A path from trauma to transformation that doesn’t rely on willpower, but rather on the daily power of the Holy Spirit—from pastor and leadership coach Christopher Cook“Razor-sharp focus . . . a clear-cut path to find healing.”—New York Times bestselling author and pastor Mark BattersonThe pain that happened to you is real . . . and it matters immensely.The notion of healing what you can’t erase is not about ignorin...

In today's fast-paced environment, the speed at which communication travels and the resounding calls for police accountability demonstrate a need for purposeful communications embedded in a strategic mindset. When done right, strategic communication can increase transparency, build trust, and encourage active community participation. Chief Cook has distilled over thirty years of experience into timely lessons filled with practical solutions you can begin implementing right away.

When AnyStreet launched in 2008, conservative activism was comparatively limited. There were some independent local groups, of course, and many committed conservative activists. But outside of the structure of the Republican Party, conservative ground-game activism was not very common. Now, of course, all that has changed. The tea party movement exploded onto the scene in early 2009. By September, conservatives had staged the largest peaceful protest in American history in Washington, D.C....

Peter and June and Me is the story of my search for my parent's first and second-born children, about whom I knew nothing until later in my life. There were references to them, but no direct discussion about them with either parent. The story is wrapped inside the murder of my girlfriend by an unrequited lover, and within my search for the brass ring, during which, by virtue of being raised in a house in which there was an icy silence and in which my parents lived in quiet desperation, I did ...

Did you know that shortly after winning the Revolutionary War, the United States almost violently fractured over the creation of a completely illegal, unrecognized fourteenth state? Hidden deep in the Appalachian Mountains, the brief, chaotic existence of the State of Franklin is one of the most bizarre geopolitical anomalies of early American history. Following the war, North Carolina abruptly ceded its western, mountainous territories to the federal government to pay off war debts. Feeli...

This is the published version of Christopher Cook's celebrated play based on Washington Irving's haunting tale!Available for the first time, this handsomely bound edition of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow presents all the splendor and mystery of Washington Irving's lyrical prose in dramatic form.Beautifully adapted by award-winning playwright, Christopher Cook, this stage version brings to life the eccentric characters and pastoral landscapes of Irving's timeless mast...

Improve your patient’s health through a fresh view of their behaviorsPatients who use over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medicine often do not take the drugs as intended, sometimes to the detriment to their health and well-being. These widespread problems cause health professionals to agonize over how to try to make sure pati

Tristan und Isolde centres around two lovers who dream of romantic love and yearn for oblivion. No composer had written such a work before. Turning his back on traditional tonality, Wagner changed the course of Western music with Tristan und Isolde. But there’s also fact behind the fiction: while he wrote his opera Wagner was in love with another’s man’s wife, Mathilde Wesendonk. So Tristan and Isolde are also Richard and Mathilde. Christopher Cook explores the making of a masterpiece, the...

A path from trauma to transformation that doesn’t rely on willpower, but rather on the daily power of the Holy Spirit—from pastor and leadership coach Christopher Cook“Razor-sharp focus . . . a clear-cut path to find healing.”—New York Times bestselling author and pastor Mark BattersonThe pain that happened to you is real . . . and it matters immensely.The notion of healing what you can’t erase is not about ignorin...

There is a big difference between being set free and living free. How do I know what to do with my life? How do I hear God’s voice? Maybe the answer is easier than we think. When God led the Israelites from Egypt to the Promised Land, He gave them a cloud to follow. He led them in an intimately personal, ever-present way one next step at a time. He led them without revealing the whole picture because he wanted them to follow by faith. In Follow the Cloud, Pastor John Stickl uses this image...

By approaching disagreements in a more loving way and seeing the grace and good in those who hold differing viewpoints, you'll gain a deeper understanding of others, yourself, and God—from the bestselling author of Finding God's Life for My Will.“Written with just the right amount of humor, reflection, and heart, Grace in the Gray shows us how to focus on the people we may disagree with more than focusing on the issue at hand.”—Mac Powell,...

Stop spiraling thoughts and use your God-given power to think differently with this 100-day motivational resource inspired by the New York Times bestseller Get Out of Your Head, from the visionary behind the million-strong IF:Gathering.“Jennie Allen speaks so powerfully to this generation and teaches us so simply how to not allow our limitations to be our loudest story.”—Shelley Giglio, cofounder of Passion Conferences and Passion City Chu...