Obadiah & the Last 100 Prophets of Edom follows a faithful man who risks everything to protect a hidden remnant of prophets, as faith, persecution, and divine confrontation collide. How do you approach writing faith not as an abstraction, but as a lived experience under pressure?

​A difficult question for me. An author friend of mine discussed how we responded after questions like, “Do you write an outline, do you write a synopsis?” Our answers were similar. I have an idea for a story, just the beginning of an idea. I start writing the story with one or two defined characters. The opening could be a scene with or without a dialogue. Then the characters react to what is happening in the scene with some dialog that connects with other entities that are responsible for what is happening. Now you may have five or six additional characters/ensemble. All now reacting in ways that move the story forward. By page 10, you should have a good idea of how it all ends.

Though rooted in biblical history, the novel’s themes feel contemporary. Do you see parallels between this world and our own?

For years, during and after the wars in Korea, Viet Nam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and then adding the wars through the ages, it became apparent to me that most were fought because of a religious belief. When you look at that history, most beliefs were grounded in one worship, the belief in a God. Except in some cases, like Egypt, and Canaanites who worshiped many Gods. You can see that now in many countries. What if the world, or many parts of our world, believed in one God only? Could that reduce the number of wars? Could that save millions of lives? Obadiah emphasizes with the phrase “there is only one God,” which reinforces its central message.

What do you hope readers feel after finishing the book?

A worldwide miracle would do it, but one could only pray.

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