It is with tremendous gratitude that I announce the wonderful folks at Patriot Press have agreed to publish my Civil War Devotional “The Southern Cross.”

This 200-page manuscript has been circulating between secular and Christian publishers for the last 6 months and I could not have asked for a better group to represent the title. Patriot Press is dedicated to publishing high-quality history books with a strong moral and spiritual message. They are a perfect fit for a book that highlights 50, Christian-based CW stories. (PP also carries author Jessica James who penned the critically acclaimed "Shades of Gray.")

‘The Southern Cross’ is a labor of love and contains 40 vignettes, 10 encouraging essays, 5 period-sermons, 50 photos, and a verse index. As with most works in this genre, each chapter covers a specific virtue of the Christian soldier: Courage, Duty, Faith, Honor, and Mercy, and each segment contains: a period photo, topical verse of scripture, an associated quote, and an inspirational story of faith under fire. Our good friend, historian and author Richard Williams Jr. wrote the book’s Foreword. Although the selections tend to focus on the Confederacy, there are some stories from the Union side depicting Christian fortitude and compassion.

Plans are already in the works to produce 40 radio spots on our local Gospel/Bluegrass station here in Fredericksburg (a reading for each devotion) and my friends at the newspapers and magazines that I write for are also interested in helping to promote this title. I’ll have plenty of details to come in regards to this title’s release and availability, as well as my new relationship with Patriot Press. The goal is to have the title available in time for my speaking engagements this spring.

Praise the Lord! In Him all things are possible.