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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sudan Rebels Keep Christian Aid Worker Jailed After 5 MonthsSudanese rebel fighters have held Christian aid worker Najwa Musa Konda over five months, sentencing her to a year in prison over a post.
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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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