Best Anna Register Podcasts (2025)

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Advent : O Little Town of Bethlehem 37:18

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For the final week of Advent we turn our focus to the hymn O Little Town of Bethlehem. While we know that Jesus's birth is set in this small but significant town in Matthew and Luke, why might that be the case? Why do the Gospel writers want his birth to happen in Bethlehem rather than a town like Nazareth? In this sermon Josh explores the meaning …

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Advent : Joy to the World 44:33

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“Joy to the World” is one of the most familiar songs of the season, but its origins—and its message—might surprise you. This week Josh takes a fresh look at what it means for God to "set the world right," and how that hope meets us in unexpected places, through unlikely people. From ancient texts about startled shepherds to our own lives today, thi…

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Inside Ukraine’s Displacement Crisis with UNHCR’s Lidiia Kuzmenko 53:37

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This episode of the Lawyering Peace Podcast’s Ukraine Series features an in depth conversation with Lidiia Kuzmenko, Protection Officer at the UNHCR Ukraine Country Office, on the profound human impact of internal displacement during Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. With more than five million people uprooted inside Ukraine, Lidiia offer…

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Hell Bent with Brian Recker 43:22

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This week Brian Recker joined us to talk about his new book, Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us🗣 For weekly event and ways to get plugged in, visit https://gracepointe.net/calendar🙌 To become a sustaining member o…

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Advent : O Come, O Come Emmanuel 34:12

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During Advent we’re exploring the deeper stories behind familiar carols, beginning with O Come, O Come, Emmanuel—a song not of celebration, but of longing. This ancient hymn arises from the experience of exile, when hope felt distant and God seemed far from away. In this message Josh traces that longing through Israel’s history and into Matthew’s t…

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Survivor Centered Justice in Ukraine’s Path to Peace with Khrystyna Kit 48:54

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This episode of the Lawyering Peace podcast focuses on one of the most crucial pillars of peace building in Ukraine: gender equality and the central role of women in shaping a just and durable peace. Dr. Paul R. Williams speaks with Dr. Khrystyna Kit, chairwoman of the Ukrainian Women Lawyers Association JurFem and expert adviser to the Prosecutor …

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Liturgies for Resisting Empire 44:36

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This week we welcomed theologian and GP member Kat Armas to share about her brilliant new book, Liturgies for Resisting Empire. After the sermon Kat is joined by GP Lead Pastor Josh Scott for a conversation about our response to empire. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us 🗣 For weekly event and w…

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Cultivate : Gratitude 32:19

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This week, Lead Pastor Josh Scott wrapped up our Cultivate series by exploring what it means to experience and express gratitude—not as a forced feeling, but as a gentle, daily practice that helps us notice the gifts around us, even in ordinary moments. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us🗣 For we…

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Cultivate : Compassion 36:08

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This week Lead Pastor Josh Scott invites us to explore what it means to cultivate compassion—not just as a feeling, but as an active practice that transforms our relationships, our communities, and ourselves. Drawing from the teaching of Jesus and the wisdom found in our everyday lives, we seek to move beyond judgment and fear and into empathy, kin…

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Discovering Your Internal Universe 33:50

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This week we welcomed Cody Deese, the pastor of Vinings Lake Church in Atlanta, and author of the incredible new book, "Discovering Your Internal Universe: The Unexpected Good News About Anxiety, Panic, and Fear." In this helpful message, Cody invites us to see anxiety, not as an enemy trying to destroy us, but as an ally trying to help us. For mor…

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Cultivate : Patience 33:15

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We live in a world that runs on urgency—faster, better, now. But what if the pace we’re chasing is actually pulling us away from what matters most? In this week’s installment of our Cultivate series, Lead Pastor Josh Scott explores the idea of patience, not as passivity, but as a powerful, intentional choice. Whether you're in a season of uncertain…

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Cultivate : Mystery 27:54

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Last Sunday GracePointe's Founding Pastor Stan Mitchell continued our Cultivate series by exploring mystery as a central component of a healthy, transformative spirituality. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us🗣 For weekly event and ways to get plugged in, visit https://gracepointe.net/calendar🙌 T…

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Cultivate : Community 39:55

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As we continue our Cultivate series—a journey into forming a healthy, transformative spirituality—this week we turn our attention to a theme that touches all of us: Community. Many of us know firsthand the pain of unhealthy community—relationships marked by disconnection, mistrust, or exclusion. But what does a truly healthy, life-giving community …

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Cultivate : Love 39:27

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Our "Cultivate" series continues this week! Last week we began by talking about "awareness" as an indispensable key to nurturing a healthy, transformative spirituality. This Sunday we explored the contrast between a spirituality marked by manipulation and control and a spirituality grounded in love. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do,…

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Cultivate: Preparing the Soil 44:03

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This Sunday we began a brand new series called "Cultivate: Making Space for Spirit." Throughout this series we will explore what a healthy, transformative spirituality looks like. To kick things off this week Josh talked about "Preparing the Soil" for the journey toward a flourishing spirituality. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, v…

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Inherent Union with God - Stan Mitchell 44:11

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This week Founding Pastor/Pastor Emeritus Stan Mitchell talked about what is, arguably, the single most important shift in Christian thinking in the past two+ centuries: the move away from Inherent Separation (meaning the idea that we are born separated from God) as our starting point, and the shift toward Inherent Union (meaning that we are born c…

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GracePointe 201: Church 43:32

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This week Josh wrapped up our "GracePointe 201" series by talking about what it means to be Church. In this talk we explore a text, a context, and ask what they might mean for how we think about our collective work of being Church today. Where we start and where we end might surprise you! ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit http…

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GracePointe 201: Jesus 43:28

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This week in GracePointe 201 we’re exploring the Jesus of history and the Christ of faith—a framework that helps us hold both the grounded, historical reality of Jesus as a person of the past, and the living, abiding experience of Jesus for so many today. For many Christians Jesus is the great exception--somehow able to be like us but infinitely be…

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GracePointe 201: God 45:18

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This week at GracePointe we continued our GracePointe 201 series by talking about God. One of our convictions at GracePointe is that "God is a Mystery to be explored, not a doctrine to be espoused." What does that mean, practically? Join us at we explore that question and more! Listen to “GracePointe 101”. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what…

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Inside the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund with Henry Scott 31:27

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Can an investment fund become a cornerstone of peace? In this episode of Lawyering Peace, Dr. Paul R. Williams speaks with Henry Scott, a partner at Milbank and a leading authority on international project finance, about the United States Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, a first of its kind vehicle jointly launched by Washington and Kyiv. He…

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GracePointe 201: The Bible 35:26

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Several years ago our Founding Pastor, Stan Mitchell, led us through a conversation called “GracePointe 101” that explored our growing understanding of the Bible, God, Jesus, and Church. Beginning this weekend we will build on that work and continue the conversation. because our understanding of the faith journey is that it is always unfinished, un…

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The Afterlife - Stan Mitchell 40:44

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The weekend Founding Pastor Stan Mitchell lead us to think about how we might begin to dream about and reimagine an important facet of Christian spirituality—the afterlife—through the lens of Progressive Christianity. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us 🗣 For weekly event and ways to get plugged …

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Grab Bag: Question + Response 42:21

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This week Josh wrapped up our summer "Grab Bag" series with a time of question and response with our community. We had questions from our in person and online communities and they did not disappoint! ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us 🗣 For weekly event and ways to get plugged in, visit https://…

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Grab Bag: Kat Armas 35:54

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This week Kat Armas shares a message about a gospel that blurs the lines empire tries to draw, focusing on the Song of Songs. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us 🗣 For weekly event and ways to get plugged in, visit https://gracepointe.net/calendar 🙌 To become a sustaining member of the GracePoint…

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Grab Bag: The Beatitudes 42:53

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Our next installment of our summer series, “Grab Bag,” draws our attention to a series of “blessings” Jesus pronounces in the Gospel of Matthew. Known as “The Beatitudes,” these blessings are announced to people in unlikely situations - we don’t often feel blessed when mourning, hungry, or persecuted, for example. What is Jesus doing with these ble…

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Nuclear Occupation: Zaporizhzhia, Legal Accountability, and the Future of Nuclear Security with Dr. Dmytro Koval 53:26

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What happens when a nuclear power plant becomes a battlefield? In this episode of Lawyering Peace, Dr. Paul R. Williams speaks with Dr. Dmytro Koval — Co-Executive Director of Truth Hounds and Associate Professor of International Law at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy — about the weaponization of Ukrainian nuclear infrastructure in Russia’s war of aggression a…

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Grab Bag: Salvation (Part Two) 49:03

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Founding Pastor Stan Mitchell leads us into a larger conversation about salvation from a Progressive Christian lens. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us 🗣 For weekly event and ways to get plugged in, visit https://gracepointe.net/calendar 🙌 To become a sustaining member of the GracePointe communi…

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Digital Battlefronts: AI, Disinformation, and Cyber Warfare in Ukraine with Dr. Anna Mysyshyn 49:09

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What happens when the battlefield moves online? In this episode of Lawyering Peace, Dr. Paul R. Williams speaks with Dr. Anna Mysyshyn, a Ukrainian legal scholar and expert in AI ethics, cybersecurity, and digital governance. As the Founder of the Institute of Innovative Governance, Anna has helped shape Ukraine’s legal and strategic response to on…

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Pride Sunday 38:24

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It's time for PRIDE! Each year during Nashville Pride we take some time to reflect on the importance of Pride - what is means and why it matters for a church to celebrate it together. This year we were so fortunate to hear from a panel of our own GPers about what Pride means to them and their journey. This is a powerful conversation that you won't …

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Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine with Anton Korynevych 48:08

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What does true accountability look like in the face of unprovoked aggression? In this episode of Lawyering Peace, Dr. Paul R. Williams sits down with Dr. Anton Korynevych, Director of the Department of International Law at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and one of the key legal architects of the proposed Special Tribunal for the Crime o…

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Grab Bag: Is Jesus Our Savior? 35:07

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This week we continued our “Grab Bag” series by turning to an important question: Is Jesus our savior? To uncover that we explored the meaning of salvation in Scripture, and the wider culture of Roman Imperial theology. The teaching concludes with a helpful conversation between Josh Scott and Stan Mitchell about the meanings of salvation in Progres…

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A Post-War Security Framework for Ukraine with Lesia Ogryzko and Julian Braithwaite 1:04:20

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What does it take to build lasting peace — and secure it? What kind of security guarantees can truly deter renewed aggression? In this episode of Lawyering Peace, Dr. Paul R. Williams is joined by Lesia Ogryzko, Director of the Sahaidachnyi Security Center, and Julian Braithwaite, former UK Ambassador to the UN and WTO, to unpack what a post-war se…

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Grab Bag: The New Testament 41:55

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Our summer series, called “Grab Bag,” continued last Sunday with a focus on the New Testament/Christian Scriptures. Just like with the Hebrew Bible, we explored, not just the who, when, and why of these texts, but also the practical questions of why they matter and how we can best engage them. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit…

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A Compensation Mechanism for Ukraine: The Register of Damages with Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi 45:50

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What does it take to create an international reparations mechanism? How can individuals and institutions contribute to a future justice process—one claim at a time? In this latest episode of Lawyering Peace, Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi, Executive Director of the Register of Damage for Ukraine, joins Dr. Paul R. Williams to discuss one of the most innova…

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Grab Bag: The Hebrew Bible 36:20

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This weekend our “Grab Bag” summer series continued with a focus on the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament. We explored questions about why and when the Bible was written, and why the Hebrew Scriptures are still important for the Christian Tradition. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us 🗣 For weekly eve…

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Frozen Russian Assets as Compensation: Opportunities and Challenges, with Mykola Yurlov 44:13

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What are the legal and political pathways for using frozen Russian assets to compensate Ukraine? And why has the transfer of these assets become a litmus test for the rules-based international order? In this episode of Lawyering Peace, Ukrainian diplomat and legal expert Mykola Yurlov joins Dr. Paul R. Williams to discuss how frozen Russian soverei…

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BONUS An Evening with Dan McClellan 1:20:28

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We had an amazing time hosting Dan McClellan at GracePointe! In this conversation Dan shares what led him to his work as a public scholar, and he answers questions from those in attendance. (We apologize for the audio not being at our usual level of quality.) ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us🗣 …

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Grab Bag: The Council of Nicaea 45:42

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This Spring/Summer marks the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. While many Christians have some sene fo the significance of this first church council, the details can be a bit murky. What happened at Nicaea in the year 325 CE? What didn’t happen? Why does it matter all these years later? Join us as we explore this together! ⛪️ To learn mo…

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The Return of Deported Ukrainian Children with Dr. Yulia Ioffe & Dr. Kateryna Rashevska 1:01:16

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What does international law owe to Ukraine´s deported children? Why is Russia’s forced transfer of Ukrainian children a defining issue for global justice? In this episode of Lawyering Peace, Ukrainian international legal experts Dr. Yulia Ioffe and Dr. Kateryna Rashevska join Dr. Paul R. Williams to discuss the illegal deportation of Ukrainian chil…

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Grab Bag: Faith and Citizenship 49:55

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Last Sunday at GracePointe we had an important conversation about the relationship between our faith and our citizenship. Josh was joined by Founding Pastor Stan Mitchell, and our dear friends Doug Pagitt and Rob Ryerse of Vote Common Good for this timely, urgent discussion. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepoint…

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Intricacies and Challenges of Building a Peace Process for Ukraine, with Yuna Potomkina 50:43

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What does it take to negotiate peace when your opponent uses diplomacy as a tool for delay and manipulation? What lessons can we draw from the Minsk process to design a more durable peace in the future? In this episode of Lawyering Peace, Ukrainian lawyer and mediator Yuna Potomkina joins Dr. Paul R. Williams to reflect on the shortcomings of past …

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Grab Bag: The Book of Revelation 36:49

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This week we continued our new summer series, “Grab Bag,” by focusing on the book of Revelation. This book is full of strange symbols and shocking images, but what is the point or meaning of it all? Does it predict the future or is it about something else? Josh talks about all that and more in this week’s message. * ⛪️ To learn more about who we ar…

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Behind the Geneva Talks: Ivan M. Nielsen Diplomacy and Peace in Syria 58:48

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What do negotiations look like when one party to peace talks never intended to negotiate in good faith? What can we learn from peace talks that didn’t lead to peace? In this episode of Lawyering Peace, former Danish diplomat Ivan M. Nielsen joins Dr. Paul R. Williams to reflect on his role as Denmark’s Special Envoy to the Syrian Opposition during …

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Prosecuting Aggression: Ukraine, Russia, and the Case for a Special Tribunal with Dr. Gaiane Nuridzhanian 51:46

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Why does the crime of aggression matter for Ukraine and international peace? How can a Special Tribunal hold Russian leaders accountable? In this episode of Lawyering Peace, Ukrainian international lawyer Dr. Gaiane Nuridzhanian joins the conversation to explain the case for a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. Dr. Nuridz…

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Guest Speaker: Colby Martin 40:11

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This Sunday we are so excited to welcome our friend Colby Martin back to GracePointe! To learn more about Colby and his work, visit www.colbymartinonline.com. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us 🗣 For weekly event and ways to get plugged in, visit https://gracepointe.net/calendar 🙌 To become a su…

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Easter 31:48

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We had such an amazing time celebrating Easter together this weekend! Combined with his crucifixion, Easter is the central event of Jesus’s life in the Gospels. The most important question we can ask about Easter is not what happened, that is beyond our ability to answer. The most important question is what does Easter mean, especially for our live…

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Judicial Reforms in Ukraine: Pathways to EU Membership with Prof. Tetyana Antsupova 46:22

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How is Ukraine reforming its judiciary while defending itself from Russian aggression? What role does judicial reform play in Ukraine’s pursuit of EU membership and democratic transformation? In this episode, Prof. Tetyana Antsupova joins Dr. Paul R. Williams on the Lawyering Peace podcast. Prof. Antsupova—former Supreme Court judge of Ukraine and …

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Palm Sunday 41:11

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This Sunday is the day known as "Palm Sunday" on the Christian calendar. It begins Holy Week, a week of controversy, teaching, and prophetic demonstration that leads to Jesus's death on Friday. What is Palm Sunday about? Why did Jesus choose to enter Jerusalem for that fateful week in this way? Join us as we relive the events of Palm Sunday and exp…

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Pursuing Justice and Accountability in Ukraine with Oleksandra Matviichuk 37:22

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Is the system of international law today capable of effectively achieving justice and accountability for Ukraine? How can accountability be made central to a future peace process—and not sacrificed for short-term political gain? In the latest episode of the Lawyering Peace podcast, Oleksandra Matviichuk, Nobel Peace Laureate and Head of the Center …