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

A Fond Look Back at Harris’s Train Wreck Car Crash Dumpster Fire Campaign

“It ended as it had to, with Harris spending money her campaign didn’t have (she’s currently $20 million in the hole, despite raking in more than ONE BILLION DOLLARS) on celebrity endorsements that didn’t matter on the way to losing everything to a convicted felon that nearly half the country has been deluded into believing is Literally Hitler™.”

(Stephen Green – PJ Media) The disaster began, as so many do, with a few ill-chosen words pouring out of the mouth of Joe Biden in a hamfisted attempt to woo voters. After promising at a March 2020 primary debate to pick a woman as his running mate, Biden then got bullied by fellow Democrats into picking a black woman. Continue reading

Yes, The Trump Government Should Wield The Sword Against Progressivism

“Christians must keep putting their hands to the plow (Luke 9:62). For though the forces of darkness have suffered a political setback, we cannot forget that, like the Evangelicals For Harris, they won’t being going away unless and until they are winnowed or won to Christ, who is the Lord of all.” 

(Doug Ponder – Clear Truth Media) I’ve written far more on political theology in the last couple of years than I ever thought I would (see herehere, and here, for example). I suppose that desperate times call for decisive measures.

To put the matter bluntly, a lot of evangelical Christians—including pastors—have discovered that their grasp of the intersection between theology and politics is insufficient to navigate the waters we now swim in…. Continue reading

How the Steven Lawson Scandal is Good for the Church

“It’s not merely that Steven Lawson failed, and failed miserably—it’s that we, the Church, possess an almost comically unquenchable thirst for heroes. We crave Christian celebrities with the desperation of teenage girls clamoring for knights in shining armor while playing dress-up with their mom’s wedding gown.”

(The Dissenter) Steven J. Lawson, a name synonymous with doctrinal precision, rock-solid Reformed theology, and more respect in the conference circuit than most people can imagine, has fallen. The man many considered an indomitable force of gospel preaching has become the latest headline in a growing list of scandals that illuminate modern evangelicalism’s unhealthy relationship with celebrity culture. Continue reading

The Liberal Media Absolutely Lost It When Trump Won the 2024 Election

(Matt Vespa – Townhall) It was a blue mirage. Liberals were confident in beating Donald Trump, despite Kamala Harris’s lack of intelligence and political acumen to be president. The polls showed a close race. It ended up being much like 2016—Trump cinched an Electoral College landslide, and he’s going to win the popular vote. On both fronts of their coping sessions, the Left has nothing. You can’t seethe about the Electoral College when Trump won the popular vote.

It’s time for the Left to realize that Trump isn’t a fluke—he’s at the helm of a movement that outright slaughtered the Democrats last night…. Continue reading

In Which We Try Not To Gloat

(Clear Truth Media) It would, of course, be very poor form after what can rightly be described as a crushing electoral victory for the Republican Party, to spend the morning basking in the glory of such a triumph, drinking the sweet, sweet nectar of progressive tears, and playing the wailing and gnashing of their teeth as a kind of soothing whale-song with which to unwind after a long but magnificent night.

It would be deeply unkind to look around our bookmark folders on X and find the long, long list of failed predictions. For instance, anyone considering mentioning the Selzer poll—’The Best Pollster In Politics’—declaring a Harris lead of +3 in Iowa only to see Trump take the state by 13 points, really should stay quiet. Continue reading

Powerful Megyn Kelly Endorsement Has Dana Bash Seething

Watch Megan’s powerful speech on X.

(Mary Dowling) Megyn Kelly endorsed Donald Trump last night. Her speech was powerful. In it, she emphasized the importance of voting for Trump and encouraged others to do the same. Kelly cited immigration, women’s safety, and masculinity as key issues.

The following is a partially rushed transcript.

“First of all, one of the reasons why I wanted to come here, one of the many reasons I wanted to come here. When I launched my show four years ago, we had Mark Cuban on the program. [Many] have seen he was in the news this week, and he started going on about how bad America’s race history was and how ashamed he was of America, and that’s why I was at all these protests. And he felt it was really important to stand up and speak out about human rights violations. Continue reading

Once Joyful Harris Now Goes the Full McCarthyite

Why then the charges of Trump the fascist and Hitler reincarnation? Simple. Harris’s personal negatives are rising, her polls inert. She has abandoned her prior run-out-the-clock avoidance of the media, her smiley “joy” campaign, and instead now embraces the big lie, while President Joe Biden writes off Trump supporters as “garbage.”

(Victor Davis Hanson) In the last two weeks, Vice President Kamala Harris has been trying to revive her stagnant campaign by smearing Trump as being Hitlerian and a fascist. She claims Trump is planning to put his enemies in encampments. Continue reading

Biden spent billions to delay Medicare premiums spike, protect Harris campaign before election

(Steven Richards – Just the News) Democrats were confronted earlier this year with a terrifying reality: a cap on out-of-pocket costs for patients to limit Medicare drug spending passed as part of Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act was set to spike premiums for millions of senior citizens just weeks before the 2024 presidential election.

To avoid the political catastrophe of presiding over major premium increases in the middle of a closely contested election, the Biden-Harris administration used its authority to reroute appropriated funding to subsidize the premiums for seniors until after the election. Continue reading

‘I’m Done!’ Hugh Hewitt Quits Washington Post; Storms Out of Room During Live WaPo Broadcast Over Bias

“Hewitt pointed out that as “news people” they should try actually reporting the full story.”

(Debra Heine – American Greatness) Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt wrecked the Washington Post’s live online show “First Look,” Friday, storming out of the room and quitting in disgust after the host’s anti-Trump bias got too much for him.

Hewitt, who has written hundreds of columns for the Post since 2017, told Fox News Digital: “I have in fact quit the Post but I was only writing a column for them every six weeks or so.” Continue reading

Enjoying the Anger of Jesus

(Tim Chester – GCD) Here’s a surprise. In preparation to write about how we relate to Jesus day by day in the here and now, I re-read the Gospels. I was looking out for how he related to people when he was on earth as pointers to how he relates to his people now from heaven. Much of what I found was what I expected. He cares, protects, energizes, touches, and intercedes for his people—then and now. But one thing took me by surprise: Jesus on earth was often angry.

His emotional state may not often be specified, but his words can be surprisingly sharp and his attitude shockingly abrasive. Consider what happens when he goes to the home of a Pharisee in Luke 11:37–54.

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Media Run Blatant Election Interference With Propaganda About Trump ‘Threatening’ Liz Cheney

“Note the shift from “unfit,” which is what Harris usually says about Trump, to “disqualified.” The purpose of that language shift should be obvious. Democrats and the corporate press know Harris is poised to lose the election, so here in the final stretch, they are grasping for a pretext to prevent a victorious Trump from taking office on Jan. 20. They will repeat the claim that he’s “disqualified” ad nauseam between now and then to prepare the rhetorical ground for what comes next.” 

(John Daniel Davidson – The Federalist) If you woke up Friday morning and glanced at the headlines of any major media outlet, you would think former President Donald Trump had threatened former Rep. Liz Cheney with execution by firing squad. Four days before the election, you would think Trump had just said, on a stage in Arizona with Tucker Carlson, that if elected he would have Cheney killed. Continue reading

Rick Warren Promotes Female Pastors At Lausanne Congress

“Heretics, like Rick Warren and Andy Stanley, fetishize the early church as a means to introduce vain ideology into the church.”

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) America did not send its best to the Lausanne Congress. Among its attendees were Ed Stetzer, the gay-affirming dean of theology at Biola and media mogul, Trevin Wax of The Gospel Coalition, and Rick Warren, the liberal pastor of Saddleback Church which got disfellowshipped over overtly supporting female pastors. Rick Warren spoke at the Lausanne Congress in South Korea in late September, early October. Continue reading

The Amish Don’t Vote. Why This Year Could Be Different

“Entire Amish communities are travelling in carts with Trump flags, on their way to vote for Trump. This is unprecedented. Off-grid communities don’t tend to go out of their way like this to vote. People are sick of leftism in every single country.”

(Sarah Arnold – Townhall) The Amish traditionally don’t vote in presidential elections due to their faith-based beliefs and Christianity’s historic separatism from mainstream society. Still, this year brings a whole new ball game as the candidates seek support from the horse and buggy riding group.  Continue reading

Christians Who Hate Politics Need to Get (a Little) Involved in Politics

“We have to try to choose leaders who, while not spiritual giants, are at least influenceable. We have to work with what’s on the menu, and what’s on the menu will always be fallible, fallen, sinful human beings. That is not a reason for us to opt out of our advisor’s role. On the contrary, it’s all the more reason for Christians to use whatever influence they have to push politics in a righteous direction.”

(Jason Anderson – Clear Truth Media) Do you love Jesus but hate politics? Good for you! Your priorities are in the right place. Besides, just look at the people who love politics: Miserable cranks, grasping careerists, and power-mad sociopaths that make James Bond villains look like sensible moderates. Nobody wants to be like those guys. Continue reading

The PR Fallout of JD Vance Joining the Joe Rogan Experience: Let the Bromance Begin!

“Your first takeaway is that Vance is unusually intelligent. Not kinda smart or “smart enough” (*cough* Kamala *cough*) but genuinely a genius. His depth of knowledge (and ability to pivot) allows him to communicate compassionately and thoughtfully, even in a three-hour interview. Not all smart people can pull this off: Lots of them come across as uncaring eggheads who prefer numbers to people.”

(Scott Pinsker – PJ Media) In the first five minutes, there were at least half a dozen profanities as host Joe Rogan and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) recounted cute, adorable stories of young kids swearing and cussing.

This ain’t your daddy’s Republican Party. Continue reading

Political Antinomians: This Pastor Says Heaven is Full of Pro-Abortion People

“In order for McKissic or other Evangelicals for Harris to have any chance of success in convincing Christians to betray Christ in the ballot box, they have to project themselves as being equally interested in spiritual matters. Which, of course, they’re not.”

For the record, Pastor Dwight McKissic of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, claims to be pro-life. In related news, Dylan Mulvaney claims to be a woman, Elizabeth Warren claims to be an American Indian, and Joe Biden claims to be Catholic.

We live in a time when apparently anybody can claim to be anything, without much serious introspection. But just as sure as transgender ‘women’ bleed XY chromosomes, those who set about to elect politicians who consider abortion to be their version of Holy Communion aren’t pro-life in any serious or meaningful way. Continue reading

The Plan to Install Kamala Harris as the Democrat Candidate

Kamala Harris & Alex Soros

George and Alex Soros spend tens of millions of dollars each election cycle. Shortly after Biden’s resignation announcement, Alex Soros shared an image with Harris and wrote: “It’s time for us all to unite around Kamala Harris and beat Donald Trump. She is the best and most qualified candidate we have. Long live the American Dream!”

(Mary Dowling) Who really installed Harris as the Democrat presidential candidate, and why? We think we know the answer to those two questions.

George Soros published his plan for massive migration in 2015, and his confidential documents were leaked. According to data from the United Nations (UN) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), one million migrants and refugees arrived in Europe in 2015…. Continue reading

Semper Reformanda: No Peace With Rome

“Their Council of Trent curses those who believe otherwise, those who dare cling to Ephesians 2:8-9: “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” Rome hurls anathemas at the very words of God, “If any one saith, that by faith alone the impious is justified…let him be anathema” (Trent, Canon 9,14). Yet Paul’s own warning in Galatians 1:8 still stands—If anyone preaches a gospel contrary to the one he received, let him be accursed.”

(The Dissenter) Picture the dawn of October 31, 1517—a world on the brink of spiritual and cultural revolution. The cold morning air in Wittenberg bit at the hands of a young, restless monk as he walked distinctly determined through the streets, the sun barely rising to meet his stride. Continue reading

This Race Is Close Only Because the Public Education Indoctrination Mill Has Succeeded

“If Kamala Harris does emerge victorious at some point next week, voting “irregularities” will no doubt play a part. What it will really be, though, is an almost complete victory for — as the headline to this column says — the public education indoctrination mill. What will make it a complete victory is if the Democrats hang onto their Senate majority and also take back the House.” 

(Stephen Kruiser – PJ Media) Any discussion among conservatives about the possibility of Kamala Harris winning the election quickly turns to voter fraud or polling problems like the under-sampling of Trump supporters. Those are both valid discussions but not the essence of the problem here. Continue reading

‘The Carpenter’ Film, Where Jesus Has an MMA Viking Apprentice, Releases Nov 1

If you want to learn who Jesus is, open up your Bible. Plead in prayer to God to reveal him to you. Don’t a watch a ridiculous movie in which 100% of it is fabricated and made up by some fool who thinks he’s being clever. My my, what a terrible idea.”

(Protestia) A film about Jesus of Nazareth having a Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) apprentice is set to be released in theaters this Friday. Garrett Batty is the writer, producer, and director of ‘The Carpenter.’ A devout Mormon, he has a small handful of indie films beneath his belt, including The Saratov Approach in 2013, which is perhaps his best ‘known’ film, and Out of Liberty, which is a dramatic telling of LDS founder Joseph Smith’s time in jail before an unruly mob killed him. Continue reading

Should Christians Participate in Halloween? 7 Scriptures to Consider (Reprise)

Is it appropriate for evangelicals to celebrate Halloween? Some say “absolutely not” while others say “what’s the big deal anyway?” Bible study author, speaker and podcaster Michelle Lesley goes right to the scriptures to help Bible believing Christians make their decision. She writes:

Since there is no specific Bible verse that says, “Thou shalt/shalt not participate in Halloween and its related activities,” this is an area of Christian liberty that must be decided by each individual or couple on the basis of scriptural principles and prayer. If there are Halloween activities available to you that do not violate scriptural principles or your conscience or cause you to become a stumbling block to someone weaker in the faith (which may even be your spouse or child), you are free to participate in those aspects of Halloween.

Here are some Scriptures and principles that may be of help as you make your decision: Continue reading

Reasonable Voters

“The top ten most important considerations for reasonable voters.  Click and save.  Spread them around.”

(Bill O’Reilly) This column is written for clear-thinking individuals who need a concise primer on the presidential candidates….let’s begin with an honest assessment of where Trump and Harris REALLY stand. We will bullet point the fact-based data.

Government Spending: Huge issue few care about.  Kamala Harris will increase the already massive entitlement giveaways that will eventually bankrupt the country.

Donald Trump is a big spender as well, especially in military situations.  $35 trillion in debt, heading to $40 trillion, no matter who wins. Continue reading