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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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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 »

  • 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 »
  • A Husband’s Prayer - Zipping out of our bedroom the other day, I glanced again at a framed poem on the wall. I wrote it years ago on an American Airlines flight from Dallas back to New York, and two Christian magazines picked it up. It spoke about the special place my wife held then, and still holds, in… read more »
  • Why Ask Why? - We act surprised in the face of evil only if we’ve been fantasizing that the world is a pleasant, decent place…. read more »
  • The Christmas I Remember Most - What do you do with a kid whose Christmas expectations have soared totally out of sight? … 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 »
  • 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 »
  • Softly and Tenderly - What would you or I have done had we been in Solomon’s seat the day the two prostitutes came, arguing about whose baby was still alive? … read more »
  • Consuming Passion - Does food command too large a priority in your life? read more »
  • Looking for a Loophole - W. C. Fields, the famous comedian and actor who spun such punch lines as “I once spent a year in Philadelphia, I think it was on a Sunday” and “I certainly do not drink all the time; I have to sleep, you know,” was a confirmed atheist. When he finally lay dying (of cirrhosis of… 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 »
  • How Long, O Lord? - When I tell you what I thought about my godly father, now 82 and wheelchair-bound in an Iowa nursing home, you’ll be shocked. But when I tell you how God managed to straighten my head, you’ll be relieved…. read more »
  • Beyond Cheerleading - Leadership involves more than just making noise…. read more »