A Voice From the Wilderness
A Christian response to today’s news and the issues that matter most.
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” — Matthew 3:3
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The headlines of the day, weighed against the unchanging word.
Planned Parenthood Medicaid Funds Resume as Cutoff ExpiresMedicaid dollars flowed back to Planned Parenthood July 4 as a one-year federal defunding provision lapsed without a renewal vote.
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Catholic Nuns Sue New York Over Assisted Suicide MandateCatholic sisters and dioceses sue New York in federal court, saying its Medical Aid in Dying Act, effective Aug. 5, forces them to promote suicide.
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Fulani Gunmen Kill 9 in Pastor Dachomo's Family in Plateau StateFulani militants killed nine members of Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo's family in Nigeria's Plateau State on July 12, then vowed to kill him next.
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Trump DOJ Expands Religious Liberty Guidance After SCOTUS WinsActing AG Todd Blanche issued a 26-page memo July 23 updating DOJ religious liberty guidance, citing recent Supreme Court rulings on faith rights.
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Gunmen Kill Central African Republic Priest After Baptizing 175A Catholic priest in Central African Republic was shot dead the day after baptizing 175 believers, many displaced by regional violence.
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China Frees Zion Church Pastor Ezra Jin, Eight Remain JailedChina released Beijing pastor Ezra Jin after nine months in detention, following President Trump's direct appeal to Xi Jinping; eight church leaders remain jailed.
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Every article here is a Christian response to today’s news — the headlines, the controversies, the questions ordinary people are asking. This is not a noisy place. It is a quiet place that says hard things plainly. Lone Trumpet exists to encourage the faithful, to challenge the comfortable, and to invite the seeker — without apology and without compromise on matters of faith, but with the patience and the kindness that the gospel itself requires.
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