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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• A Four-Letter Word Called BUSY - What’s the busiest month of the year? Obviously, December, with all the shopping, partying, concertgoing, and traveling…. read more »
• The Strangest Story Ever Told - If you’re a storywriter, people expect you to construct a plot that’s reasonable. The characters in your story need to behave consistently with their personal values (whether good or evil)…. read more »
• The Sexual Hazards of Pastoral Care - Moral failure in the ministry is more often the result of inattention than intent…. read more »
• Living with a Madman - We would not have been very impressed with the Roman government of the first century…. read more »
• Is There a Man in the House? - Are you curious about what really goes on in heaven? Many people are. Just this week, my wife looked at the framed pictures of my parents and her parents (all four deceased) and asked, “Do you think they’re in touch with each other now? Heaven has millions of people; have they found each other in… read more »
• Old Enough to Know Better - Throughout the ages, it has been the task of older and wiser heads to encourage the young, to hold them steady in moments of anxiety, to affirm their talents and to bolster their shaky knees…. 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 »
• Confessions of a Poor Salesman - read more »
• Do I Trust You? Well, Sort of - Nothing gets the blood running faster than when someone questions whether you’re trustworthy…. read more »
• “Just Go Out and Have Fun” - A seven-year-old climbs in the minivan after attending a birthday party. “Did you have fun?” his mother asks. A star quarterback tells the after-game interviewer, “We said at halftime, ‘We’re too uptight. Let’s just go out there and have fun, and we’ll win this thing.’” An employee is asked by his friend how the new… read more »
• What’s Your Legacy? - My city, though only a half-million in population, has the No. 1 Subaru dealership in America. Here in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains, the all-wheel-drive feature means they sell a ton of Legacy models (plus Imprezas, Foresters, Crosstreks and especially Outbacks) to wannabe off-roaders…. read more »
• Let Someone Else Help - I am always surprised at my storehouse of reasons not to get involved with someone else’s need…. read more »