Fourteen-year-old basketball prodigy, Samaya Lewis, missed curfew one too many times. Her punishment—an all-expense-paid trip to her Aunt Cece’s home in the country. Grounded for ninety days, Samaya is not to look at, touch, or even think about basketball; the “hobby” her mother fears is consuming her life. Painfully shy and anxiety-ridden, Samaya dreads the coming-of-age experience her mom and aunt have planned. However, after buying the dress and meeting the boy, Samaya’s journey takes a detour when she and a new friend uncover a sinister conspiracy involving a strange man with powerful secret and dangerous intentions for the rural community of Willow Ridge and possibly the world. Thrust into a conflict she wants no parts of, and unprepared to risk her new friendships or basketball, Samaya must decide who and what are important before the sun sets on her summer.
McCary believes it's "important that the Bible be accessible to all of society in a language they can understand". This version of the Bible contains the same stories and values, but the language includes slang and street-wise and contemporary expressions that make the timeless truth of the Bible relevant today. (African American Family Press)
David Muller is an Afterschool care counselor and is a strong believer of equal justice for all. But little did he know that one simple act of bravery would change his outlook on life.......Forever.
Abraham's divine and mythic destiny is to be the father of not just one but two great peoples: the Hebrews and the Arabs. His son Ishmael was born to an Egyptian princess who was a captive slave in his household, at a point in the patriarch's life when he despaired of having any children by his wife Sarah. But then the three mysterious messengers of Yahweh appear and tell him that Sarah, in her old age, will conceive a son. Ishmael and his mother, Hagar, are sent into the desert by Sarah, jealous of her husband's affection for his first-born son. And so the trouble begins.... This work of fiction follows the familiar story lines in the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament) but presents individual persons on a human scale in order to explore the thorny, complex and delicate relations between these brothers, who live in a place where time and eternity touch. A new God is coming into being here: Yahweh, the uncanny, irascible, mischievous, bargaining God who participates in the life of a new people and compels them to a new way of being human.
• Was Adam the first test-tube baby? • Did nuclear fission destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? • How were the ancients able to accurately describe details about our solar system that are only now being revealed by deep space probes? The awesome answers are all here, in this important companion volume to The Earth Chronicles series. Having presented evidence of an additional planet as well as voluminous information about the other planets in our solar system, Zecharia Sitchin now shows how the discoveries of modern astrophysics, astronomy, and genetics exactly parallel what has already been revealed in ancient texts regarding the "mysteries" of alchemy and the creation of life. Genesis Revisited is a mind-boggling revelation sure to overturn current theories about the origins of humankind and the solar system.
This volume, a part of the Old Testament Library series, explores the books of I and II Chronicles. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.
The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.
**The ChatGPT Chronicles Unlocking the Future of Conversational AI** Discover the groundbreaking world of conversational artificial intelligence with "The ChatGPT Chronicles." This comprehensive eBook delves deep into the history, development, and future of ChatGPT, offering valuable insights for tech enthusiasts, professionals, and curious minds alike. **Chapter Highlights** **Chapter 1 The Genesis of ChatGPT** Explore the origins of language models, the transformative rise of GPT architectures, and OpenAI’s vision that set the stage for ChatGPT's development. **Chapter 2 Building Blocks of ChatGPT** Unpack the core components, including transformer neural networks, training datasets, and cutting-edge NLP techniques that power this revolutionary technology. **Chapter 3 Inside the ChatGPT Model** Gain an in-depth understanding of ChatGPT’s architecture, design, pre-training, and fine-tuning processes, revealing the intricate parameters and hyperparameters that make it proficient. **Chapter 4 Capabilities of ChatGPT** Witness ChatGPT's impressive conversational abilities, context understanding, creativity, and problem-solving skills, alongside its current limitations and challenges. **Chapter 5 ChatGPT in Customer Service** Discover how ChatGPT automates responses, personalizes user engagement, and learn from case studies demonstrating its successful implementations in customer service. **Chapter 6 ChatGPT in Healthcare** Explore the integration of ChatGPT as virtual health assistants, providers of medical information and support, while addressing the ethical considerations of patient privacy. **Chapter 7 ChatGPT in Education** See how ChatGPT transforms education through personalized tutoring, content generation for learning materials, and enhancing online learning experiences. **Chapter 8 ChatGPT in Software Development** Learn about ChatGPT’s contributions to code generation, debugging, technical documentation, and AI-powered code reviews that streamline the software development process. **Chapter 9 ChatGPT in Content Creation** Understand how ChatGPT is revolutionizing journalism, creative writing, storytelling, and social media marketing with its automation capabilities. **Chapter 10 ChatGPT in Business Analytics** Investigate how ChatGPT interprets data, generates reports, and supports strategic decision-making in the business world. **Chapter 11 ChatGPT and Ethical AI** Tackle pressing issues of bias, fairness, transparency, accountability, and misinformation in the realm of ethical AI. **Chapter 12 The User Experience with ChatGPT** Delve into interface design, user engagement strategies, and feedback mechanisms that enhance the end-user experience with ChatGPT. **Chapter 13 The Economic Impact of ChatGPT** Examine how ChatGPT influences job displacement and creation, industry disruption, and market trends, shaping the economic landscape. **Chapter 14 Enhancing Human-AI Collaboration** Discover the complementary skills, shared workspaces, and future trends that enhance collaboration between humans and AI tools like ChatGPT. **Chapter 15 The Future of Neural Conversation Models** Look ahead to emerging technologies, innovations in AI research, and ChatGPT’s role in the next-generation AI systems. "The ChatGPT Chronicles" is the ultimate guide to understanding and leveraging the power of conversational AI. Dive in and unlock the future.