New Releases by Mark Hart

One of the most striking trends in economic development since the 1970s has been the rising importance of the small firm. Focusing on the issues of enterprise development and the regional dimensions of small-firm growth, this book explores the literature of this area. Moving from an analysis of measures of growth to the effects of both internal and external variables - arguing that the owner-manager has a key role in the growth performance of the firm - the authors explore regional disparities in, and constraints on, growth, and make significant advances in the policy debate on understanding how faster growth can be achieved.

A Scripture Study for Couples

In 1969, Brad Williams thought baseball might save his lifeNif he wasn''t shipped off to Vietnam. He desperately needed a college baseball scholarship, but violence from integration and the Vietnam draft shattered his neighborhood and tested his conscience. The time came to choose sides. But how could he play it safe when so much was at stake?

Mark Hart shows that freedom lies at the heart of the Christian faith. We are not puppets, justified by being a means to an end, but players, called to enjoy God''s own gratuitous life, based on mutual self-giving; and this cannot be imposed: we can only find God, and find life, by finding each other.

How often do we view the Our Father only as a series of petitions rather than as a way to the heart of our heavenly Father? Popular Catholic author Mark Hart says that the prayer Jesus gave us is a “reactionary” prayer—one that calls for a response from us. As he reflects on each of the words and phrases of the Our Father, he emphasizes the intimate relationship that God desires to have with us. Each of the fourteen ways Hart suggests for responding to the Lord’s Prayer begins with the letter “R”—from “remembrance” to “repentance” to “reliance” to “resolve.” This book will give readers a new appreciation for this profound yet simple prayer as well as a deeper understanding of the love that our Father pours out on us, his children. Informal and engaging style will appeal to both younger and older Catholics. Makes a thoughtful Confirmation gift.

The Student Workbook is essential for each participant in the T3 Revelation Bible study. It contains everything teens need as they begin to discover the timeless significance, and daily relevance of the book of Revelation. Its four lessons provide an overview of Revelation in a way that teens can relate to and understand. Each lesson should accompany the corresponding presentation from the DVD or CD series, which contains expert commentary presented by Mark Hart.

The Student Workbook is essential for each participant in the T3 Acts Bible study. It contains everything teens need as they begin to discover the heroic moments, powerful testimonies, and daring adventures in the Acts of the Apostles. Its eight lessons provide an overview of Acts in a way that teens can relate to and understand. Each lesson should accompany the corresponding presentation from the DVD or CD series, which contains expert commentary presented by Mark Hart.

The Leader''s Guide is essential for each group leader or facilitator of the T3 Revelation Bible Study. It contains everything you need to facilitate a study group. The Leader''s Guide includes the contents of the T3 Revelation Student Workbook, as well as detailed leader''s notes, optional quizzes, discussion questions, suggested responses to the study questions, prayers for the study, and more. Each lesson should accompany the corresponding presentation from the DVD or CD series, which contains expert commentary presented by Mark Hart.

The Leader''s Guide is essential for each group leader or facilitator of the T3 Acts Bible Study. It contains everything you need to facilitate a study group. The Leader''s Guide includes the contents of the T3 Acts Student Workbook, as well as detailed leader''s notes, optional quizzes, discussion questions, suggested responses to the study questions, prayers for the study, and more. Each lesson should accompany the corresponding presentation from the DVD or CD series, which contains expert commentary presented by Mark Hart.

The Leader''s Guide is essential for each group leader or facilitator of the T3 Matthew Bible Study. It contains everything you need to facilitate a study group. The Leader''s Guide includes the contents of the T3 Matthew Student Workbook, as well as detailed leader''s notes, optional quizzes, discussion questions, suggested responses to the study questions, prayers for the study, and more. Each lesson should accompany the corresponding presentation from the DVD or CD series, which contains expert commentary presented by Mark Hart.

The Student Workbook is essential for each participant in the T3 Matthew Bible study. It contains everything teens need as they begin to discover the timeless power of the Gospel. Its eight lessons provide an overview of the Gospel of Matthew in a way that teens can relate to and understand. Each lesson should accompany the corresponding presentation from the DVD or CD series, which contains expert commentary presented by Mark Hart.

The Leader''s Guide is essential for each group leader or facilitator of T3: The Teen Timeline study. It contains everything you need to facilitate a study group. The Leader''s Guide includes the contents of the T3: The Teen Timeline Student Workbook, as well as detailed leader''s notes, optional quizzes, discussion questions, suggested responses to the study questions, prayers for the study, and more. Each lesson should accompany the corresponding presentation from the DVD or CD series, which contains expert commentary presented by Mark Hart.

My image of God the Father, enthroned in heaven in flowing white robes and Birkenstock sandals, was overshadowed by my certainty that he didn''t want me to have any fun. God was all about rules.--from Chapter Five Too many young Catholics experience their faith as Mark Hart did: They rarely miss Mass even if they don''t understand it; they have a Bible even if they never read it; they go to confession even if they aren''t particularly repentant. Is that your experience of Catholicism? Is yours a faith of Thou Shalt Nots? If so, forget about a dreary life of mindless obedience to rules you don''t understand. It''s time to enter into the transforming light of your Creator who invites you to live from the still center of his undying love. The author''s humorous and hard-hitting reflections drive home the point that God isn''t calling the reader to be a good person--someone who merely obeys the rules--but a new person in Jesus Christ. The audio edition of this book can be downloaded via Audible.

Gifted youth leader Mark Hart knows teens inside and out, and as the Bible Geek(R), he asks and answers the real questions that puzzle them. Dealing realistically and honestly with concerns about God, temptations, personal issues, daily life and more, he speaks encouragement to the minds and hearts of kids. His solutions to typical situations teens wonder about, are rooted in Scripture and the Catholic tradition. A Servant Book.