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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Advocates Urge US to Free Syrian Christian Mayor Suleiman KhalilChristian and human rights groups are urging U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack to press Damascus to free Sadad's former mayor, jailed 17 months without charge.
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Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship in 6-3 RulingOn June 30, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that children born in the U.S. are citizens at birth, striking down a 2025 executive order.
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Planned Parenthood Medicaid Ban Set to Expire July 4A one-year Medicaid defunding of Planned Parenthood expires July 4, 2026, restoring taxpayer dollars to the nation's largest abortion provider.
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ISWAP Gunmen Abduct 37 Students From Nigerian School in LassaGunmen stormed a Borno State school during exams, killing a teacher and soldier and abducting 36 students, an official says.
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Supreme Court Upholds State Bans on Trans Athletes in Girls' SportsThe Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that West Virginia and Idaho may bar biological males from girls' and women's school sports teams.
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Muslim Mob Attacks Christian Prayer House in West JavaA mob assaulted worshippers and threatened arson at a Christian prayer house in West Java, Indonesia, on June 24, demanding its closure.
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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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