The Morning Five: Monday, February 16 -- Elon to the Moon, Another Shutdown and Sec. Rubio Goes to Munich

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, Founder, President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life. 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: Matthew 5:21-24 (ESV) News sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/13/dhs-shutdown-congress/ https://www.wsj.com/science/space-astronomy/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-moon-race-89a511ab?mod=hp_lead_pos11 https://apnews.com/article/trump-gaza-board-peace-reconstruction-stabilization-685251b3e8f24cf8779d6fe3f5f2ca04 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/world/europe/munich-security-conference-nato-rubio.html https://www.npr.org/2026/02/14/g-s1-110107/rubio-speech-munich https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/world/europe/europe-rubio-munich.html 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 #shutdown #ICE #Musk #Moon #BoardofPeace #Rubio #Munich #foreignpolicy #transatlanticrelations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices