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.
Supreme Court to Hear Church Preschool Case Against Colorado Nov. 3The Supreme Court will hear a church preschool's challenge to its exclusion from Colorado's universal preschool program on Nov. 3, Election Day.
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Gunmen Kill Pastor and Wife Outside Home in Irapuato, MexicoA pastor and his wife were shot outside their home in Irapuato, Mexico, after a funeral wake. Police detained a suspect, and no motive has been announced.
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Trump Signs Order Creating Women's Health Division at NIHPresident Trump signs an executive order at the Rose Garden creating a White House task force and an NIH women's health division, led by Melania Trump.
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Priest Dies When Giant Cross Falls During Livestreamed ServiceA parish priest in Guayaquil, Ecuador, died Oct. 17 when a large wooden cross fell on him during a livestreamed service. The cause is still unknown.
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Trump Announces $8 Billion Fuel Relief for Farmers at HarvestPresident Trump announces an $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief Program at a Kansas rally, with one-time payments to farmers hit by high diesel costs.
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Kenyan Court Convicts Self-Styled Pastor, 28 Others of 191 MurdersA Mombasa High Court finds Paul Mackenzie and 28 co-accused guilty of murdering 191 people, 190 of them children, in the Shakahola forest. Sentencing is Nov. 6.
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