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.
Militia Kills Nine of Nigerian Pastor's Family, Threatens Him NextMilitants killed nine relatives of Nigerian pastor Ezekiel Dachomo in Plateau State on July 12, then threatened to kill him next in Nigeria's Middle Belt.
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A Boy, a Wave, and the Hands That Would Not Let GoA 16-year-old lifeguard and a human chain of strangers saved a boy from the surf at Santa Cruz. A pastoral reflection on courage, community, and Christ.
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When the Waters Rose Without Warning: Grief and Grace in GansuAfter a flash flood swept a mountain campsite in Gansu, China, a pastoral reflection on sudden loss, Luke 13, and the God who stands with us in the waters.
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CAR Priest Gunned Down Day After Baptizing 175 ChristiansFr. Crépin Martial Monga was shot dead in Zémio, Central African Republic, a day after baptizing 175 believers displaced by violence.
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When the Only Way Out Was the Open SeaWildfire trapped hundreds on an Italian shore with only the sea for escapeΓÇöa pastor reflects on rescue, refuge, and God's nearness in the fire.
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The Boy Who Stopped: Mercy in the Desert HeatAn Arizona teen paused in 103-degree heat to help a lost woman with dementia. A pastoral reflection on the Good Samaritan and everyday mercy.
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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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