About the Book

Book: But In Mount Zion (Companion Study for Knowing Obadiah)

Author:April W. Gardner

Genre: Bible Study for Women

Release date: October, 2023

But in Mount Zion is a companion study for the commentary Knowing Obadiah.

​This workbook offers an interactive and reflective experience for readers to engage with the commentary and dive deeper into the book of Obadiah.

Through thought-provoking questions, exercises, and group discussion prompts, the workbook provides readers and teachers the tools to apply the lessons from Obadiah to their own lives. It also includes suggestions for further study, making it an excellent resource for Bible study groups or individual study.

Whether you’re a seasoned Bible scholar or a new believer, this set will help you deepen your understanding of Obadiah and its message.

 

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About the Author – April W. Gardner

APRIL W GARDNER is an indie author whose great passion is historical romance with themes of Native American and Southeastern U.S. culture. Copyeditor, mother of two grown children, and non-trad college student, April lives in South Texas with her husband and two German Shepherds. In no particular order, April dreams of owning a horse, learning a third language, and visiting all the national parks.

 

 

 

More from April Gardner

How close are you to your Bible? I don’t mean the distance from you to the nightstand where it’s resting. Or the amount of warm-and-fuzzy you feel toward it. Or the number of heartfelt notes you’ve scribbled sideways into the margins. I mean, how close is your connection to the Bible’s people and places?

Are you here in the twenty-first century while it’s there in some unknown BC year? Are you here in your comfy chair re-reading old Bible stories while prophets and priests are there battling against idolatry, while apostles and saints are there suffering for Jesus?

Or are you here and there, backside in a plush chair but feet planted in the hot sands of the Negev, body existing in the twenty-first century, but heart and mind connected to every message and mission given in Scripture?

The story of the Bible isn’t a three-act play: Old Testament characters and plot, New Testament characters and plot, present-day characters and plot. From Genesis 1 to today, it’s all the same act. We are all players in God’s Great Story. If we’re Christians saved by Christ’s sacrificial death, we’re all joined by the same Scarlet Thread. From Adam through Joshua, Obadiah, Esther, Lydia, Stephen, and all the rest to you and me.

It’s my hope that as you go deeper into the study of Obadiah, its origins, prophecy, and fulfillment, that you’ll place yourself at the center of its Before-Christ settings, that you’ll feel Esau’s grief, Jerusalem’s terror, and Judah’s righteous anger, and that you’ll look to God’s stage where His Story is playing out and say to yourself, “These are my people. This is my story. I am a player.”

So. Let’s get playing.

Author Interview – April Gardner

When you are not writing, what other hats do you wear? What do you do for fun?

Right now, the biggest hat I wear outside of my writing business is that of full-time student. It is, admittedly, a rather large and often cumbersome hat. Another six months and I’ll toss it into the air with 4,000 of my closest friends. 🙂

What is your favorite genre to read? What about that genre draws you?

I love little-known historical settings and fairytales. Both genres take me out of the stresses of life for a time and let me enjoy a fresh (if flawed) new world.

What is your favorite holiday? And why?

My favorite holiday is Resurrection Sunday. Nothing beats our Savior defeating death!

If readers have just one take-away from this book, what do you want it to be?

I really hope this study drives readers back into the Word to dig into the lesser-known books. There are so many gems in the minor prophets!

What advice would you give to a child or teen who wants to be a writer?

My first advice would be to learn the parts of speech and proper grammar. I am shocked at how many English majors at my college can’t write a decent sentence because they don’t have a firm grasp on grammar and syntax. Grammar, punctuation, clarity of sentence structure. With those tools in your toolbox, you’re already way ahead of the pack.

Thank you so much for joining us today, April. It was a joy to get to know you better.

Views expressed in this interview/guest post do not necessarily reflect the views of this blog host.

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