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

Blood Moons: Prophets Who Persist in Prophesying Falsely (Reprise)

(Marsha West – Christian Research Network) According to Associated Press “A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere. The best views will be from North America and South America. Parts of Africa and Europe may catch a glimpse.”

Modern day prophets such as John Hagee and Jonathan Cahn (more about them below) have gone down the Blood Moon road before. In 2014 Hagee gave us the best-selling book, Blood Moons, where he claimed that “God is trying to communicate with us in a supernatural way…I believe that in the next two years, we’re going to see something dramatic happen in the Middle East involving Israel that will change the course of history in the Middle East and impact the whole world.”

No doubt charismatic “prophets” have offered up their view of what’s going to take place in the wee hours of the morning on March 14th. AP reports that “The so-called blood moon will be visible for about an hour starting at 2:26 a.m. Eastern on Friday morning. Peak viewing will be close to 3 a.m. Eastern.” Continue reading

‘I’m On the Last Lap.’ Pastor John MacArthur Sends Video Message To Shepherd Conference Attendees

“Despite signs of physical decline, it’s impossible not to pick up on the strength of his words and the message shining through. And the message he would have given attendees in person, and now is giving them in print form, is perfect.”

(Protestia) A visibly frail John MacArthur has shared a video for Shepherd Conference attendees and also for the public, expressing his great sadness and disappointment at not being able to attend while also wishing grace and peace to attendees. Continue reading

President Trump makes a shrewd move to stop activist judges…

“President Trump is working on this behind the scenes. He’s just issued a memorandum that seeks to stop these left-wing judges in their tracks….This move is meant to hold people accountable for filing weak or politically motivated cases against the federal government.”

(Revolver) Many are cheering President Trump’s latest move to shut down the left’s activist judges. This move comes after the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling, where Amy Coney Barrett (and Justice Roberts) sided with the left once again and backed a federal activist judge’s power to force President Trump to hand over $2 billion to USAID contractors.

Yet another blow to Trump’s America First mandate. Continue reading

Here’s the 10-Minute Video That Obliterates the Liberal Media’s Protection of Joe Biden

The old saying liar, liar, pants on fire, your nose is longer than a telephone wire will no doubt spring to mind if you watch only 2 or 3 minutes of the cringe video. Note the dead serious expressions on the leftmedia’s faces while they lie through their teeth to their audience, then ask yourself, “who are you people?”

(Matt Vespa – Townhall) We know about the liberal media cover-up regarding Joe Biden’s mental health. It wasn’t a mid-way through his term crisis either. On day one, his staff noticed he was losing his marbles and did whatever they could to hide this from the public. Toward the end, it was clear to voters that Biden had retreated into the bunker, the beach, or anywhere that would limit access to the White House Press Corps. Many reporters knew of his condition and said nothing out of fear of helping the Republicans or losing access. Continue reading

Jay Bhattacharya’s Confirmation Hearing for NIH Director a Triumph for COVID Skeptics

“Not a single Democrat mentioned the Great Barrington Declaration. None bothered to press Bhattacharya on his opposition to once-consensus opinions on lockdowns, masking, and school closures. Despite having every opportunity and incentive to attack Bhattacharya as a dangerous crank nominee, the minority on the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee chose not to even mention what were once his most controversial views.”

(Rick Moran – PJ Media) Jay Bhattacharya, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health, came to his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee representing the triumph of science over dogma. Continue reading

40 Things to Give Up for Lent

14. Give up approaching church attendance as punching the time clock for God. The Christian’s entire life, our very beings, belong to Christ, not just a couple of hours on Sunday.

(Michelle Lesley) Although, as a Louisiana girl, I’ve had a decades long love affair with king cake, and I totally support the increased availability of fish entrées at local restaurants and getting a few days off school or work, I’m not a big fan of Mardi Gras and Lent.

The intrinsic philosophy behind Mardi Gras – a day of revelry, indulgence, and debauchery to get it all out of your system before you have to start “being good” for Lent – is patently unbiblical. Continue reading

Billions Given to Months-Old Charities by $375B EPA Slush Fund

“Get the money out as fast as possible before they [Trump Administration] come in … it’s like we’re on the Titanic and we’re throwing gold bars off the edge,” Brent Efron has said in the video.

(Jeremy Frankel – Townhall) At least $20 billion was funneled by the Biden administration to environmental groups. Most had only been founded months earlier.

One such group, called Climate United Fund, based in Bethesda, Maryland, which does neither appears in the IRS’s charities database nor has any federal filings, was given a check for almost $7 billion by then-Vice President Kamala Harris. The fund was only incorporated in Delaware in November 2023 and the check was given in April 2024. Continue reading

Could a Bombshell Discovery Render All of Biden’s Presidential Actions ‘Null and Void’?

“The implications are staggering. We essentially had a presidency by proxy, with unelected staffers wielding presidential power while the man himself was barely cognizant enough to read a teleprompter. This isn’t just a scandal; it’s potentially the biggest constitutional crisis in American history.”

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) The Biden presidency might have been the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the American people. A shocking investigation by the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project has revealed that virtually every document bearing Joe Biden’s signature during his presidency was signed by an autopen — except for one. Continue reading

Spiritual Politics

“‘He Gets Us’ is another example of spiritual politics at work. It is politically incorrect to point out that we are sinners in need of salvation. It is more politically palatable to offer a spirituality that teaches that we are okay but need to be better behaved.”

(Don & Joy Veinot – Midwestern Christian Outreach) Our culture has long been wrestling over the idea of separation of church and state, but few seem to recognize the existence of what Carl Teichrib terms “Spiritual Politics” in chapter 12 of his book, Game of Gods. Spiritual Politics is often on public display in the daily news cycle today but is done in such a way that people are distracted from actually seeing what is truly being promoted right in front of our eyes…. Continue reading

New Education Secretary Signals End Is Near for the Department

“McMahon sent a letter to her new employees signaling the department will be shuttered if she and her boss can get their way…”

(Paul Dragu – New American) The Senate confirmed Linda McMahon as the new secretary of the Department of Education on Monday. That same day, she announced plans for the department’s “final mission.”

One of President Donald Trump’s many campaign promises included eliminating the federal Education Department…. Continue reading

A Rebuttal to Kevin DeYoung’s Non-Confrontational Christianity

“We cannot accept this cowardly theology. The role of the pastor is not merely to exegete texts in a vacuum but to apply them with force against the strongholds of the age. That is the entire point—to demonstrate the power of the gospel against a backdrop of darkness. The gospel is the power to save, and what better way to demonstrate it than to wield that sword against such darkness?”

(The Dissenter) History has never suffered a shortage of theologians who chose comfort over confrontation, accommodation over courage. In the courts of corrupt kings and the halls of dead and decaying empires, there were always those willing to drape cowardice in the language of wisdom, caution, and nuance. Continue reading

If The Supreme Court Is Going To Ignore The Constitution, Trump Should Ignore The Supreme Court

(John Daniel Davidson – The Federalist) The Supreme Court’s shocking decision on Wednesday to allow a D.C. district court judge to order the Trump administration to disburse $2 billion in federal grant money is a major blow to the separation of powers undergirding our constitutional system of government.

But the thing about separation of powers is that they stand or fall together. All three branches of our government — legislative, executive, and judicial — have to respect the Constitution’s clear separation of powers. If one of them doesn’t, there’s no reason that the others should. Continue reading

State of the Union Address Proves the Left Have Been Given Over by God to a Debased Mind

“I am not saying that voting Republican or even being “conservative” is synonymous with being born again. Plenty of conservatives are lost, just as there are those in leftist circles who may someday yet repent and turn to Christ. But what we are saying—what cannot be ignored—is that one side of this political divide has been unmistakably marked by the judgment of God.”

(The Dissenter) If there was ever a night that confirmed the Democrat Party and its allies have been handed over to a debased mind, last night’s State of the Union Address was it. The theater of malevolence was in full swing, an outright spectacle of loathing and rebellion against anything remotely good, true, or even recognizably human. Continue reading

Gavin Ortlund’s Third-Wayism Debunked

“The issues he cites as evils on the right are personality-based, not policy-based, and Third Wayism is generally about policy. Moreover, polarization in America is good. If America were not politically polarized, we would be content with open borders and endless wars.” 

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) Gavin Ortlund is poised to be the next Tim Keller in so far as he’s attempting to popularize theological liberalism and political Third Wayism. In her book Shepherds For Sale, Megan Basham commented on his ability to package liberal talking points to reach the next generation. In a recent video, Gavin Ortlund sets off to argue why his Third Wayism is not like the Third Wayism you’re used to. Continue reading

Democrats Promised Theatrics At Trump’s Speech But Displayed Their Soullessness Instead

“I could find a cure to the most devastating disease — a disease that would wipe out entire nations — or announce the answers to the greatest economy in history, or the stoppage of crime to the lowest levels ever recorded, and these people sitting right here will not clap, will not stand, and certainly will not cheer for these astronomical achievements…” 

(Breccan F. Thies – The Federalist) Democrats went into President Donald Trump’s speech to the joint session of Congress promising theatrics. But, amid Trump’s speech detailing major reforms and honoring Americans victimized by far-left policies, the American people saw Democrats devolve into the ice-cold soullessness one has come to expect from a party — and group of people — grasping for relevance. Continue reading

Latest SCOTUS Ruling Leaves Justice Alito ‘Stunned’

(Katie Pavlich – Townhall) The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday morning to uphold a lower court ruling forcing the Trump administration to reinstate billions of dollars in foreign aid. 

The move left Justice Samuel Alito “stunned.”

“Does a single district-court judge who likely lacks jurisdiction have the unchecked power to compel the Government of the United States to pay out (and probably lose forever) 2 billion taxpayer dollars?… Continue reading

Pastrix Paula White: Your Words Create Your Destiny

Ken Silva of Apprising Ministries wrote this piece in 2012 in his endeavor to expose the rank heresy of Paula White and several other prosperity preachers mentioned here. Ken included a video of Bishop T.D. Jakes close to the end that is a MUST WATCH. Jakes is quite the showman…and a master of manipulation.  

Now brace yourself for what Ken reveals here: 

Apprising Ministries will now bring to your attention a major reason why Word Faith prosperity heretics like T.D. Jakes—the spiritual father of White—are being ushered into the mainstream of evangelicalism.

You may not like it, but often the truth hurts: It’s inundated with weak-kneed milquetoasts crawling throughout that camp who would like to make all of us forget that we are in a war for the souls of men. Continue reading

The Same Pixar Series That Ditched an LGBT Character Introduces a Christian Character

“Some people may frame the inclusion of this character as a pendulum swing away from the wokeness that has characterized Disney’s output the last couple of years. I’d rather see it as a return to Walt’s original vision for a studio whose output represented Judeo-Christian and American values. It’s a welcome sight to behold.”

(Chris Queen) The times, they are a-changing at Disney. Last month, I wrote about how The Walt Disney Company decided to distance itself from its past Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies. Continue reading

The Ukraine Blues

(Bill O’Reilly) Volodymyr Zelensky should have called me before he strolled into the White House on Friday. Talk about not being able to read the room. The Big Z is as clueless as a seal pup who waves a Polar Bear over.

If asked, I could have suggested to Zelensky the following facts of life.

– President Trump believes the $175 billion that the Biden administration has sent to Ukraine is not money well spent.  He thinks the battered country is not trying hard enough to get a ceasefire deal. Continue reading

Trump Setting Stage to Suspend or Even Ban COVID Vax

“What’s mind-boggling is that some institutions continue to enforce COVID vaccine mandates when the overhyped virus is no longer an urgent public-health threat (if it ever really was in the first place).”

(Samantha Chang – The Western Journal) President Donald Trump has set the stage for the suspension — or the complete ban — of the Covid-19 vaccine amid mounting evidence of injuries, side effects, and even deaths. Continue reading

New details reveal just how disastrous Zelensky’s faceplant really was…

“War is the will of the few, not the many. Speaking of, a viral clip is making the rounds on social media, allegedly showing Ukrainian soldiers hoping for an end to the war.”

(Revolver) Zelensky’s grip on power is crumbling, and the Ukraine war narrative is collapsing along with it. With the Biden regime out and America First is in, President Trump and Vice President JD Vance are refusing to bankroll the Deep State’s endless wars.

The “blank-check” era is over. Let’s face it, Americans are fed up with sending billions overseas while their own country spirals into the abyss…. Continue reading

Is Progressive Christianity Christian?

Will the “old guard” liberals stand up for ideals they devoutly championed just “yesterday?” Or will they just keep their mouths shut and embrace the new – and very dogmatic “religion” of the far-left “Progressives”?

(Don and Joy Veinot – Midwest Christian Outreach) In his 1923 book Christianity & Liberalism, J. Gresham Machen asserts that liberalism is another religion unto itself, far removed from the biblical Christianity from which it came. We think he makes some good points. In Chapter Two of his book, he takes the liberalism (of his day) to task concerning their public hostility toward doctrine – when, in fact, they had simply created new doctrines that comport with what Machen points out is essentially a new religion…. Continue reading

Christians should reject ‘gay identity’ in its entirety

“When we surrender to Christ as Lord and Savior all of us are surrendered to Him, including our sexual brokenness. Scripture tells us to work out our salvation with fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12), not to hold onto our dirty flesh and pridefully argue for its perpetual existence in our lives (Pr. 8:13). The belief that homosexual desires are permanent implies that God is not powerful enough to deal with homosexual sin.”

(Taylor Simon Maxwell) There is a sinister movement that has crept into the Church. It goes by a few names, some of which include “Gay Celibate Theology” or “Side B Christianity.” I like to call it demonic.

Those who identify as Gay Celibate Christians will mostly affirm that God created two genders, male and female (Gen. 1:27), and that sex is reserved for marriage (Gen. 2:24). So far so good, right? Wrong…. Continue reading

Perjury? Former NIH director Collins defends COVID record by distorting mask study, author says

(Greg Piper – Just the News) Stanford medical professor Jay Bhattacharya faces his first confirmation hearing to lead the National Institutes of Health next week, but his predecessor –  who once dismissed Bhattacharya as a “fringe epidemiologist” for opposing COVID-19 lockdowns – is still a lightning rod for controversy and could even find himself in legal trouble.

Lawyers for Francis Collins, the longest-serving director in NIH history, protested the “material misrepresentations” about COVID mitigations and himself in the final report of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, which said the feds lacked evidence for “broadly requiring masking,” before it shuttered last year. Continue reading

Trump Blows up at Zelenskyy in Fiery Oval Office Meeting, Boots Him From White House

Update: President Donald Trump has kicked Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy out of the White House following the tense exchange:

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) Original Article:  In a tense Oval Office meeting on Friday, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance engaged in a fiery exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marked by sharp accusations and heated rebuttals. The confrontation underscored deep frustrations as Trump and Vance pressed Zelenskyy on his apparent ingratitude for the Trump administration’s efforts to end the war. Continue reading