hour meeting at a South Korean air base on Thursday, Trump said the two nations reached agreements on trade, fentanyl, and rare earth exports, marking a thaw in the tense relationship between Washington and Beijing. Continue reading

AG Pam Bondi probes Biden autopen scandal as House chairman demands revocation of pardons

(John Solomon – Just the News) Attorney General Pam Bondi has opened an inquiry into former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen and promised accountability after Congress released a bombshell report accusing his administration of a coverup and declaring some of his pardons and executive actions legally invalid.

Bondi on Tuesday credited House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer for assembling fresh evidence about Biden’s mental faculties and actions in the waning months of his presidency. Continue reading

Christians should not celebrate Halloween. Here’s why.

Halloween is a devil’s holiday, not a Christian observance.

(Nila Eslit) Anton LaVey, the founder of the church of Satan, himself declared that by dressing up, either by wearing a costume or by coloring oneself in celebration of Halloween, signifies that you allow Satan to own you. He further said that when you adopt the pagan practices, you subconsciously dedicate yourself to the devil. He took joy in Christians who take part in the tradition, saying:

I am glad that Christian parents let their children worship the devil at least one night out of the year. Welcome to Halloween.

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New Bombshell Report on Biden’s Autopen Use Just Dropped

(Katie Pavlich – Townhall) The House Oversight Committee published a lengthy report Tuesday morning detailing investigation findings into former President Joe Biden’s flagrant use of the autopen.

“The Committee’s investigation revealed that Biden officials—at the behest of the inner circle—went to great lengths to prop up the former president as he began losing the ability to independently function in office. These steps ranged from addressing President Biden’s makeup, clothing, schedule, the number of steps President Biden could walk or climb, the amount of time President Biden needed to read and to spend with his family, working to ‘meticulously stage-manage’ President Biden…. Continue reading

Now He Tells Us: Bill Gates Backflips and Says ‘Climate Change’ No Threat to Humanity After All

(Breitbart) Why are people panicking about the weather? Climate doomer Bill Gates thinks everyone should just calm down. He believes “climate change” is a serious problem but it won’t be the end of humanity as we know it, a 17-page memo released Tuesday by the billionaire reveals.

Gates now thinks scientific innovation will curb any threats — real and perceived — to the planet’s climate and it’s instead time for a “strategic pivot” away from focusing on limiting rising temperatures to fighting poverty and preventing disease. Continue reading

They Tried to Guilt Trip Us Over the East Wing. Conservatives’ Responses Are Delicious.

“The point is, when the left gets silly, one of the best ways to trivialize the already trivial is to make fun of it. Never underestimate the talent and the ability for conservatives to mock. Call it our superpower.”

(Tim O’Brien – PJ Media) Nothing leftists do is organic. Everything is a contrivance. A calculated lie. The fake outrage over the Trump administration’s renovations to the White House and the building of a new ballroom is no exception. While I don’t know, I’m willing to bet that the latest strategy from the left is not only strategic in the sense it was cooked up in a “Democrat strategist” conference room, but I’ll go further and say they likely focus-grouped it to see if it would resonate. Continue reading

The Gospel Coalition Adds Woke Preachers In Latest Keller Center Class

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) A couple of years ago, The Gospel Coalition announced the Tim Keller Center For Cultural Apologetics, whilst its namesake was still alive. They had an inaugural class of fellows for the think tank outlet. The Keller Center sought to be an incubator for liberal Evangelical elites. Its first class notably included Gavin Ortlund, Michael Keller (son of Tim Keller), Sam Allberry, Trevin Wax, and Rebecca McLaughlin. Now, The Gospel Coalition has announced six more fellows to the ranks of the woke incubator.

See Alex Harris’s comment on the site. Continue reading

‘We Don’t Want his Likeness on Campus’: Protesters Move to Block Kirk Memorial at UVU

(Jonathan Turley) A plan at Utah Valley University (UVU) to create a memorial to Charlie Kirk has been met by protests and a petition signed by thousands to block the effort. One protester declared, “We don’t want his likeness on campus.” That is hardly a new sentiment since Kirk was assassinated on the campus on Sept. 10, 2025. However, the protest shows the sense of license that many have in opposing anyone with conflicting views, including those represented in memorials.

I have a long history with UVU and was pleased to receive the Madison award from the university, and was declared an honorary faculty member years ago. It is a wonderful academic institution with a growing and vibrant intellectual community. Continue reading

What is Needed for Successful Spiritual Gardening?

(Robb Brunansky – The Cripplegate) By way of review, let us look at the fruit of the Spirit again at a high level:

  • Love: A holy, divine affection toward others
  • Joy: An unshakeable, dynamic feeling of divine gladness in the Lord
  • Peace: The supernatural experience of reconciliation, harmony, and freedom
  • Patience: The expression of a heartfelt trust in God’s sovereign plan
  • Kindness: Concern for others leading to acts of grace for their benefit
  • Goodness: Morally upright generosity toward others
  • Faithfulness: An unwavering commitment to the truth
  • Gentleness: A courageous, compassionate humility
  • Self-control: Mastery over natural desires

There’s one vital part omitted from each of those definitions, which is that the virtue is being produced by the Spirit in all believers, which links all the fruit. The Holy Spirit’s involvement separates Christian virtue from pagan virtue.  Continue reading

Gavin Orltund: Barrack Obama Is Sincere, I Like Him

“Naturally, Gavin Orltund complements Obama, prefacing his love for reading alternative views, a claim which itself is dubious. Nevertheless, this is a mask slip moment for Gavin Ortlund, who has shown over the last two years that he is the next Russell Moore.”

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) Gavin Orltund has built a successful YouTube platform, making him the most viable option for people like Russell Moore and those at The Gospel Coalition to retain their influence over the next generation. Gavin Ortlund is the son of Ray Ortlund who endorsed Kamala Harris in 2024…. Continue reading