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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 32:1-7 (ESV)
News sources:
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/13/donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-fee-00994508
https://apnews.com/article/ice-shooting-maine-immigration-dhs-f26f8c2256aa6f0748582ea4adbb515c
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/13/world/iran-war-us-trump-hormuz
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#politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #LindseyGraham #Senate #ICE #Maine #immigration #Iran
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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: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (ESV)
News sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/us/politics/donald-trump-lindsey-graham-death-interview.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/us/politics/lindsey-graham-dead.html
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/12/lindsey-graham-death-replacement-process-00994113
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#politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #Apple #OpenAI #cyclospora #health #Senate #MitchMcConnell #LindseyGraham
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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 25:1-10 (ESV)
News sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/08/world/iran-war-us-trump
https://apnews.com/article/meta-ai-data-center-canada-922a7d15ab730ec53b934269fc00a0fa
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/08/us/graham-platner-maine-suspends-campaign
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#politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #ICE #Iran #Meta #AI #GrahamPlatner
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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 19:1-9 (ESV)
News sources:
https://apnews.com/live/trump-administration-nato-summit-updates-07-07-2026
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/07/graham-platner-cancels-fundraisers-00989097
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Music by: King Sis
#politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #Iran #Maine #Platner #MitchMcConnell #Senate #NATO
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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 18:1-6 (ESV)
News sources:
https://www.notus.org/economy/treasury-internal-report-warning-dangers-ai-bubble
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/technology/ai-spending-tech-data-centers.html
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Music by: King Sis
#politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #NATO #DonaldTrump #AI #economy #UnitedNations #Toyota
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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 11 (ESV)
News sources:
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/death-toll-venezuela-quakes-rises-2954-2026-07-04/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/02/americas/venezuela-earthquake-survivor-rescued-intl-hnk
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Music by: King Sis
#politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #China #EzraJin #Iran #Venezuela #IndependenceDay #JulyFourth
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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: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 (ESV)
News sources:
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/01/trump-usmca-canada-mexico-trade-treaty.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/us/politics/melat-kiros-degette-colorado-democratic-primary.html
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/29/tech/social-media-youth-safety-protections-evaluation-report
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/centrist-democrats-democratic-socialists-backlash
https://rollcall.com/2026/07/01/social-democrats-primary-wins-give-trump-new-midterms-attack-lines/
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/congressional-vote-2026.html?eafs_enabled=false
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Music by: King Sis
#politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #elections #Colorado #Venezuela
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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 148:1-13 (ESV)
News sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/30/us/supreme-court-trans-athletes
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/30/house-gop-frozen-save-america-00982083
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/us/politics/supreme-court-midterms-campaign-finance.html
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Music by: King Sis
#politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #SCOTUS #elections #sports #Congress #campaigns
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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.
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Today’s scripture: Psalm 146 (ESV)
News sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/us/politics/supreme-court-mail-ballots-grace-period.html
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/states-sue-trump-medicaid-work-requirement
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/29/supreme-court-location-data-ruling-00979929
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Music by: King Sis
#politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #elections #SCOTUS #Venezuela #Iran #privacy #Medicaid
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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.
A message from our June sponsor, The Wonder Project: Subscriber support makes more great content like I Gotta Ask with Annie Downs possible. The Wonder Project subscription on Prime Video is available in the U.S. for $8.99/month or $89.99/year after a 7-day free trial.Visit IGottaAsk.com to learn more!
Today’s scripture: Judges 7:2-9 (ESV)
News sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/28/world/venezuela-earthquake/heres-the-latest?smid=url-share
https://www.notus.org/defense/hegseth-defense-spending-house-gop
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/06/supreme-court-landor-ruling-religious-freedom/
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/23-1197_h3ci.pdf
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/06/scotus-tps-haitian-syrian-immigrants-springfield-ohio/
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Music by: King Sis
#politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #Venezuela #Iran #Congress #SCOTUS
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