This morning I received a wonderful email from my new friend and fellow Christian Bill Oberst Jr. You know him as General W.T. Sherman from the recent HC film "Sherman's March." Bill's been off doing a shoot for another film and he read my Christian bios on Stonewall and Stuart to pass the time off set. I was very happy to hear that he enjoyed them and he emailed to tell me "I LOVED the books. I learned so much about the faith of these men. Neither they nor their cause were without flaw, but neither am I. You helped me to see them as men who tried to live out their faith in the midst of hell and left an honorable example for all Christians."

Bill was also gracious enough to send a plug for my promo page: "Michael Aubrecht proceeds from a premise Lincoln understood; "Both sides pray to the same God." His is scholarly research in a field largely untouched in the volumes of Civil War material that have preceded him; the devout faith of two of the South's most important generals. It makes for fascinating reading; both for modern Southerners who may question the moral caliber of their slave-holding ancestors, and for Northerners who may have been taught that only the Union fervently believed themselves to be following the will of God. A must-read for anyone seriously interested in the interior life of the players in this great national tragedy."

Validation like this from a fellow believer is the highest form of praise that an author like me can receive as he represents the exact audience that I wrote these two books for. I am so grateful for his praise and only hope that I can continue to do work that is both inspirational and uplifting to those who wish to know the power or prayer. In turn, I extended an open invitation to Bill to tour our battlefields and/or worship at my church on his next trip to Fredericksburg.

After all, not many southerners would get the chance to walk these fields with Ol’ "Sherman" himself. I would consider it a blessing indeed. Thanks again Brother. You made my day.