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 »

Every Man’s Bible

Every Man’s Bible

Bestselling Bible specifically for male readers; I was the general editor. Enhancement features include maps, charts, personality profiles of Bible men from Adam to Zechariah (“Someone You Should Know”), insightful columns called “Men, Women & God,” highlight...

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Strong to the End

Strong to the End

Collaboration with the parents of the young missionary Davy Lloyd who, with his even younger wife, Natalie, and their beloved colleague, were martyred by Haitian gangs in Port-au-Prince the night of May 23, 2024. An intense account that raises the question for us all:...

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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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SHORT READS                              view all »

  • 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 »
  • 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 »
  • Locked Doors and Open Hearts - Apparently, some good things DO happen after midnight…. 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 »
  • 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 God Beyond Location - We affirm that God is omnipresent, but the whole notion is counter-intuitive. God has to be “someplace,” doesn’t he? … read more »
  • Of Toy Trucks and Toasters - Christmas is a Baby in a manger. But Christmas is also God reaching out to a hostile world…. 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 »
  • Can Giving Be Fun? - I remember the day my wife and I stopped tithing. No, we hadn’t departed from the faith, nor were we even rebelling against our upbringing…. 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 »
  • Lots of Sayin’ Going On - Suddenly it seems my phone is ringing twice as often these early-summer days, while my mailbox is jammed, and the roadsides have sprouted more red-white-and-blue signs than yellow dandelions. Guess what: Another political season has burst open. Here we go again…. 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 »