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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BOOKS                              view all »

afterwork

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,...

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Excellence Wins

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...

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The God Of New Beginnings

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,...

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Miracle Invasion

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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SHORT READS                              view all »

  • Good Exegesis for Kids, Too - From the days of Cecil B. de Mille up to the present, Christians have criticized Hollywood and New York producers for adding to the Scripture. Are we qualified to cast stones? …. read more »
  • Are You Giving, or Shopping? - For kids in Sunday school, the offering process is pretty simple…. For grown-ups, things get sophisticated…. read more »
  • The Narrow Way and the Corporate Ladder - Work, in the final analysis, is not something Christians do for a boss, for stockholders or even themselves…. read more »
  • Little Ones to Him Belong - God has promised to use the small, the weak in special and surprising ways…. read more »
  • Is Marriage More Chancy These Days? - A number of the old allies have fled—the traditions and forces that used to prop up marriage as an institution. Our generation is in greater need to distinctly Christian reasons to stay married…. 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 »
  • Good Morning, Isaiah - We can dismiss the morning devotional time as a throwback to decades past, even an obligation of legalism, or we can rediscover its value today…. read more »
  • Some Missing Links in Healing - Perhaps we have not paid adequate attention to those God would most like to heal, namely those who need to be shocked into a demonstration of his power…. read more »
  • How Much Help Does a King Need? - God is sovereign. That leads to a puzzling question: How does he demonstrate his control? … read more »
  • The Clumsiness of Laws - When we get frustrated with today’s culture—the sleaze, the hostility toward religion, the broken promises, the disrespect for human life—we’re prone to want a legislature somewhere to ban such behavior…. read more »
  • So Sorry - About five weeks ago I wrote a post here about finding the will to forgive those who offend us, belittle us, or make us look bad in the eyes of our friends. I told the story of the former Nazi prison guard who approached one of his victims, Corrie ten Boom, after World War II… read more »
  • Liberty vs. Virtue - Liberty and freedom are great—but they don’t make a strong nation if citizens do not use their freedoms responsibly. read more »