This is an age where Christianity is no longer the assumed foundation of culture. Instead, secularism, relativism, and individualism shape how people think, live, and even approach faith. Many within the church have unknowingly embraced a shallow, self-focused spirituality that offers comfort without transformation. How can the church recover a robust, life-giving vision of discipleship in such a world? With a little help from C. S. Lewis, this book offers a way forward. Lewis's insights--...

In a world where temptation is subtle and spiritual battles are often unseen, Discipleship and Spiritual Warfare draws wisdom from C. S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters to equip believers for the fight of faith. With clarity, insight, and pastoral warmth, Thiago Silva uncovers the enemy's tactics--distraction, pride, isolation, and despair--and reveals how ordinary moments become battlegrounds for the soul. But this is not a book about fear; it is a call to faithful formation. Through biblic...

A must-have guide for the latest updates to the new release of Reporting ServicesSQL Server Reporting Services allows you to create reports and business intelligence (BI) solutions. With this updated resource, a team of experts shows you how Reporting Services makes reporting faster, easier and more powerful than ever in web, desktop, and portal solutions. New coverage discusses the new reporting tool called Crescent, BI semantic model's impact on report design and...

From the creator of the 10th Muse comes the newest female group of unlikey heroes. Lonely high-schooler Karen Miller just wanted a dog. Instead, she got three of the most powerful, deadliest and hippest robot bodyguards to hit the sleepy town of Westville.The good news? Karen’s three robots –quickly become her best friends. The bad news? Someone very high up, Oval Office high up, wants those robots back. And he won’t stop at anything. Can an ordinary, if slightly unpopular, teen survive ki...

Homecoming wasn’t supposed to be like this: The teachers have become chemically boosted monsters. The football players have become something worse. And the government assassins and their killer robot only care about destroying Karen Chugg’s three robot bodyguards. It’s up to Marcia, Jan and Cindy – the high school’s newest robotic superstars — to save homecoming, and themselves, in the finale to the GEARZ mini-series.

Karen Chugg just wanted to graduate high school as valedictorian. But it's not easy to study when the president of the United States sends hooded assassins to kill your three new best friends, who just happen to be deadly robot bodyguards. And how can you be expected to master calculus and physics when you've finally fallen in love, and the boy of your dreams is a killer robot with a split personality? Karen Chugg's life has just become even more complicated.

From the creator of the 10th Muse comes the newest female group of unlikely heroes. Lonely high-schooler Karen Chugg just wanted a dog. Instead, she got three of the most powerful, deadliest, and hippest robot bodyguards to hit the sleepy town of westville! The good news? Karen's three robots quickly become her best friends. The bad news? Someone very high up, Oval Office high up, wants those robots back! Can an ordinary, if slightly unpopular, teen survive killer robots, super-powered sch...

Karen Chugg is suddenly the most popular student in school. But she can’t shake the sneaking suspicion that her newfound popularity has more to do with her three new friends – each of whom happens to be a super-powered robot – than it does with her gluten-free cookies, big heart and winning smile. Then there’s the matter of the rogue teachers, chemical-fueled beasts, hooded assassins and clueless president, all of whom would like to tear Karen’s new robot pals apart. And if that’s not enou...

From the creator of the 10th Muse comes the newest female group of unlikely heroes. Lonely high-schooler Karen Chugg just wanted a dog. Instead, she got three of the most powerful, deadliest, and hippest robot bodyguards to hit the sleepy town of Westville. The good news? Karen’s three robots quickly become her best friends. The bad news? Someone very high up, Oval Office high up, wants those robots back. And he won’t stop at anything. Can an ordinary, if slightly unpopular, teen survive k...

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In-depth coverage of the major Visual Studio 2015 revampProfessional Visual Studio 2015 is the leading pro's guide to new and upgraded features of Microsoft Visual Studio. With a unique IDE-centric approach and deep dive into the software's many nooks and crannies, this book will bring you up to speed quickly on everything Visual Studio 2015 has to offer. Whether you're new to Visual Studio or just upgrading, you'll appreciate in-depth, professional explan...

Visual Basic is a favorite programming language, so if you’re new to programming, it’s a great place to start. Visual Basic 2008 For Dummies is the fun and easy way to begin creating applications right away while you get the hang of using the Visual Studio environment. Soon you’ll be building all sorts of useful stuff with VB 2008!This step-by-step guide walks you through a logical series of tasks that build your skills as you get comfortable with .Net terminology, theory,...