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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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After the Fiasco—Restoring Fallen Christians- By the time twenty-two-year-old Eva Eber showed up in the pastor’s office, her life story was already book length…. read more »
The Benefits of Not Fitting In- Certain attributes stand out in a crowd, no matter what you do. Red hair, for example. Unusual height (ask me about that one!). A non-majority skin color.Other things, however, can be covered over. Especially in the spiritual realm…. 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 »
Can Any Good Thing Come Out of Washington?- We Americans have become a society that despises its government. Bumper stickers and wisecracks abound…. read more »
Race without a Finish- An odd but teachable moment in a nine-year-old boy’s life…. read more »
When Rulers Break Rules- read more »
Not Married-with-Children- When we segregate people according to age or marital status, we miss the true meaning of church…. read more »
It Ought to Hurt- If you decide that, in war, it is right to kill a few in order to prevent the other side from killing many, you’ve got to do something else…. read more »
Family Nights—The Secret Formula- Kids are worth a block of uninterrupted, quality time each week…. read more »
Stampeding to Tomorrow- “Busy” has become the modern shibboleth—a word adults just have to say. It’s the only acceptable reply when asked what you’ve been up to…. 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 »
Blocks to Communication- Why is it that what once flowed so automatically in a courtship ends up slowing to a trickle? … read more »