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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• Five Faces of Pentecost - The larger the Pentecostal movement grows, the more diverse it becomes. Is that a good thing? … read more »
• Welcome to the Minority - Did you know you belong to a minority group? Yes, you do, even if your skin is white, and you speak nothing but English…. read more »
• Avoiding the Iceberg - I confess I’m mystified these days by an odd crossover of opinion: more and more Christians seem to be trying to make ethical room for drinking … while at the same time secular authorities are warning and worrying about this society’s rampant problem with alcohol…. read more »
• Three Dads in the Shadows - There was a lot that little Bobby Rhoden didn’t know about his family while growing up…. 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 »
• Whatever Happened to Group Prayer? - I’m talking about the entire congregation “going vertical,” disregarding their neighbors to the left and right in order to lift up their hearts and minds simultaneously to the Lord above…. 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 »
• Underneath the Public Image - It was a dark and stormy night—literally. Thunderheads plumed into the April sky…. read more »
• Back to School—What Christian Kids Need Most - Notebooks and pencils and gym sox—that’s the least of it. Physical preparation for a new school year is only half the job…. read more »
• You Decide - Wondering how to handle face-offs and show-downs with your child? Here's a wiser approach…. 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 »
• Offended - Who was the most recent person to malign you? Make you look bad (or stupid)? Denigrate you (to your face, or behind your back)? Take advantage of you? Even rip you off? read more »