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

Women’s cycling champ quits after loss to trans rider; another trans winner days later in NY race

(Lee Brown – New York Post) A former women’s cycling champion angrily quit the sport after losing to a transgender rider — a decision followed just days later by another trans cyclist declaring she felt like a “superhero” for her women’s race win in New York.

Champion cyclocross rider Hannah Arensman bolstered her decision with a statement in a Supreme Court filing on the issue.

“I have decided to end my cycling career,” Arensman said last Wednesday. Continue reading

Hospital Admissions Double

“And the magnitude of that negativity increases over time. What does that mean, folks? It literally means that the people who received that vaccine were more likely to contract COVID-19 after seven months than the people who did not. That is a fact.” – Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo

(Mary Dowling – Independent Sentinel) New Zealand’s 2020 Excess Diseases

DATA from the New Zealand Ministry of Health revealed a 103 percent increase in hospitalizations among 12 disease categories measured in 2021 following the mRNA rollout. Read the article here. This calls into serious question the safety of medical interventions such as mRNA vaccines…. Continue reading

The Unfaithful Bride: America’s Idolatry and the Coming Persecution

“Then he will say to those on his left [goats], ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” Mat 25:41

“Throughout the whole of biblical history and the whole of church history, God has used fierce persecution and hardship to both separate the devil’s goats from His sheep and to purify and strengthen those sheep. That they may “share His holiness” (Hebrews 12:4-17)”

(Greg Smith) Throughout the Old Testament, God uses sexual terms to describe Israel’s covenant unfaithfulness to Himself in their worship and life. We find this especially in the prophets. In fact the entire book of Hosea is grounded in this theme as the LORD commands Hosea to take a wife of harlotry. A wandering adulterous woman who will not be faithful to him.

Chapter 1 v.2: When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, “Go, take to yourself a wife of harlotry, and have children of harlotry; for the land commits flagrant harlotry, forsaking the LORD.” Continue reading

Arizona Supreme Court Finally Hands Kari Lake a Win, but the Media Doesn’t Want You to Know About It

(Kevin Downey JR – PJ Media) The Arizona Supreme Court handed GOP 2022 gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake a win and is forcing a lower court to look at voter signature verification issues.

The decision is a huge win for Lake, who has all but declared war on those who she believes are involved in shady Arizona elections.

What does this decision mean? Continue reading

The Babylon Bee Crossed the Line Between Satire and Openly Mocking God

“Any man who commented that the post was not giving God the reverence He deserved was shouted down by men and women alike telling us to “lighten up.” The Christian view of God is not something we should ever “lighten up” on.”

(Protestia) There is no denying that the nominally Christian satirical website the Babylon Bee has been effective in fighting the culture war at times. Satire is a useful tool in reaching some who may not otherwise be interested in hearing the truth from more straightforward sources. When one engages in Christian satire, however, that person can run the risk of not only mocking the culture, but mocking God as well. Continue reading

Smoking Gun? 2018 Letter From Michael Cohen’s Lawyer on Stormy Payment States Cohen ‘Used His Own Personal funds,’ and That Trump Did Not Reimburse Him

(Christina Laila – Gateway Pundit) The Daily Mail obtained a 2018 letter from Michael Cohen’s lawyer stating Cohen used his own personal money to pay Porn Star Stormy Daniels in 2016.

The letter also states that the Trump Org nor the Trump campaign reimbursed Michael Cohen for the $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels.

This directly contradicts Cohen’s testimony – not surprising given Michael Cohen is a convicted perjurer. Continue reading

The Death of Dissent

“By Monday afternoon, in order to advance optics to support the January 6 comparison, the New York Police Department began installing steel barricades around the Manhattan criminal courthouse, the site of the expected announcement.”

(Julie Kelly – American Greatness) The lead prosecutor in charge of the January 6 investigation, the largest probe in Justice Department history, just confirmed what American Greatness has reported for months: the number of criminal cases related to the Capitol protest is expected to at least double before it’s all over. Continue reading

What is ‘Hillsong Family’, and Why Do Some Churches Pay $100K a Year to Join It? Ft. Judah Smith

“In 2019, just from speaking at Hillsong alone, Smith personally made 50K for two sermons, with his first-class flights, meals, and hotels also covered.”

(Protestia) Hillsong Family is an initiative started by Brian and Bobbie Houston.  According to the embattled church:

The HILLSONG FAMILY is a group of like-spirited, forward-thinking, kingdom-building visionaries and ministries working TOGETHER for a greater cause. This group of churches and ministries are joining our ‘FAMILY’ in an effort to develop and strengthen one another – a family relationship in which to find wisdom and encouragement, spiritual accountability and support as they continue to build the church and ministry that God has uniquely called them to do. Continue reading

Big Pharma Developing Bird Flu Vaccines ‘Just in Case’

(Ben Bartee – PJ Media) Some of the world’s leading makers of flu vaccines* [emphasis added] say they could make hundreds of millions of bird flu shots for humans within months if a new strain of avian influenza ever jumps across the species divide.

The corporate media’s hyping of bird flu hasn’t reached COVID-19 proportions yet. But reporting on the subject has increased in intensity and frequency in recent weeks, which forces the speculation that this could be the next “thing” in the endless litany of terrors used by the corporate state to consolidate social control. Continue reading

The Push to Normalize Weird Sexuality in the Church is Increasing at an Alarming Rate

“The goal for Sprinkle is to transform the Church’s attitude toward the LGBTQ movement and cause the Church to see LGBTQ people as people who have been mistreated by churches and society rather than as people who are committing a grave offense against their Creator who are in need of repentance and salvation.”

(The Dissenter) The LGBTQ movement in America has been striving for decades to promote the acceptance of homosexuality and other abnormal sexual behaviors. Sexual immorality, in all of its forms, has been present in every major society throughout history, as per historical and biblical accounts. However, as we see all throughout Scripture, it has also repeatedly been the cause of God’s wrath. Continue reading

The sudden turn of events that could derail Trump’s indictment

(Greg Jarrett) “Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime,” was the infamous boast of Joseph Stalin’s ruthless secret police chief, Lavrentiy Beria. His modus operandi was to target any man the Soviet dictator chose and then find or fabricate a crime against him.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has taken a page out of Stalin’s playbook and targeted Donald Trump. Driven by personal and political animus, the DA presumed the former president must be guilty of something. It was just a matter of devoting enough time and resources to hunt down the crime. Failing to find one, Bragg copied Beria’s paradigm and simply dreamed one up. Continue reading

Bethel Worship Service May Look Vibrant, But It’s An Empty Shell Of Death

“If the work of the Trinity in salvation isn’t enough to bring the dry bones of a dead church back to life, then neither will your music, your ecstatic experiences, and your emotional experiences.”

(The Dissenter) Have you ever witnessed a worship service at Bethel Church? The air is electric, the music booms, the chords resonate with your soul. It’s a sensory experience that can cause you to feel like you’ve reached the height of existence…. Continue reading

Russell Moore Speaker at ‘The Gospel For Enneagram Summit’ + Joined By Some Legit Heretics

“Moore is joined by a slew of enneagram teachers, but one person we wanted to highlight is Suzanne Stabile, another keynote speaker. Can she faithfully teach on the intersection of the gospel and the enneagram?”

(Protestia) A year after Russell Moore helped advance false claims that the enneagram has ‘Christian roots,’ and four months after he and Beth Moore shared their enneagram personalities, the former ERLC President and current Editor in Chief at Christianity Today is scheduled to be a speaker at ‘The Gospel For Enneagram Summit.’ Continue reading

‘I Just Want to Feel Like Myself,’ Tearfully Admits America’s Most Famous ‘Trans Kid’ Jazz Jennings

(Megan Fox – PJ Media) There are a lot of deeply disturbing and unlikeable members of the trans cult. Jazz Jennings is not one of them. Transitioned by his mother at the tender age of five. By the age of eleven, Jazz was on puberty blockers. At 17, even though a minor, Jazz underwent multiple genital surgeries to remove his penis and have it inverted. This process was botched and several attempts were made to remedy it, but the reduced size of Jazz’s penis due to years on puberty blockers made an already brutal surgery even worse. Continue reading

Rick Warren Says Denying Women the Pastorate is Racist and Saddleback Will Appeal Disfellowship to Fight the ‘Inquisition’

“Rick Warren is just fine teaching people things under the authority of scripture that he is not confident are actually correct. One wonders which of Warren’s teachings he is okay being uncertain about – could he be wrong about the deity of Christ? The virgin birth? Could he be wrong about his purported belief in salvation by faith alone?”

(David Morrill) Perhaps no single individual has done as much to stunt the spiritual growth of and sear the modern American evangelical conscience than Rick Warren. With his Peter Drucker-mentored corporatization of the church, his Schuller-inspired, man-pleasing “gospel,” and his endless ability to taint every so-called solid minister to include John Piper and Al Mohler on his way to becoming the king of dollar store, bargain bin Christianity, Rick Warren’s career has been nothing short of infamous. Continue reading

Altered States of Consciousness in Bible, believes Bible Project’s Tim Mackie

(John Lanagan – The Word Like Fire) Altered State of Consciousness: A meditative or drug-induced non-ordinary state of mind. In a religious context, a state where the seeker is drawn out of his normal thinking processes into “self-realization” or contact with what he considers the divine or divine wisdom.[1]

Tim Mackie is pastor and co-founder of the highly influential Bible Project. You may not have heard of Mackie and Bible Project, but your kids or grandkids certainly have. Mackie has become an advocate of the deceptive and anti-biblical meditation known as contemplative prayer…. Continue reading

Kari Lake Speaks to Rasmussen Poll Which Suggests She Won

“At the risk of being like all the climate change cult false prophets, I believe Kari Lake will win this legal battle and be the first governor ever sworn into office after proven systematic election fraud. Whether Democrats or RINO Republicans are ever prosecuted for this obvious charade will remain to be seen. Whether she wins this before the Arizona Supreme Court or the Supreme Court of the United States is the only question remaining in my mind. Her proof of election interference is conclusive.”

(Mark Schwendau) Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, who narrowly lost the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election, declared Friday (March 17) that she and two other GOP candidates, who also came up short, actually “won,” according to a new poll by Rasmussen. Continue reading

‘Christianity and Liberalism’ at 100

“Machen reminds his readers that it’s important for Christians to know what Christianity truly is. “Christianity cannot subsist unless men know what Christianity is; and the fair and logical thing is to learn what Christianity is, not from its opponents, but from those who themselves are Christians.”

(Chris Queen – PJ Media) I don’t remember how it came to my attention, but last summer, I downloaded the audiobook of J. Gresham Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. I know, I know; it’s not exactly breezy summer reading (or listening), but I definitely don’t regret it. It’s worth pointing out that this year is the 100th anniversary of this landmark work. Continue reading

God Determines the Role of Women in the Church, Not Personal Preference or Culture

“Many churches are allowing women to hold positions reserved for men by finding new interpretations of Scripture completely unheard of in the whole of Church history before the last quarter of the 20th Century.”

Genesis 5: 1-This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; 2-Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam [man or mankind], in the day when they were created. Continue reading

Hillsong Church Salaries, Royalties, Benefits Revealed. $1.9M, $ 1.7M, $1.5M, $876K, $540K

(Protestia) With the trove of 10,000 Hillsong papers being released to the public, some of the salaries of pastors and leaders within Hillsong have been revealed. While some of the worship pastors were getting royalties off their Hillsong Music, they were also being given large salaries, which Hillsong congregants were paying into.

Here’s a few:

Hillsong Global Senior Pastor Brian Houston was making at least $1,000,000 a year, with royalties and book sales not disclosed, which could easily be in the millions. Continue reading

Arkansas book event interrupted by drag queens in ‘disturbing’ outfits as Kirk Cameron and guests speak

Man wearing bizarre make-up and dressed like a woman disrupts children’s story time.

“At the close of this sweet and funny story of a singing elephant named Kevin who was tricked by a vulture named ‘Culture’ into thinking he might be a bird, the reader then asked the 300 children, ‘Do you think elephants can be birds, even if they strap on silly wings and a beak?'” 

(Maureen Mackey – Fox News) A group of drag queens and activists dressed in black and white showed up on Friday at the Fayetteville Public Library in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to protest actor-writer Kirk Cameron’s story time event for families and children, according to book publisher Brave Books, whose staff were present at the reading. Continue reading

Here’s What Will Happen If Trump Is Arrested Next Week

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) According to recent reports, law enforcement and security agencies at the local, state, and federal levels are getting ready for a possible indictment of former President Donald Trump as soon as next week.

According to recent reports, law enforcement and security agencies at the local, state, and federal levels are getting ready for a possible indictment of former President Donald Trump as soon as next week.

These agencies are carrying out preliminary security assessments and deliberating over potential security arrangements around the Manhattan Criminal Court situated at 100 Centre Street…. Continue reading

Discernment: A Spiritual Battle, Not a Logical One

“My job is not to argue my friend into believing that Joel Osteen or Beth Moore or Benny Hinn or Christine Caine is a false teacher. My job is to lovingly present what Scripture says, demonstrate how the teacher is in conflict with it, leave it on the table, walk away, and continue to pray for my friend. My job is done. It is now the Holy Spirit’s job to open my friend’s eyes and change her heart.”

(Michelle Lesley) The way people think, the way we react to environmental stimuli, the way we relate to one another, the way our backgrounds and experiences shape the way we view and interact with the world absolutely fascinates me. It’s probably what led me to pursue degrees in psychology and counseling as well as every sociology, anthropology, criminology, and every other social science -ology elective I could get my hands on when I was in college. What makes people tick?… Continue reading