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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Chinese Pastor Remains Missing Six Months After March ArrestPastor Wang Sanyuan, 73, has been missing since Chinese authorities arrested him in March at his government-registered church in Ji'nan.
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Texas Judge Delays Abortion Pill Suit Pending FDA ReviewA federal judge in Texas paused a Texas-Florida lawsuit against the abortion pill mifepristone until December, pending an FDA safety review.
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Two Dead, One Missing After Grand Canyon Flash FloodA flash flood at the Grand Canyon killed two hikers, left one missing, and destroyed the park's only water pipeline on Aug. 29.
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Haiti Gang Massacre Kills 47 at Church Shelter in KenscoffGunmen from Haiti's Viv Ansanm gang coalition killed 47 people, 22 inside a church sheltering the displaced, in Kenscoff, the U.N. says.
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Ghanaian-Nigerian Pastor Found Dead After Plateau AbductionPastor Hills Emmanuel was killed and Pastor Gabriel Dipak remains held for ransom after gunmen ambushed a Plateau State, Nigeria minivan.
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Nepal Agrees to Debate Hindu Nation Status After Deadly ClashNepal's government pledged a nationwide debate on declaring a Hindu state after deadly July clashes, worrying the country's growing Christian minority.
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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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