The Morning Five: Thursday, August 20 -- More Election Results, American Missionary Freed and Promising Advancement in Cancer Treatment

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. 

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Today’s scripture: Philippians 2:1-11 (ESV)

News sources:

https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/08/missionary-kevin-rideout-released-niger-kidnapping/ 

https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/moderna-merck-vaccine-succeeds-in-preventing-melanoma-from-returning-540e9e18?mod=hp_lead_pos1 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/world/canada/tariffs-trade-trump-carney.html 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/us/elections/wyoming-republicans-moderate.html 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/18/politics/takeaways-florida-alaska-primaries 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/us/politics/peltola-sullivan-alaska-senate-primary.html 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2026/08/18/california-us-house-special-runoff-election-results-live-wahab-faces-hernandez/ 

https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/politics-government/2026-08-19/freedom-caucus-candidates-come-up-short-in-wyomings-primary 

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