For the Good of the Public | The Morning Five

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: News sources:https://www.npr.org/2026/11/10/nx-s1-6030988/gop-leadership-election-steve-scalise-jim-jordan https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-reeling-election-choose-leadership-congress-rcna608300 https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/california-wealth-tax-voters-reject-51707619?mod=hp_lead_pos5 https://religionnews.com/2026/11/10/democratic-clergy-are-entering-congress-what-do-they-want/ https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/five-takeaways-from-hegseths-first-pentagon-press-conference-in-months-78869363?mod=hp_lead_pos4 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republican-led-house-rejects-hegseth-impeachment-effort-rcna608534 https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/11/10/us/hegseth-impeachment-congress Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclifeMusic by: King Sis#politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #Congress #Republicans #Pentagon #PeteHegseth #ThomasMassie

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: Acts 13:16-33 (ESV)News sources:https://apnews.com/article/pope-argentina-milei-labor-unemployment-disabilities-2ad4ba74d0cff90fb49569df400ac582 https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/five-takeaways-from-trumps-60-minutes-interview-7a0e306b?mod=hp_lead_pos8 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/09/world/europe/ukraine-russia-peace-talks.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/09/world/africa/trump-deportations-court-orders-refoulement.html Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclifeMusic by: King Sis#politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #PresidentTrump #immigration #PopeLeo #Argentina

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/interactive/2026/11/03/us/elections/results-house.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/07/us/politics/stephen-miller-midterm-elections.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/11/08/only-town-america-that-said-yes-data-centers/https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/07/politics/senate-democrats-new-majority-leaderhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/08/us/politics/hakeem-jeffries-house-democrats-speaker.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/11/05/us/elections/democrats-house-majority-midterms-data.htmlJoin the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclifeMusic by: King Sis#politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #elections #Congress #AI #HakeemJeffries

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: News sources:https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/11/04/us/midterm-election-results-democrats https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/technology/midterm-elections-ai-data-centers.html https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/midterm-election-results-2026-latest-updates/card/utah-senator-calls-on-gop-to-return-to-core-values-umdC0nEq68RUOwsnHoOQ?mod=hp_livetimeline https://x.com/JDVance/status/2118004988433641835 https://apnews.com/live/midterm-election-2026 Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclifeMusic by: King Sis#politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #elections #midterms #Congress #JDVance #AI

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.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/11/03/florida-democrat-defies-gerrymandering-bad-sign-gop/ https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/midterm-election-results-2026-latest-updates/card/gop-s-byron-donalds-wins-tight-florida-governor-race-hyo6o0ySABJvwh9atdGD?mod=hp_liveplusverticallctimeline https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/midterm-election-results-2026-latest-updates/card/democrat-keisha-lance-bottoms-wins-georgia-governor-race-vVyIi0szXbdJwI6qDk8b?mod=hp_liveplusverticallctimeline https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/11/03/us/midterms-2026-election-day-trump/45d59416-fbb1-5b53-97ef-8bd8bc91270f?smid=url-share https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/democrats-snatch-house-and-senate-seats-and-overperform-all-over-the-map-0e21972d?mod=hp_5storieswithpix_pos_1 Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclifeMusic by: King Sis#politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #elections #midterms #Congress