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
Now Playing
Take it with you
Every article and Sunday sermon, read aloud — free, and waiting in your pocket wherever you listen.
The headlines of the day, weighed against the unchanging word.
Pro-Life Group Gives FDA 60 Days on Abortion Pill LawsuitStudents for Life filed notice it will sue the FDA over mifepristone, citing unstudied harm to water systems and endangered wildlife.
Continue reading →
Gunmen Kill Baptist Pastor, Seven Others in Nigeria's Plateau StateA Baptist pastor, his church secretary, and six others were killed by Fulani gunmen in Nigeria's Plateau State over the weekend of Sept. 19-20.
Continue reading →
Senators Urge Trump to Press Xi on Pastor John Cao's ReleaseTen U.S. senators ask Trump to raise detained pastor John Cao, dying of cancer in China, at this week's summit with Xi Jinping.
Continue reading →
US Officials Host 43-Nation Pro-Life Event at UN AssemblyHHS officials Bethany Kozma and Natalie Dodson led the Geneva Consensus Declaration's first dedicated UN event Sept. 23, backed by 43 nations.
Continue reading →
U.S. Resettles Zero Persecuted Christians as Fiscal Year EndsFY2026 will close with zero refugees admitted from the 50 nations Open Doors ranks worst for Christian persecution, a new report finds.
Continue reading →
Thousands March for Life at Pennsylvania Capitol With SantorumNearly 7,000 pro-life advocates rallied at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg on Sept. 21, as Rick Santorum urged support for a Heartbeat Bill.
Continue reading →From the wilderness, this day
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.
For the seeker
Maybe something brought you here that you cannot quite name — a question, a hunger, a quiet sense that there must be more. Wherever you are, you are welcome, and there is no pressure here. If your heart is stirring, we will walk you through what it means and how to begin. And if you need honest reasons before you can believe anything, we will give you those first.
Start here — how to begin Is Christianity true? See the evidence
For churches and small groups: a simple, moderated way to gather prayer requests and share the approved ones on a prayer wall. Opt-in email notifications, BCC for privacy.
Learn more