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Following a noteworthy career in magazine, curriculum, book and Bible publishing, Dean Merrill is now concentrating on independent editorial work. Some of his projects are solo writing, many are collaborations with well-known personalities, and still others involve overall directing of complex editorial projects.
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50 Pentecostal and Charismatic Leaders Every Christian Should Know

Quick profiles of the famous and less-famous trailblazers of the Spirit-empowered movement, from William J. Seymour to Aimee Semple McPherson to David du Plessis to Kathryn Kuhlman to Oral Roberts to Jack Hayford to Jim Cymbala—50 in all. Foreword by New Testament...

afterwork

Subtitled “An honest discussion about the retirement lie, and how to live a future worthy of dreams.” This is a collaboration with financial advisors Joel Malick and Alex Lippert that addresses the nonfinancial factors of retirement—finding a new sense of purpose,...

Excellence Wins

Collaboration with Horst Schulze, the fascinating man who put Ritz-Carlton “on the map” of the hotel industry. This book is his no-nonsense guide to becoming the best in a world of compromise, whether you’re in business, education, government, the nonprofit arena, or...

The God Of New Beginnings

Collaboration with Rob Cowles and Matt Roberts—two daring pastors who have stepped out of the normal career track to plant “churches for people who don’t do church.” Called Genesis Project (“a place of new beginnings”), they touch hundreds of addicts, felons,...

Miracle Invasion

A collection of 40-some stories of accounts of credible healings, prophecies, miracles, and other gifts of the Spirit that have occurred in North America during the past few decades. They inspire faith and courage to access God’s activity—if Christians are not too...

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We Need a Turnaround- Your 9-year-old comes thundering in the front door, hot and sweaty from chasing up the sidewalk with his friends. Unfortunately … read more »
Race without a Finish- An odd but teachable moment in a nine-year-old boy’s life…. read more »
How to Explain the Infilling of the Spirit- The apostle Paul did not write, “Get filled with the Spirit,” as if it were a one-time achievement. What he wrote, Greek scholars tell us, is “Be always being filled.” … read more »
Blocks to Communication- Why is it that what once flowed so automatically in a courtship ends up slowing to a trickle? … read more »
Recycling the Secular- From barroom ballads to German jigs, hymn writers have taken sacred lyrics and matched them to the music of their day…. read more »
Family Nights—The Secret Formula- Kids are worth a block of uninterrupted, quality time each week…. read more »
Regret: Help or Hindrance?- If I refuse to deal with regret, I can go no further as a Christian…. read more »
Energized, or Drained?- On a hot day in Samaria, Jesus said something odd to his disciples as they returned from a quick trip to the sandwich shop…. read more »
Car Fever!- I was a wide-eyed twelve-year-old in the fall of 1956, a season to be marked forever in automobile history as the Year of the Fin…. read more »
Doing vs. Managing- Why pastors run out of hours—and what to do about it. read more »
On the Receiving End of “the Look”- Did you grow up with a mom or a dad who, if you got out of line, could stop you in your tracks without saying a word? I certainly did. If I was doing or saying something inappropriate (especially in front of other people), a cold stare would let me know I had better cut… read more »
The Lure of “New!”- If you’re in the advertising business, you quickly learn about the Two Magic Words. One is “FREE!” The other Magic Word is “NEW!” read more »