Dean Merrill: 9 books

Book cover of Damage Control

Damage Control

How to Stop Making Jesus Look Bad

by Dean Merrill
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2006

People don't like Christians. It's a sad fact, but it's true. Instead of being seen as representatives of a loving God, Christians are often seen as narrow-minded, exclusionary, or pushy. In Damage Control, Dean Merrill examines what Christians can do to stop making Jesus look bad. "Let's...
Book cover of The Promise of the Second Wind

The Promise of the Second Wind

It's Never Too Late to Pursue God's Best

by Bill Butterworth, Dean Merrill
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2010

Fresh Fuel for Running the Good Race. At times we all feel as if we can’t go on. Our dreams have faded or crashed. We wake up one day and realize we’re just plodding through life. We’ve embraced life, but still we wonder what “might have been?” What happened to our hopes and plans...
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Just a Minute

In the Heart of a Child, One Moment ... Can Last Forever.

by Wess Stafford, Dean Merrill
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013

How long does it take to make a difference in the life of a child? For good or for ill, individual moments in a young person's life can make all the difference in their future. It may be something said or done by an adult who hardly thinks about it: a hug, a compliment, an intriguing question,...
Book cover of Miracle Invasion

Miracle Invasion

Amazing true stories of the Holy Spirit's gifts at work today

by Dean Merrill
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018

God’s power is alive today! Let’s face it: church can be too boring—too predictable. People have never been so hungry for an authentic manifestation of God’s power. Missionary stories of profound miracles in other nations abound, but what about in my nation, my city, or my home? Testimonies...
Book cover of To Fly Again

To Fly Again

Surviving the Tailspins of Life

by Gracia Burnham, Dean Merrill
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2005

The world learned the horrendous details of Martin and Gracia Burnham’s yearlong captivity in Gracia’s book, In the Presence of My Enemies. To Fly Again, Gracia’s reflections on the lessons and spiritual truths she learned in the jungle, contains 21 brief, theme-based chapters that squarely...
Book cover of Going Public

Going Public

Your Child Can Thrive in Public School

by David Pritchard, Dean Merrill, Kelli Pritchard
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008

"Greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world" (1 John 4:4). Taking this verse at face value provides the perfect opportunity to prove it in the educational setting of our children, say the authors of Going Public. By nurturing the life and power of Christ within them, students...
Book cover of Ein Augenblick genügt

Ein Augenblick genügt

Mit besonderen Momenten das Leben von Kindern bereichern. Wahre Geschichten.

by Wess Stafford, Dean Merrill
Language: German
Release Date: February 24, 2014

Können Sie sich noch an Augenblicke in Ihrer Kindheit erinnern, die Ihr Leben geprägt haben? Lassen diese Erinnerungen Sie lächeln oder wehmütig zurückblicken? Wir alle haben es in der Hand, ebensolche Momente im Leben unserer Mitmenschen wahr werden zu lassen. Dazu bedarf es nur weniger Augenblicke....
Book cover of Seven Poets, Four Days, One Book
by Dean Young, Christopher Merrill, Marvin Bell
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2011

Lauded poet Christopher Merrill hatched a brilliant plan: invite six other poets to join him in four days of writing in Iowa City. The poets would write for 30 minutes, creating a poem of 15 lines, and then read it aloud to the group. As poets heard the poems, they noted memorable words, images, and...
Book cover of Southern Illinois University at 150 Years

Southern Illinois University at 150 Years

Growth, Accomplishments, and Challenges

by Vanessa Ann Sneed, Thomas C. Britton, John Howard Carter
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2019

Chartered in 1869, Southern Illinois University has been a stalwart presence on the southern Illinois landscape for a century and a half. This book celebrates the 150th anniversary of the university’s founding by exploring in depth its history since 1969, when the last book to celebrate a major...
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