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Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! As  always, you can become a subscriber and support our work over at  Substack. Subscriptions fuel this podcast and help fund the dozens of  hours we put into this podcast and our content each week. Use this link: https://reclaiminghope.substack.com/subscribe Thanks for listening, rating/subscribing Wear We Are on your favorite podcast platform, and fol...

Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear! In this week's episode, we start off walking parents through tragedies like the Nashville school shooting and address any and all listeners who have kids who want to become politically engaged, whether it's through protesting, volunteering, writing to their elected officials, and more. Next, we cover the viral WSJ-NORC poll that c...

Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! On today's episode, Sen. John Fetterman is returning to the Senate after receiving treatment for depression. Senators Kaine and Young (a Democrat and Republican) cosponsored a bill to repeal The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 and it passed the Senate. Finally, the Governor of Kentucky vetoed a bill on restriction...

Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! We start out reflecting on the shooting in Nashville and continue to pray for families, the school, churches, parents, and the community. Next, Michael points out that President Biden importantly went public with criticism of Israel. A federal judge has ordered former VP Mike Pence to appear in front of a grand jury concerning President Trump's alleged...

Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! We cover the awful shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, TN. PM Benjamin Netanyahu is delaying reform to the judiciary. North Carolina became the 40th state to expand medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. As always, you can become a subscriber and support our work over at Substack. Subscriptions fuel this podcast and help fund the dozens of ho...

Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! First, PM Benjamin Netanyahu is facing pushback in the form of protests over his firing of the Defense Minister. Next, Michael goes over the DOJ's fight to preserve death row sentences. Finally, Michael goes over the US's latest airstrikes on Iranian proxy militias in Syria after those same militias attacked a US base and US installations in the country...

Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear! In this week's episode, we finally talk about Michael's injuries in recent weeks and the podcast moving forward. Moving on, we talk about President Trump's waning support from evangelical leaders, and how VP Mike Pence and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis are courting (or not!) evangelical leader support. We end the episode with a di...

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Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! Thanks to our sponsor this week: Brooklinen! Shop online at ⁠Brooklinen.com⁠ for a home refresh at its best. For a limited time, get $20 off plus free shipping on orders of $100+ with the code WEAR. As always, you can become a subscriber and support our work over at Substack. Subscriptions fuel this podcast and help fund the dozens of hours we put into...

Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! Thanks to our sponsor this week: Brooklinen! Shop online at ⁠Brooklinen.com⁠ for a home refresh at its best. For a limited time, get $20 off plus free shipping on orders of $100+ with the code WEAR. As always, you can become a subscriber and support our work over at Substack. Subscriptions fuel this podcast and help fund the dozens of hours we put into...

Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! Thanks to our sponsor this week: Brooklinen! Shop online at ⁠Brooklinen.com⁠ for a home refresh at its best. For a limited time, get $20 off plus free shipping on orders of $100+ with the code WEAR. As  always, you can become a subscriber and support our work over at  Substack. Subscriptions fuel this podcast and help fund the dozens of  hours we put in...

Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear! In this week's episode, we decided to try a new format that we might use each week to highlight the 2024 campaign -- audio clips. We chose a few this week from Marianne Williamson, former Gov. Nikki Haley, and President Trump, plus a few fun clips thrown in at the end. What do you think? We'd love to know your thoughts! Thanks to...

Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! Thanks to our sponsor this week: Brooklinen! Shop online at Brooklinen.com for a home refresh at its best. For a limited time, get $20 off plus free shipping on orders of $100+ with the code WEAR. As  always, you can become a subscriber and support our work over at  Substack. Subscriptions fuel this podcast and help fund the dozens of  hours we put into...

Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear! In this week's episode, we are delighted to have our friend, Pastor Chris Butler, on the show. Michael's known and worked with Chris for years, and his commentary on the recent Chicago mayoral election and our politics in general is insightful and incisive. What do you think? We'd love to know your thoughts! Thanks to our sponsor...

Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! Thank you to The Park Forum for their partnership. To learn more, visit www.theparkforum.org As always, you can become a subscriber and support our work over at Substack. Subscriptions fuel this podcast and help fund the dozens of hours we put into this podcast and our content each week. Use this link:  https://reclaiminghope.substack.com/subscribe Than...

Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! Thank you to The Park Forum for their partnership. To learn more, visit www.theparkforum.org As always, you can become a subscriber and support our work over at Substack. Subscriptions fuel this podcast and help fund the dozens of hours we put into this podcast and our content each week. Use this link: https://reclaiminghope.substack.com/subscribe Thank...

Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! Thank you to The Park Forum for their partnership. To learn more, visit www.theparkforum.org As always, you can become a subscriber and support our work over at Substack. Subscriptions fuel this podcast and help fund the dozens of hours we put into this podcast and our content each week. Use this link:  https://reclaiminghope.substack.com/subscribe Than...

Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! Thank you to The Park Forum for their partnership. To learn more, visit www.theparkforum.org As always, you can become a subscriber and support our work over at Substack. Subscriptions fuel this podcast and help fund the dozens of hours we put into this podcast and our content each week. Use this link: https://reclaiminghope.substack.com/subscribe Thank...

Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear! In this week's episode, we talk about Christian Nationalism, and the conversation about Christian Nationalism. We talk about the meaning and utility of the term, and answer listener questions about the topic. What do you think? We'd love to know your thoughts! As always, you can become a subscriber and support our work over at Sub...

Thank you for listening to The Morning Five!  Take our listener survey!  One lucky respondent will receive copies of Michael's books, Reclaiming Hope and Compassion & Conviction. https://tinyurl.com/v8mazyrf  As always, you can become a subscriber and support our work over at Substack. Subscriptions fuel this podcast and help fund the dozens of hours we put into this podcast and our content each w...

Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! Take our listener survey! One lucky respondent will receive copies of Michael's books, Reclaiming Hope and Compassion & Conviction. https://tinyurl.com/v8mazyrf As always, you can become a subscriber and support our work over at Substack. Subscriptions fuel this podcast and helps fund the dozens of hours we put into this podcast and our content each wee...

Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! Take our listener survey! One lucky respondent will receive copies of Michael's books, Reclaiming Hope and Compassion & Conviction. https://tinyurl.com/v8mazyrf As always, you can become a subscriber and support our work over at Substack. Subscriptions fuel this podcast and helps fund the dozens of hours we put into this podcast and our content each wee...

Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! Take our listener survey! One lucky respondent will receive copies of Michael's books, Reclaiming Hope and Compassion & Conviction. https://tinyurl.com/v8mazyrf As always, you can become a subscriber and support our work over at  Substack. Subscriptions fuel this podcast and helps fund the dozens of  hours we put into this podcast and our content each w...

Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear! In this week's episode, we talk about the recents news surrounding UFOs and chemical spills happening across the US and North America. It's all been a bit overwhelming, right? We talk about our general rules of thumb and approaches to consuming the news in times like these when it all becomes chaotic and speculative. In the second...