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.
Chinese Police Detain 11 Elderly Christians at Chengdu TeahouseChinese police detained 11 elderly members of a fellowship linked to Early Rain Covenant Church during a Sept. 11 reading meeting in Chengdu.
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Myanmar Military Shoots Baptist Pastor Dead in Chin StateMyanmar's military killed Rev. Dal Thawn Tuang near Lamzang village on Sept. 14, the latest pastor slain by the junta in Chin State.
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Gunman, 16, Kills 2 Students at Philippine High SchoolA 16-year-old opened fire at Banga National High School in South Cotabato, Philippines, killing two classmates before taking his own life.
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St. Paul Church Protest Case Widens Ahead of October HearingSt. Paul congregant sues Don Lemon and other activists who disrupted Sunday worship at Cities Church; 39 face federal charges ahead of a fall hearing.
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Algeria Police Raid Worship Service, Detain 12 ChristiansSpecial forces raided a shelter chapel near Oran on Sept. 4, arresting 12 Christians as Algeria's decade-long church crackdown continues.
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Muslim Father in Uganda Sets Fire to Christian DaughtersA father in Kasese District, Uganda, set his home ablaze with his daughters Amina and Shamila inside after they converted from Islam to Christianity.
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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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