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 Mainstreaming of Neo-Gnosticism in Evangelicalism (Reprise)

“I’m including what Joanna Gaines shared with Oprah about her relationship with the Almighty for the reason that she has made the claim during other interviews that God speaks directly to her. She revealed to Oprah’s audience that she has received special revelation from God since she was a child.”

(Marsha West – Christian Research Network)  May the Lord have mercy upon us because we are only now beginning to pay the price of years of Bible studies that goes around the room asking: “What does this verse mean to you; what does it mean to your-self?” Ken Silva 

Christians are being exhorted to put their minds on hold through meditation and take a step into the supernatural realm. Is it biblical to connect with the supernatural realm?  Several years ago, “Pastor” Rob Bell, who once led the sheep astray at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, MI, said the following:

Central to the Christian tradition, for thousands of years, have been disciplines of meditation, reflection, silence, and breathing. It was understood that to be a healthy person, to be fully connected with God, and fully centered you would spend significant parts of your day in silence–breathing, meditating–praying allowing the Spirit of God to transform you and touch you.

For a number of years, Rob Bell has been leading Christians into dangerous Eastern religious beliefs and rituals.  Led astray by Bell and other Christian luminaries, the sheep believe it is possible to have a special experience with “God” by practicing “disciplines” that will supposedly transform those who practice them. What these people fail to realize is that they’re wading into shark infested waters. Continue reading

Is Dan Bongino Quitting Over the Epstein Client List Debacle?

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) What happens when even Donald Trump’s most loyal allies start questioning the administration’s handling of one of the most explosive cases in modern history? We’re about to find out, and it’s not pretty.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino reportedly had a heated confrontation with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Jeffrey Epstein files, and the fallout has been swift and telling. According to sources, Bongino was so frustrated with Bondi’s lack of transparency that he took the day off work on Friday, leading some to speculate that he might have quit altogether. Continue reading

Greg Laurie says ‘House of David’ and ‘The Chosen’ great for evangelism

(John Lanagan – The Word Like Fire) Reader, do you agree with Pastor Greg Laurie that “House of David” and “The Chosen” are great evangelistic opportunities? Yes? No? Leave your comments, pro or con, on the blog.

According to the Christian Post:

The new Prime Video series “House of David” is quickly becoming one of the most talked-about faith-based shows of the year — and for Pastor Greg Laurie, its release represents more than just good television. It’s an opportunity for cultural renewal, biblical literacy and, perhaps, revival on a massive scale. Continue reading

IRS Allows Politics in Church

“Churches can now endorse candidates from the Pulpit again, a freedom that never should have been taken away in the first place. The two most important things a church can do: 1) Preach the Gospel 2) Vote so you’re always free to do the first Praise God their free to do the second again.”

(Thomas Gallatin – The Patriot Post) In an effort to resolve a lawsuit brought by several Christian churches and religious organizations, the Internal Revenue Service has agreed to a more lenient interpretation of the Johnson Amendment, which prohibits tax-exempt organizations from engaging in political campaigns. Continue reading

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship for Illegals

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) Once again, the will of the American people has been trampled by an unelected federal judge. Judge Joseph Laplante of New Hampshire shamelessly blocked President Trump’s executive order to end the outrageous abuse of birthright citizenship. In what can only be described as judicial activism run amok, Laplante didn’t just halt the order—he issued a sweeping, nationwide block by exploiting the class-action loophole, effectively sidestepping the Supreme Court’s recent ruling to rein in these overreaching injunctions. Continue reading

Baylor University Returns $643K Pro-LGBTQ Grant, Gets Called Out by Grant-Giver For Hypocrisy

“Baylor is thoroughly compromised, as we’ve cataloged over the last few years. They have several staff members who have been openly promoting LGBTQ ideology for years, including a pro-choice, gay-affirming, trans-affirming professor, and their other greatest hits featured below reveals the true heart and trajectory of the storied University…”

(Protestia) Baylor University, one of the largest and oldest Baptist universities in the world, has rescinded a $643,000 grant from the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation intended to promote LGBTQ acceptance within the church. Was it a principled stance, or something altogether different. Continue reading

Keep Your Kids from the Kool-Aid

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! 21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight! 22Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, and valiant men in mixing strong drink, 23who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right! Isaiah 5:20-23 ESV

In November 1978, over 900 people committed mass suicide in the South American country of Guyana. They were Americans. They were part of a cult headed by Jim Jones. They had fled to South America to escape growing opposition to the cult in the United States…. Continue reading

Spanish House Votes 311-33 To Jail Pastors For Counseling Against Homosexuality

“The AEE contends that the bill mischaracterizes genuine pastoral care and personal guidance as harmful “conversion therapy,” with one commenter noting the hypocrisy of progressives insisting that everything is fluid- sex, gender, identity-until that fluidity goes the other way.” 

(Magdelene Haneh) The Spanish Evangelical Alliance (AEE) has come out swinging over a proposed bill that would lead to jail time for pastors and counselors who assist individuals seeking to leave or alleviate their homosexuality and align their gender identity with their biological sex. Continue reading

For Your Consideration — James Comey in an Orange Jumpsuit

“Comey and Brennan are two of the most vile people to emerge from the ranks of chronic Trump Derangement Syndrome sufferers. While Comey is, as I said, smug, Brennan is filled with undeserved self-righteousness and a mistaken belief that he’s always the smartest guy in the room.” 

(Stephen Kruiser – PJ Media) There is a lot going on in the world right now, and the news cycles have been rather intense. We’ll get to some of the meatier stuff in a moment. First, however, I would like to express some mild irritation at the news that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will no longer be requiring travelers to remove their shoes when going through security…. Continue reading

Eric Metaxas Is Wrong About Dietrich Bonhoeffer

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) Eric Metaxas has had a prolific career riding the coattails of the Post-War Consensus martyr, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. In  a recent spat with the Episcopalian Church USA, Metaxas chastises them for invoking Dietrich Bonhoeffer for their liberal opposition to President Trump. However, in a twist of irony, Metaxas’s critiques of Episcopalians ring more true of Bonhoeffer himself.

What the Episcopalians say about Bonhoeffer matters not. Far be they from the first liberals to invoke Bonhoeffer to oppose Trump or as a test of orthodoxy…. Continue reading

‘We’re the United States, but They Treat Us Like a Colony’: USDA Farm Security Plan Targets China’s Bioterrorism, Land Grabs

“Attorney General Pam Bondi shared that two Chinese nationals were recently charged in Michigan for attempting to smuggle potential agroterrorism weapons into the country. Soon after, a Chinese citizen was arrested for sending packages of concealed biological materials into the United States. “We will prosecute you. We will hold you accountable,” Bondi vowed, adding that the FBI has opened over 100 biosmuggling investigations in recent years.”

(Jasmyn Jordan – Breitbart) The U.S. Department of Agriculture formally announced its National Farm Security Action Plan on Tuesday, rallying top Trump administration officials, Republican governors, and lawmakers around a resolute effort to protect American farmland, food supply chains, and agricultural research from foreign threats, especially Communist China. Continue reading

The Fruit of the Spirit: Joy

“If we don’t have firmly fixed in our minds the greatest of all spiritual realities, which is our union with Christ through faith, our joy will be weak and fragile – and so will our life and service to God.”

(Robb Brunansky – The Cripple Gate) We live in a world that is in a constant search for joy. This quest is so important and widespread that researchers often study what makes people happy, or what decreases happiness, identifying how men, women, and children can achieve happiness. Continue reading

It’s time to put Antifa on the terror list…

“The attacks against ICE have escalated, yet again. It’s not just firebombs and concrete milkshakes anymore. Now, it’s full-blown assassination plots and bullets. And on the Fourth of July, no less—so you know this was a big political statement.”

(Revolver) How bad does it have to get before the government finally slaps the “terrorist” label where it belongs? Right on the spindly backs of Antifa thugs. This group has been torching cities, attacking cops, and waging war on America for years, and the media still treats them like angsty baristas with too many piercings and pent-up anger. But what just happened in Texas should make it crystal clear: this is a violent, radical network, and they are not playing games. Continue reading

The Crucial Fact People Miss in the 2016 Framing of Donald Trump

(Independent Sentinel) James Bryan White worked for former CIA director John Brennan and he believes Brennan should be in prison. However, it’s not only Brennan who should be in prison. We all know who was behind the framing of Donald Trump for years.

On July 3, Fox News put together a good summary on their online website of five things the new information about the ICA tells us. Their summary implicates John Brennan in the coup to overturn the results of the election. However, they avoided the obvious.

In early July, the CIA released new information about the creation nearly ten years ago of the Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) of Russia’s influence campaign in the 2016 U.S. presidential election…. Continue reading

Ancient Aliens and Starseed Children?

“These so-called “Starseeds” are said to be empathic, intuitive, deeply creative, often diagnosed with ADHD or autism, and painfully misunderstood. But let’s be honest—these are just broad traits cherry-picked to flatter every parent who wants to believe their over-pharmaceuticalized kid is too evolved for algebra homework….”

(The Dissenter) I indulged myself in a few episodes of Ancient Aliens on YouTube over the weekend—not because I buy into it, but because I find it fascinating to see the great lengths people will go to try to make sense of our existence and the world we live in. Something I found particularly entertaining, in the way watching a raccoon try to open a locked cooler is entertaining, was all the talk about “starseed children.” Continue reading

Monsters on Parade

“The Catholic Church, which has its own problems with evil clerics masquerading as spiritual men, defines a “mortal sin” as an action known to be destructive but committed anyway.  You know what you are doing is wrong, but don’t care.”

(Bill O’Reilly) Having written a book called “Confronting Evil,” which will be out September 9, I well understand the subject of miscreants wreaking havoc on innocent people.

It’s been with us since Cain and Abel.

While the brothers’ story is allegorical, the theme is not.  There is a dark side in every person, and if you embrace that, evil follows. Continue reading

Shawn Bolz Says ChatGPT Can Interpret ‘Speaking in Tongues,’ Prayer Languages

(Protestia) Shawn Bolz continues to discredit himself more and more as a spiritual leader and supposed prophet of God, recently claiming that ChatGPT is interpreting tongues.

Once a prominent and beloved prophet, Bolz has been canceled by several major charismatics over multiple allegations that he has been using secretly gathered social media information to make accurate ‘prophetic words’ over people, including one that nearly led to the death of a young woman. Continue reading

Bongino Drops a Truth Bomb Destroying the New York Times

“This NY Times article is precisely why hard-working Americans simply do not trust the media.”

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) On Saturday, the New York Times editorial board published an article claiming that Trump’s “politicized FBI” has “made Americans less safe.”

That’s rich. I’m old enough to remember when the Obama administration and the Biden administration actually did weaponize the FBI against Donald Trump. And I’m pretty sure everyone on the NYT editorial board is, too.  Continue reading

Big, beautiful breakdown: Here’s what’s in it…

Key Provisions of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBA): Scroll down to read the provisions…

(LifeZette) The House of Representatives on Thursday passed  President Donald Trump’s long-anticipated “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” clearing a key hurdle for a legislative package that includes major tax reforms, enhanced border security, and significant spending realignments.

The final vote was 218–214, with just two Republicans—Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)—opposing the measure. Continue reading

BREAKING: House Passes Trump’s Reconciliation Bill

(Matt Vespa – Townhall) It’s over, folks. President Trump and congressional Republicans aimed to pass the reconciliation package by July 4, and they succeeded. It was a tumultuous journey, as there were more than a few Republicans who tried to make a spectacle, causing unnecessary drama throughout the procedural phase, but it’s now over. The House passed the big, beautiful bill, which means the Trump tax cuts are made permanent, illegals are kicked off Medicaid, and the immigration enforcement agenda is fully funded. The border was secure, and it will remain safe. Continue reading

Who is ‘Thy Neighbor,’ Really?

“If you’ve been paying attention to the cultural shifting sands around you, you’re likely familiar with unbelievers using the Bible against Christians and even against itself. The phrase is biblical, but the application and meaning are anti-biblical (antinomian, to be precise).”

(Richard Henry – TruthScript) It already seems like eons ago that rioting on the streets of Los Angeles covered the headlines, but that was only early June. The protests were over the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), performing raids, arrests, and seeking to enforce the most basic immigration policy. Continue reading

Bombshell CIA Report Exposes How Obama’s Team Framed Trump

DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marianique Santos

The new CIA assessment released this week is nothing short of a bombshell—a long-overdue confirmation of what conservative media has been saying for years: The Obama administration, with the eager help of its top intelligence brass, orchestrated an unprecedented operation to cripple Donald Trump’s presidency before it even began. This isn’t some fevered speculation or partisan rumor. 

The CIA’s own review lays out, in damning detail, how former CIA Director John Brennan, former DNI James Clapper, and former FBI Director James Comey took “unusual” and direct control over the infamous Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) that became the cornerstone of the Russia collusion hoax. Continue reading

Amex pays $70K for gay ‘throuple’ to get their mitts on a baby…

#SurrogacyConcern shared the photo of the ‘throuple’ and the baby they adopted on X.

“This isn’t just some lefty feel-good headline for Amex’s HR department—it’s a well-oiled, corporate-funded pipeline that makes the process as easy as possible. According to Mitch, one of the “throuples,” it’s all outsourced and systemized. You just open a file, submit your paperwork, and voilà, the reimbursements start rolling in….According to the website, Amex is just the tip of the iceberg….other corporations are doing the exact same thing, quietly bankrolling these surrogate-for-hire baby mamas for men behind the scenes.” 

(Revolver) There was a time when corporate America supported families… real families, and upheld traditional values that reflect the vast majority of this country. But those days are clearly gone. Today, companies like American Express aren’t just bending to woke ideology; they’re twisting themselves into pretzels to fund it, even when it crosses extreme moral lines. Continue reading