Explore the contemporary significance of the Old Testament and hear the Word of God afreshHighly regarded Old Testament scholar Stephen Cook offers a substantive and useful commentary on the book of Daniel and explores the contemporary significance of this prophetic book.This groundbreaking commentary departs from common rationalist approaches in order to engage Daniel's visionary content on its own terms, introducing innovative interpretive frameworks that...

A true story of growing up white in colonial Kenya — and waking up to the brutal truths of empire.Stephen Cook had an idyllic childhood in 1950s Kenya — ponies, safaris, sunshine, and servants. But beneath the surface, the country was on fire.As the Mau Mau rebellion raged against British colonial rule, Cook's world of privilege was pierced by violence, fear, and the growing realization that history was happening all around him — and it was...

This volume of the Building Bridges Seminar, Power: Divine and Human, Christian and Muslim Perspectives, comprises pairs of essays by Christians and Muslims which introduce texts for dialogical study, plus the actual text-excerpts themselves.This new book goes far beyond mere reporting on a dialogical seminar; rather, it provides guidance and materials for constructing a similar dialogical experience on a particular topic. As a resource for comparative theology, Power: Divine and H...

When the coronavirus pandemic took hold early in 2020, charities were among the first to respond to the resulting social and economic distress. But recent scandals and a more critical climate have overshadowed the vital role they play.What Have Charities Ever Done for Us? rebalances the debate, using case studies and interviews to illustrate how charities support people and communities, foster heritage and culture and pioneer responses to crucial social, ethical and environmental q...

In Wholesaling for Quick Cash: A Real Life Guide to Flipping Homes, author and successful real estate investor Stephen Cook delivers the inside scoop successful investing. Whether you have a real estate license or not, you can learn how to wholesale properties. Real Estate wholesalers are nothing new. In fact, wholesaling in real estate has been around for a couple of decades.However, during much of that time the concept has been denounced by older, more established real e...

House flipping is becoming something of a buzz word among real estate investors. In Flipping Homes Like a Pro, author and real estate investor Stephen Cook demonstrates his mastery over the technique. For anyone wanting to start a house flipping business, this book is for you. There seems to be no limit to the house flipping tips contained in this virtual seminar.Whether flipping commercial or residential properties, learning how to obtain house flipping loans, or how to b...

House flipping is becoming something of a buzz word among real estate investors. In Flipping Homes Like a Pro, author and real estate investor Stephen Cook demonstrates his mastery over the technique. For anyone wanting to start a house flipping business, this book is for you. There seems to be no limit to the house flipping tips contained in this virtual seminar.Whether flipping commercial or residential properties, learning how to obtain house flipping loans, or how to b...

In Wholesaling for Quick Cash: A Real Life Guide to Flipping Homes, author and successful real estate investor Stephen Cook delivers the inside scoop successful investing. Whether you have a real estate license or not, you can learn how to wholesale properties. Real Estate wholesalers are nothing new. In fact, wholesaling in real estate has been around for a couple of decades.However, during much of that time the concept has been denounced by older, more established real e...

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In Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, top-selling author and Anglican bishop, N.T. Wright tackles the biblical foundations of Christian hope and shows how most Christians get it wrong. We do not “go to” heaven; we are resurrected and heaven comes down to earth—a difference that makes all of the difference to how we live on earth as part of the mission of the Church.Following N.T. Wright’s resonant explora...

When Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H.M. Stanley's famous expedition - but travelling alone.Despite warnings that his plan was 'suicidal', Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots. Making his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped along by a cast of characters f...

**THE PHENOMENAL BESTSELLER'Fantastic, timely, eye-opening' Armando Iannucci, New Statesman, Books of the Year'Captures a collective sense of anger and awakening' Matt Haig, Observer, Books of the Year**Behind our democracy lurks a powerful but unaccountable network of people who wield massive power and reap huge profits in the process. In exposing this shadowy and complex system that dominates our lives, Owen Jones sets out on a journey into the he...