A lively, engaging introduction to the New TestamentThis introduction to the New Testament is critical yet faith-friendly, lavishly illustrated, and accompanied by a variety of pedagogical aids, including sidebars, maps, tables, charts, diagrams, and suggestions for further reading. The full-color interior features art from around the world that illustrates the New Testament's impact on history and culture.The first edition of this textbook was well receive...

What if the future of artificial intelligence isn’t about machines thinking like us… but about us finally understanding how we think?In this provocative and deeply human exploration, The Mind Beyond The Machine shatters the illusion that AI is simply a technological evolution. Instead, Mark Powell—Everest mountaineer, organisational psychologist, and AI thought leader—takes you on a gripping journey into the hidden realms of consciousness, emotion, and what it truly means to be hum...

In the fall of 2018, a bomb goes off at a water-bottling plant in the mountains of southwest Virginia, an incident the FBI declares an act of ecoterrorism. Arrested at the scene is Chris Bright, a mountain hermit with a long history of activism. Unaccounted for—and presumed dead—is Mara Wood, an installation artist who in the last two years has lost her son and left her husband.But Mara’s estranged husband David cannot quite believe she is dead, and as he goes about reconstructing ...

A literary thriller of intertwined fates seeking redemption from the Middle East to the storied South and American West"'You set yourself up as judge, jury, and executioner,' Pamela had said, but that was wrong: you set yourself up as angel, and await the word of God." Luther Redding lost his job, and almost lost his wife, Pamela, and teenaged daughters Katie and Lucy, when the real estate bubble burst in Florida. Now he pilots a Reaper drone over the mountains of ...

We've all been there, slumped at our desk, devoid of the will to go on, head dropped into our hands, heart racing. You have been consumed by stress, just because someone in a leadership position has chosen to make your life intolerable. The toxic leader seems untouchable, nothing sticks to them. They effortlessly rise in power and status within the organisation. They think they are the smartest person in the room, and their boss thinks they walk on water. They crush and trample upon anyone...

The best way to secure yourself against being 'let go' in the modern economy is to rise to a level within the corporation where you are making the strategic decisions, not bearing the brunt of their consequences. It may be tough at the top, but it's dangerous in the middle -- and the rewards at the top are far greater. Machiavellian Intelligence argues that many intelligent and hard-working professionals with good leadership skills fail to maximize their career potential because of a numbe...

Winner of the 2013 Book Award of Excellence, The Foundation for Pentecostal ScholarshipWhat is the meaning of the Holy Spirit's activity in Luke-Acts, and what are its implications for today? Roger Stronstad offers a cogent and thought-provoking study of Luke as a charismatic theologian whose understanding of the Spirit was shaped wholly by his understanding of Jesus and the nature of the early church. Stronstad locates Luke's pneumatology in the historical backgro...

What does it take to build the digital fortresses powering our world?In Building Giants, veteran technologist and program director Mark Powell lifts the veil on one of the most complex and mission-critical infrastructures of our time—the modern data centre. With over 30 years of industry leadership and a proven track record of 33 successful data centre migrations, Powell offers far more than technical know-how-he delivers a strategic blueprint forged in the trenches of real-world e...

Boomer Esiason still holds the Cincinnati Bengals record for most passing yards in a game and is tied for the most 300-yard passing games.Jim Breech is the teams all-time leading scorer in points and remains a beloved figure more than twenty years after his retirement.Cris Collinsworth led the team in receptions and receiving yards several times in the 1980sand topped the team in receiving touchdowns three times.But these great players and many others arent in the B...

In a poignant and captivating collection of sixty-three poems, Mark Powell pays homage to A. E. Housman's A Shropshire Lad, transposing it to his native Essex. Exploring similar themes that define Housman's seminal work - such as memory, myth, longing and mortality -- Powell presents his own insight into unrequited love, the dreamlike nature of youth, the implacability of nostalgia and the agony of loss.

Fifteen of North Carolina’s finest writers reimagine and reclaim the stories of the ghosts who have haunted all corners of the state.North Carolina ain’t what it once was: forests and fields have given way to suburbs and vacation homes, textile mills to high tech, tobacco farms to tourism. That doesn’t mean, though, that the ghosts of the Old North State have gone away.In this anthology, readers might glimpse some of the ghostly apparitions, headless fiends...

The Mind Beyond the Machine: Inside the Hidden Consciousness of AI—and the Future It’s Already ChoosingWhat if the machines we built to think like us have already begun to dream beyond us?In The Mind Beyond the Machine, Mark Powell takes readers on an extraordinary journey into the hidden consciousness of artificial intelligence—and what it means for humanity. Blending cutting-edge science, philosophy, and real-world observation, Powell explores th...