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For the Good of the Public brings you daily news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we catch up on the news of the day together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life, for the good of the public. Learn more at www.ccpubliclife.org

  1. 20h ago

    The Morning Five: Monday, October 5 -- New Space Race, Permanent Daylight Savings

    For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public. Today's host was Michael Wear. Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Today’s scripture: Psalm 89:1-9 (ESV) News sources: https://apnews.com/article/trump-jay-clayton-artificial-intelligence-task-force-b8689ea07de9102a52bd1cd2049b5901 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/us/trump-tom-cotton-cellphone-number.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/world/asia/nuclear-reactors-moon.html https://www.npr.org/2025/08/08/nx-s1-5493500/nasa-nuclear-reactor-on-the-moon-explainer Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #AI #Daylightsavings #TomCotton #nuclearpower #space #NASA

    The Morning Five: Monday, October 5 -- New Space Race, Permanent Daylight Savings

  2. 4d ago

    The Morning Five: Thursday, October 1 -- Disaster averted in Israel, Trump v. Mosquitos, Stock Trading Bill Rejected

    For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public. Today's host was Michael Wear. Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Today’s scripture: James 5:1-11 (ESV) News sources: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/30/trump-orders-dc-mosquito-purge-01100303 https://www.washingtonsun.com/metro/trump-mosquito-tick-executive-order https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/30/world/dubai-flight-tel-aviv-israel-pilots https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/us/politics/democrats-block-stock-trading-bill.html https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/u-k-says-strong-indications-iran-is-linked-to-foiled-attack-on-air-base-efb98199?mod=hp_lead_pos6 https://apnews.com/article/israel-saudi-arabia-dubai-emergency-landing-fd1835479898f2f944792913af7cbce6 Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #mosquitos #health #Congress #stocktrading #Iran #UnitedKingdom #Israel

    The Morning Five: Thursday, October 1 -- Disaster averted in Israel, Trump v. Mosquitos, Stock Trading Bill Rejected

  3. 5d ago

    The Morning Five: Wednesday, September 30 -- Senate Passes College Sports Legislation, New SCOTUS Ruling on Deportations

    For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public. Today's host was Michael Wear. Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Today’s scripture: James 4:1-10 (ESV) News sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/us/politics/supreme-court-deportations-third-country.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/world/asia/openai-australia-government-hack-apology.html https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/09/29/congress/democrats-ai-rogue-agents-cyberattack-01096455 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/us/politics/senate-college-sports.html https://www.wsj.com/sports/protect-college-sports-act-explained-22015f29?mod=hp_lead_pos11 Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #immigration #deportation #AI #OpenAI #Australia #Congress #collegesports #athletes #NIL

    The Morning Five: Wednesday, September 30 -- Senate Passes College Sports Legislation, New SCOTUS Ruling on Deportations

  4. 6d ago

    The Morning Five: Tuesday, September 29 -- Christian Leaders Appeal to Trump on Global Health Funding, U.S. Senate Resolution on AI and Religion and "Michaelmas"

    For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public. Today's host was Michael Wear. Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Today’s scripture: Revelation 12:7-12 (ESV) News sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/us/politics/fbi-shinyhunters-damage.html https://www.wsj.com/science/space-astronomy/spacex-launches-starship-for-first-orbital-test-566a1a1e?mod=hp_featst_pos4 https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/press-releases/lankford-coons-bipartisan-resolution-on-religious-freedom-and-transparency-in-artificial-intelligence-passes-senate/ https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/09/evangelical-leaders-trump-usaid-russell-vought-omb-funding/ Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #FBI #space #SpaceX #election #midterms #USAID #health

    The Morning Five: Tuesday, September 29 -- Christian Leaders Appeal to Trump on Global Health Funding, U.S. Senate Resolution on AI and Religion and "Michaelmas"

  5. Sep 28

    The Morning Five: Monday, September 28 -- Pope Leo in France, Some GOP Candidates Turn on Iran War

    For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public. Today's host was Michael Wear. Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Today’s scripture: James 2:14-23 (ESV) News sources: https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/u-k-arrests-five-in-suspected-terrorist-plot-near-air-base-used-by-u-s-28d8a97a?mod=hp_lead_pos1 https://apnews.com/article/france-pope-abuse-euthanasia-abortion-lourdes-85e6aa904be9fe79d4b321afd7ff6647 https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/trump-and-anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-set-for-white-house-dinner-32c2d0ab?mod=hp_lead_pos2 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/technology/openais-ai-us-government-websites.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/us/politics/iran-war-republicans-midterms-trump.html https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/22/politics/cnn-poll-donald-trump-foreign-affairs-iran-war Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #UK #England #France #PopeLeo #DarioAmodei #WhiteHouse #AI #Iran

    The Morning Five: Monday, September 28 -- Pope Leo in France, Some GOP Candidates Turn on Iran War

  6. Sep 24

    The Morning Five: Thursday, September 24 -- More UNGA, Iran and Ukraine

    For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public. Today's host was Michael Wear. Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Today’s scripture: Hebrews 12:18-29 (ESV) News sources: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/23/world/un-general-assembly-iran-ukraine https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/22/trump-heads-un-tout-wins-iran-war-overshadows-diplomacy/ https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-leaders-back-startup-developing-system-to-detect-biological-threats-88ef9f0a?mod=hp_lead_pos5 https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/visits/china https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/23/xi-jinping-trump-china-summit-01089122 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/world/europe/ukraine-russia-zelensky-unga.html https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/23/world/un-general-assembly-iran-ukraine https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/23/ukraine-war-zelenskyy-putin-trump-russia.html Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #UN #UnitedNations #AI #health #XiJinping #China #Ukraine #VolodymyrZelensky #Russia

    The Morning Five: Thursday, September 24 -- More UNGA, Iran and Ukraine

  7. Sep 23

    The Morning Five: Wednesday, September 23 -- UNGA Week, President AOC?

    For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public. Today's host was Michael Wear. Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Today’s scripture: Psalm 61:1-5 (ESV) News sources: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/22/world/un-general-assembly-trump-speech-news https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/09/21/cnn-ms-now-politico-sue-over-white-house-bans/ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/21/abbott-texas-data-center-permits-halt-01086398 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/us/politics/aoc-2028-presidential-race.html https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/18/democratic-2028-candidates-ai-panic-01083581 Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife and check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tsfnetwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #UN #diplomacy #AI #journalism #WhiteHouse #Texas #datacenters #2028 #AlexandriaOcasioCortez #presidentialelection

    The Morning Five: Wednesday, September 23 -- UNGA Week, President AOC?

  8. Sep 22

    The Morning Five: Tuesday, September 22 -- GOP Outspending Dems Ahead of Midterms

    For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public. Today's host was Michael Wear. Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Today’s scripture: Hebrews 11:1-10 (ESV) News sources: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/cnn-ms-now-politico-to-sue-white-house-over-reporter-ban-f1dceded?mod=hp_lead_pos2 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2026/09/21/how-trump-turned-refugee-bureau-into-410-million-deportation-operation/ https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/republicans-are-unleashing-their-fundraising-advantage-against-the-democrats-b44742a0?mod=hp_lead_pos3 Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife and check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tsfnetwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #journalism #WhiteHouse #immigration #elections #midterms

    The Morning Five: Tuesday, September 22 -- GOP Outspending Dems Ahead of Midterms
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For the Good of the Public brings you daily news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we catch up on the news of the day together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life, for the good of the public. Learn more at www.ccpubliclife.org

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