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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China Raids Chengdu House Church Again, Detains 33 BelieversSichuan police stormed Early Rain Covenant Church's Sunday service June 14, detaining 33 members as China's crackdown on house churches escalates.
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Egypt Arrests Coptic Christians Beaten in Mob Attack on ChurchA mob attacked a Coptic church in Minya, Egypt on July 8; police then arrested the four Christian victims, freeing them once they dropped charges.
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Fulani Militants Kill Christian Leader, 3 Others in NigeriaFulani militants killed Christian leader John Danjuma and three others in Nigeria's Plateau State on June 24, prompting appeals for U.S. help.
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Missouri Governor Signs Law Protecting Babies Born AliveGov. Mike Kehoe signed Missouri's Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, granting infants who survive abortion full legal rights and care.
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Maharashtra Orders Statewide Audit of Church, Mission LandMaharashtra's government ordered a three-month audit of all church and mission land after an alleged $31 million land fraud surfaced in Nashik.
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Planned Parenthood Regains Medicaid Funds as Ban ExpiresA one-year Medicaid ban on Planned Parenthood expired July 5, restoring federal funds as pro-life groups press Congress to renew it.
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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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