Acknowledgments

Several people have assisted me in many ways, so I'd like to acknowledge their contributions and offer my sincere appreciation. First, I'd like to thank Jeff Kellum for giving me the opportunity to write this important book.

My thanks to Maureen Adams, who set me up with the right resources to get the book off to a strong start. Many thanks to Rachel Gunn, who assisted me when necessary to keep the project on schedule. Special appreciation to my technical editors whose attention to even the finest detail is absolutely amazing. To all of the copyeditors, compositors, and proofreaders...thank you for a job well done!

Finally I'd like to acknowledge the encouragement and prayers of my family and friends and the students in my technical classes and Sunday school classes. In Him, all things are possible!