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.
Teach Us to Number Our Days: The Flood at WeiyuanFlash floods swept a Gansu campground on a summer afternoon, killing 25. A pastor reflects on Psalm 90, James 4, and the mercy of numbered days.
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Four Thousand Feet Down: The Miners of SorangeA methane blast killed at least 34 miners near Quetta. A pastoral reflection on darkness, labor, and the God who sees four thousand feet down.
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Chainsaws on Every Street: Grace After the Fox Valley TornadoAn EF-3 tornado tore through Appleton and Menasha on July 27. A pastor reflects on the neighbors, the chainsaws, and the Scripture that follow a storm.
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Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad, 28, Laid to Rest After Service in IranStaff Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, dies in Iran conflict. Her lifelong dream of military service remembered by family at her funeral.
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Trump Threatens Iran Amid Gulf TensionsPresident Trump threatens Iran with annihilation as Kuwait and Bahrain report attacks, escalating tensions in the Middle East.
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Two Nuns at the Cooking Fire: A Monastery MournsA drone struck an Ethiopian monastery as women prepared a feast-day meal. Two were killed. A pastoral reflection on grief, prayer, and God's regard.
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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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