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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Kerr County Unveils Memorial Cross One Year After Deadly FloodKerrville dedicates a 20-foot steel cross as Texas Hill Country marks one year since a flood killed 139, including 27 at Camp Mystic.
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Religious Liberty Commission Delivers Draft Report to TrumpThe DOJ's Religious Liberty Commission, chaired by Dan Patrick, delivered a 224-page draft report June 26, open for public comment until July 13.
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Tall Ships Crowd New York Harbor for America's 250thOn July 4, 2026, 48 tall ships from 20 nations sailed New York Harbor as the nation marked 250 years since independence, amid record heat.
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Advocates Urge US to Free Syrian Christian Mayor Suleiman KhalilChristian and human rights groups are urging U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack to press Damascus to free Sadad's former mayor, jailed 17 months without charge.
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Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship in 6-3 RulingOn June 30, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that children born in the U.S. are citizens at birth, striking down a 2025 executive order.
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Planned Parenthood Medicaid Ban Set to Expire July 4A one-year Medicaid defunding of Planned Parenthood expires July 4, 2026, restoring taxpayer dollars to the nation's largest abortion provider.
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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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