On-Your-Feet Fiction
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When a Loved One Walks Away
July 28, 2026 | Issue #18 On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth Victory over Estrangement Hi Reader! Thirty-eight percent of American adults say they are estranged from a close family member. In cases of abuse or neglect, estrangement may be necessary. But often, these factors are absent. I'm not a counselor or teacher, but recovery programs have taught me the hard truth: No technique or worldly wisdom can force a person to engage in relationship. Self-help materials may offer...
Trusting God Again, After Heartbreak
July 15, 2026 | Issue #17 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:28-30). Worthy of Our Trust Hi Reader, If you’re reading an ARC copy of Sons from Afar, you know Penny’s biggest challenge is her lack of trust in God. Witnessing a loved one’s murder will do that to a girl. Restored trust...
When Love Feels Too Small
July 1, 2026 | Issue #16 “Mary therefore took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume” (John 12:3). Doing What We Can Hi Reader! Mary had just seen Jesus raise her brother, Lazarus, from the dead. That miracle was a tipping point for the religious establishment. Worried that Jesus would usurp their power, “from that day on they planned together to kill Him” (John...
God Takes Us Seriously
June 15, 2026 | Issue #15 On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Respect Hi Reader! Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me...
Apart From Jesus, I Can Do Nothing
June 1, 2026 | Issue #14 On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth Late-spring storm in gorgeous Sierra Nevada, California The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Love Is Always on Duty Hi Reader! Ever felt like throwing your laptop out the window? I was there recently! Somehow, the software systems I use weren’t connecting, and I was stressed. The software was related to marketing Sons from Afar, which in my mind was the Most Important Thing...
He Himself Knows our Frame--and Hold Our Stories Forever
May 1, 2026 | Issue #13 The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth He Himself Knows Our Frame “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen” (2 Corinthians 13:14). Hi Reader! I scrolled through my Facebook friends list recently, and saw the profiles of old friends and new. Some people I’ve never met. Some, I interact with a lot,...
When God Changes the Story (and Our Hearts)
Issue #12 | April 2026 On-Your-Feet Fiction Six Years One thing I admire about Paul is his willingness to change course as God directs. That’s a mark of a serious Christian. March 21st was our six-year anniversary. This beautiful season of late-life remarriage is such a blessing to us both. One that almost didn’t happen. Paul was determined to stay alone until God called him home. Just three weeks before our first date, he told a family member he would never date or remarry. He didn’t want to...
Peace in a Fractured World—and a New Story to Share
Issue #11 | March 2026 On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Hi Reader! A friend commented recently, “It must take so much discipline to write books!” I laughed. On the average day, I’m Facebook scrolling, making coffee, or just staring out the window. Anything but discipline! Some days I do actually churn out a bunch of work. But more often, I struggle with distractions and fatigue from chronic...
How Charlie Kirk's Example Impacted My Writing
Issue #10 | November 2025 On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Personal News Hi Reader! As Paul and I drove to my son and daughter-in-law's home, news broke that Charlie Kirk was shot on a college campus. Horrified, we waited for news. We picked up the kids, took them to the airport, and hugged them goodbye. Leaving the airport, we learned Charlie had passed into the eternal love of God. He was...
Should Christian Fiction Be Dark? My work-in-progress might be too dark for Christian publishers! Plus, pictures from our trip to the UK!
Issue #9 | June 2025 On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Our Trip to the UK Hi Reader! In April, Paul and I went to the UK. It was my first time back since 1986—thirty-nine years! And my first visit to my home town, Otley, since we left in 1977. When I was a child, the beauty of the Yorkshire Dales instilled in me a lifelong love of nature. The area is gorgeous: Green, rolling hills, dotted with...
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