July, 2026 - Glorious Reflections

STRATA: a desert dwelling (Hardcover with Slipcase)

The building of STRATA outside of Phoenix, Arizona, was an act of audacity, perseverance, and grit, as is any undertaking in the deserts of the American Southwest.The three responsible entities―Drewett Works Architecture, Desert Star Construction, and David Michael Miller, Ltd. Interiors, drew on the long, great tradition of 20th-century modernism in Arizona, whose very name means “dry” (Arrida Zona) in Spanish. Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard Neutra are just two modern masters who have attempted to tame the Arizona desert, make it habitable, and add to its natural beauty.

STRATA celebrates modernist design in multiple ways. Its vast use of glass blurs the inside with the outside. Its deep overhanging eaves intersecting with each other at various angles recalls the best work of Wright. Its expansive glass calls to mind Neutra’s work and his insistence on architectural transparency. The house’s imaginative interiors bespeak comfort and solace needed for days spent in the unforgiving Arizona sun. Its construction required extensive work on the site before the first slab was poured, a testament to the talent of the construction team. Whenever and wherever possible, native stone and wood were used to give the house a sense of authenticity. The sliding glass doors located at multiple points allow the owners to have delightful dinner parties just as the sun is setting and the dry air is cooling – neither indoors nor outdoors, but a vivid combination of the two.

This book is about the process of building STRATA and also puts the house in historical perspective with an essay, “Building in the Sonoran Desert,” by James Moore McCown, a prominent architectural journalist based in Boston. This work is careful to chronicle the work of all three collaborators – without one of them, the results would not have been possible. The Architect. The Interior Designer. The Builder. All get their due in STRATA, a celebration of audacity and the beauty of the American Southwest.

Team Builder Toolbox: 13 Tools to Build the Power of Your Team

Your team’s greatest successes are built with a powerful set of tools.

Like a builder’s toolbox, these important tools can be collected and shared. Each one has it’s unique purpose from sharpening leadership skills and refining character to invigorating creativity and advancing personal and professional integrity.

The thirteen tools described in this book were carefully crafted and implemented over time with the same enduring standard of excellence that has been used to build some of the world’s most distinguished residential and commercial projects.

From the moment you discover these tools for yourself, your best results will connect with your hopes and dreams as they lay the foundation of what you and your team build together today and for the future.

Be Great ... Before It's Too Late

Are you living a life on its way to being great or a life that will fall short of your ultimate destiny?

It doesn’t matter whether you are eight or eighty-eight—ordinary can become extraordinary with just a little extra effort, thought, planning, and perspective. In life, we have many opportunities to win or to lose. We are faced with a constant choice: we can become more or remain the same.

Are you living a life on its way to being great or a life that will fall short of your ultimate destiny?

In Be Great…Before It’s Too Late, Jerry dives deep into the stories of some of the most inspiring men and women in history and explores their valleys and peaks. You will see the benefits of their discipline and the rewards of finishing the race, and you will be reminded of the importance of beginning with purpose and finishing strong.

This book is an invitation to a journey to discover what a life of greatness could look like. While you still have time and a future to experience, what can make the difference in your own life so that you can discover and experience a life of greatness?

Leadership on the Level

Many problems plague even the most successful leaders. In leadership, you will always carry a weight, and it must be balanced. In Leadership on the Level, Jerry shares the keys to achieving balanced leadership.

Through a guided tour of the well-known “Sermon on the Mount,” you’ll uncover how your internal motivations play out in your life and the organizations you lead. By taking an architectural review of the blueprints in the gospel and applying it to your life, you’ll come away with:

A real-world application of scripture and teaching for your everyday life
A roadmap for aligning your life and organization to purpose, plan, and orchestrated execution
How to bring the right people on the team and create a thriving culture
How to stay true to your vision and values (i.e., maintain your integrity), especially through seasons of change and hardship

It’s time to start leading on the level that you were created to―causing yourself and those around you to thrive and live the abundant life available to everyone.

“In his new book, Leadership on the Level, my friend Jerry Meek answers some of the most pertinent questions in leadership today: How can leaders align themselves with their team, values, and mission? What happens when you invest in and empower a trusted team? What happens when things aren’t “on the level”? Jerry has provided these answers and more, which makes this book a must read for any leader.”

— Dr. John C. Maxwell, #1 New York Times bestselling author and leadership expert

While You Wait: Finding Purpose in the "Not Yets"

What will you do in the waiting?

We’ve all found ourselves between where we are and where we want to be. That’s why the message of While You Wait is crucial—the decisions we make today will determine what kind of lives we live tomorrow. What matters to God is not just that we wait but how we wait.

Do we spend our time fearful and anxious, pursuing everything we think is urgent and nothing truly important? Or do we press into God, allow him to grow our character, and learn from whatever season of waiting we find ourselves in? What happens if we invite God to refine and prepare us as we experience His timing?

In While You Wait, Jerry Meek, the CEO and Founder of Desert Star Construction and Glorious Reflections, helps us recognize that our obstacles in the waiting are opportunities: opportunities for a more significant victory, greater freedom, a higher purpose, and ultimately a more extraordinary relationship with God. Together we will focus on the magnitude of our God, not the size of our struggles.

“There’s no one better to help you discover ways to reflect the Glory of God while you wait than Jerry Meek. Why? Because his life is truly dedicated to becoming a glorious reflection.”

–Dr. John C. Maxwell, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, internationally recognized leadership expert, and speaker

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