These are the kinds of questions I asked Lydia Brownback, who has just embarked on creating a new series of resources called the Flourish Bible Study, for which she plans to create three studies a year for 10 years. We talked about the importance of defining terms, studying a book of the Bible in the larger context of the Bible’s story and message, and the best way to go about making personal application. Because Brownback is a senior editor at Crossway, I also asked her about the advice she gives when people ask her about how they can get a book published. Her bottom line? It’s really hard.