The White Line

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Christian Fiction, Biblical Fiction, Retellings, Contemporary, and Novellas

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May 5, 2026

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The White Line

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A haunting contemporary retelling of the Book of Jonah.

Jonas has built his life on grace.

But when he is asked to minister to death row inmates—among them a man whose crimes mirror the tragedy that shattered his own family—he refuses. There are lines even grace shouldn’t cross. Some sins deserve judgment, not mercy.

So Jonas runs.

After a catastrophic accident leaves him suspended between life and death, he awakens in a boundless white expanse—featureless and silent. Here, there is no running. No distraction. Only a mercy that observes no boundaries he recognizes.

The White Line is a haunting contemporary retelling of the Book of Jonah—a story of justice, mercy, and the dangerous distance between outward obedience and a changed heart—where grace refuses to stay within the lines we draw.

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Genres

Christian Fiction, Biblical Fiction, Retellings, Contemporary, and Novellas

Series

Not part of a series

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Publication Date

May 5, 2026

Page Length

116 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

J. S. Helms is the pen name of Julie Helms, a wife, mother of two grown daughters, and—most recently—a grandmother. Over the years, she has been a sheep breeder, homeschool mom, curriculum store owner, and Bible study teacher.

She writes fiction that explores biblical themes through story rather than explanation, seeking to make complex theological ideas more tangible and human.

In addition to The White Line, she is the author of Gods They Had Never Known, a novel that draws on Genesis 6 and the Book of the Watchers. Releasing January 2027.