Muslims who come to Christ face momentous spiritual, psychological and social obstacles that drive many to abandon their faith. Often conversion and discipleship are framed by individualistic Western models that do not acknowledge the communal cultural forces that constrain and shape new believers. Effective discipleship requires a more relational, holistic process of Christian identity development and spiritual formation in community.In this comprehensive resource, missiologist Do...

Rules are my favorite. Order relaxes me. Tattooed boys with shaggy hair and soulful eyes are strictly off-limits.I've recently come to the conclusion I'm bad at boyfriends. But as terrible as I am at choosing them, even I would never consider my sister's former crush—tall, growly, enigmatic Ivan Sokolov. That's a line I won't cross, even if Delilah is way over him.Ivan is just my swim teammate. The guy who walks me to class and shares his playlists. And he'...

**FROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR ANDREW WATTS AND DALE M. NELSON**As superpowers race to control the world’s most powerful technology, Chinese and American intelligence officers play a daring game of spy versus spy.Genius tech CEO Jeff Kim has just discovered that the ultrawealthy Hawkinson family stole his advanced AI prediction technology. This technology was his secret possession. A cornerstone in which he would rebuild his life’s wor...

At the start of the twentieth century, South Texas was a melting of troops training for deployment in World War I and thousands of refugees fleeing the Mexican Revolution. With the influx of immigrants and injured veterans returning from the war, the area was in desperate need of a charity hospital to serve the burgeoning community. The city of San Antonio and Bexar County each contributed half the funding to build the Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital, named for a socially conscious count...

Covers the efforts of Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff through the pandemic days of February 2020 to February 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. With daily media broadcasts, they kept citizens updated with guidelines, statistics, hospitalizations and news on new treatments. Using every possible resource to gather information, and sharing facts honestly, at a time when the country was largely divided by political mayhem and disinformation, they demanded answers and explanati...

**FROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR ANDREW WATTS AND DALE M. NELSON**When a series of dangerous cyberattacks is traced back to Russia, a team of elite CIA operatives must uncover the true aggressor—before the kindling tension between two nuclear powers ignites World War III.The first strike destroys the Folsom Dam, bringing catastrophic flooding to the Sacramento area.The second threatens thousands of innocent lives across the Easte...

I have one simple rule: no boyfriends until graduation.I'm too close to my goal of landing a full ride to college to get distracted now.Besides, I blend in better at the skate park than I do in the hallowed halls of Savage Academy, a boarding school for the rich and overprivileged, so staying away from guys hasn't been a problem…Until him.Beckett Savage. Coldly handsome. Forever brooding. I thought he hated me. His attempt to get me expelled...

**FROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR ANDREW WATTS AND DALE M. NELSON**In a world where artificial intelligence offers unlimited power, government spies and tech giants fight a ruthless battle to come out on top.When an undercover Mossad agent is killed on a private Caribbean island, the death sets off alarm bells in Washington, Tel Aviv, and Moscow. The island is owned by Guy Hawkinson, the controversial CEO of Hawk Enterprises, and member o...

The universe must really hate me.Rhys Astor, the guy with a deadly smirk and devil-may-care attitude, is the sole witness to one of the most embarrassing moments of my life. But even worse, now he's suddenly intrigued by me, which is confusing because until now, he couldn't be bothered to remember my name.Dorothy, Donatella, Danielle… no, it's Delilah, you unhinged prat.I don't want his attention. If I had my way, we'd go on avoiding each other for ...

"Helen. What a sweet name for a girl who is anything but."The first time I laid eyes on Theo Whitlock, I chased him and his frat boy friends with a bat. I'm no white knight. I'm broke. He's rich. I destroyed his car. He chooses not to rat me out.I was never supposed to go to college, but especially not one like Savage U, where only the wealthiest need apply. One might call this a lucky break, only I don't feel so lucky with a drug dealer breathing ...

San Antonio boasts one of the country’s fastest-growing metropolitan regions, thanks to visionary personalities, key politicians, a vibrant citizenry, and a bit of luck. In this lively behind-the-scenes account, former mayor Nelson Wolff focuses on four major developments - the San Antonio Spurs’ AT&T Arena, Toyota, the PGA Village, and the River Walk expansion - that transformed the city. This intriguing, highly readable journey through the contemporary life of one American city offers ho...

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