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Keep On Knocking
His sister is desperate to find her husband. His nephew has flown halfway around the world in search of his father. It’s time to use his gift again, to see into heavenly realms and find the way of escape.
The year is 2043. Josiah Winslow is sixty. He is still riding on prayers. And now his family needs him to do his part in finding and rescuing his brother-in-law, Noah.
When aid workers are seized by militants in a fractured country in central Asia, Josiah’s brother-in-law is among them. Sarah is doing everything she can to find her husband. And now she has to worry about her son, Berto, who has impulsively traveled to the war-torn country where Noah was last seen.
Can the family be reunited? Will Josiah again be given supernatural sight that reveals the way to deliverance? Reveals how to pray? How to keep asking, keep seeking and keep knocking?
Keep on Knocking is the third book in the Prayer Rider series.
The year is 2043. Josiah Winslow is sixty. He is still riding on prayers. And now his family needs him to do his part in finding and rescuing his brother-in-law, Noah.
When aid workers are seized by militants in a fractured country in central Asia, Josiah’s brother-in-law is among them. Sarah is doing everything she can to find her husband. And now she has to worry about her son, Berto, who has impulsively traveled to the war-torn country where Noah was last seen.
Can the family be reunited? Will Josiah again be given supernatural sight that reveals the way to deliverance? Reveals how to pray? How to keep asking, keep seeking and keep knocking?
Keep on Knocking is the third book in the Prayer Rider series.
274 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 5, 2024
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About the author
Jeffrey McClain Jones
51 books124 followersAs a small boy in Lincoln, Nebraska, I listened enrapt to my grandmother reading me children’s stories, such as The Little Engine That Could. I also recall the elementary school librarian who read us Winnie the Pooh, imitating all the voices. And I remember the first summer I was allowed to ride my bike to the library on my own.
Writing started for me in school. Teachers encouraged me to pursue what they perceived as a gift. For me, my imagination was a challenge as much as a gift. I found the real world so much less enthralling.
In my Christian high school, the English teacher supplied me with unassigned novels. I wrote the senior class play and served as editor of both the yearbook and the school newspaper.
At Houghton College, I majored in writing, including coursework in poetry and fiction. But I also majored in biblical studies and was persuaded to take my writing skills in a more “respectable” direction—academia and nonfiction writing. Remember that less enthralling real world?
When all my academic work led to no great employment breakthrough, I hopped from there onto that rapid conveyor known as the tech industry. Starting in the 1990s, I shaped a new career, eventually starting my own computer consulting firm.
During those years, I focused on raising two boys and cherished the role of doing the bedtime reading, including attempting all the voices in The Chronicles of Narnia series. I also composed a few stories from scratch for my attentive little audience, usually around a campfire.
I started writing again in 2006. Following a friend’s suggestion, I meditated on scripture by imaging myself present on a day when Jesus healed an entire multitude. That meditation turned into my first novel, And He Healed Them All. Closing the gap between the sparse descriptions in the Gospels and what must have been a rich miraculous experience enticed me.
A series of unusual events (ask me someday) prodded me to write my second novel, The Reign: Out of Tribulation. I began self-publishing with those first two books. My third novel, Seeing Jesus, expanded into a series when numerous readers begged me for more. As it turns out, that kind of begging is hard to resist.
In all, I have published fifteen books on Amazon, fourteen of them as installments in one of my series. I am constantly working to improve my skills and to better share my message with the reading public.
Anyone tracking my address could guess that I’ve had some setbacks in my life. But God has stayed the same, even as I evolve and have to start over again.
Now I am married and living in Vernon Hills, Illinois, attending a vibrant church and meeting new people. I work part-time on my computer consulting business, and I devote much of the rest of my time to writing and marketing my books, with my wife as my highly motivated marketing director.
Writing started for me in school. Teachers encouraged me to pursue what they perceived as a gift. For me, my imagination was a challenge as much as a gift. I found the real world so much less enthralling.
In my Christian high school, the English teacher supplied me with unassigned novels. I wrote the senior class play and served as editor of both the yearbook and the school newspaper.
At Houghton College, I majored in writing, including coursework in poetry and fiction. But I also majored in biblical studies and was persuaded to take my writing skills in a more “respectable” direction—academia and nonfiction writing. Remember that less enthralling real world?
When all my academic work led to no great employment breakthrough, I hopped from there onto that rapid conveyor known as the tech industry. Starting in the 1990s, I shaped a new career, eventually starting my own computer consulting firm.
During those years, I focused on raising two boys and cherished the role of doing the bedtime reading, including attempting all the voices in The Chronicles of Narnia series. I also composed a few stories from scratch for my attentive little audience, usually around a campfire.
I started writing again in 2006. Following a friend’s suggestion, I meditated on scripture by imaging myself present on a day when Jesus healed an entire multitude. That meditation turned into my first novel, And He Healed Them All. Closing the gap between the sparse descriptions in the Gospels and what must have been a rich miraculous experience enticed me.
A series of unusual events (ask me someday) prodded me to write my second novel, The Reign: Out of Tribulation. I began self-publishing with those first two books. My third novel, Seeing Jesus, expanded into a series when numerous readers begged me for more. As it turns out, that kind of begging is hard to resist.
In all, I have published fifteen books on Amazon, fourteen of them as installments in one of my series. I am constantly working to improve my skills and to better share my message with the reading public.
Anyone tracking my address could guess that I’ve had some setbacks in my life. But God has stayed the same, even as I evolve and have to start over again.
Now I am married and living in Vernon Hills, Illinois, attending a vibrant church and meeting new people. I work part-time on my computer consulting business, and I devote much of the rest of my time to writing and marketing my books, with my wife as my highly motivated marketing director.
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March 3, 2024
Your Father is waiting…
Every time I read one of Jeffery McClain Jones books I learn something. He has a unique way of using fiction to change lives. Keep On Knocking takes a deep dive in to Spiritual Warfare. It changed my perspective on how to fight the spiritual battle that rages all around us.
My favorite part of the book was when Josiah enters the Throne Room in a vision. He sees himself as a little boy and the people surrounding him on his journey down the heavenly road keep saying “Your Father is waiting “. They encourage him to keep going to the Throne Room where he finds the Father. The Father greets him as a father would who is waiting for his Son. The encounter changes the way Josiah was praying. The Father encourages him to just tell him what’s on his heart. No formulas, no right or wrong…just what do you need me to do. I have been checking in throughout the day as I keep hearing “Your Father is waiting.”
Every time I read one of Jeffery McClain Jones books I learn something. He has a unique way of using fiction to change lives. Keep On Knocking takes a deep dive in to Spiritual Warfare. It changed my perspective on how to fight the spiritual battle that rages all around us.
My favorite part of the book was when Josiah enters the Throne Room in a vision. He sees himself as a little boy and the people surrounding him on his journey down the heavenly road keep saying “Your Father is waiting “. They encourage him to keep going to the Throne Room where he finds the Father. The Father greets him as a father would who is waiting for his Son. The encounter changes the way Josiah was praying. The Father encourages him to just tell him what’s on his heart. No formulas, no right or wrong…just what do you need me to do. I have been checking in throughout the day as I keep hearing “Your Father is waiting.”
February 27, 2024
This is book 3 in the series. Josiah is now 60 and his brother in law is missing in a country that can't even be named
Family members fly in from all over the country to congregate together and pray .
Josiah again has dreams and visions which lead everyone in their prayers. His parents are advancing in years which brings its own problems.
The first part of the book seems drawn out but after a while the story becomes much more thrilling to read. How it will end is not hard to see but still worthwhile reading to see how things develop.
The relationship between Josiah and his siblings especially his brother Matty is done well.
I do find the way people got together and prayed different to my experience.
I received this book for free and this is entirely my own opinion.
Family members fly in from all over the country to congregate together and pray .
Josiah again has dreams and visions which lead everyone in their prayers. His parents are advancing in years which brings its own problems.
The first part of the book seems drawn out but after a while the story becomes much more thrilling to read. How it will end is not hard to see but still worthwhile reading to see how things develop.
The relationship between Josiah and his siblings especially his brother Matty is done well.
I do find the way people got together and prayed different to my experience.
I received this book for free and this is entirely my own opinion.
March 21, 2024
I was privileged to receive an advanced reader copy of this book. It was good to check back in on this amazing family years after the other two books in the series and see how they've grown and developed. It made me wish to be part of a family like this who handles the struggles of life through prayer together. This book had the unique facet of exploring the author's ideas of what a not too distant future might look like. That's fun and sometimes scary to think about. I enjoyed the book, but found myself wishing to see the characters relying or connecting their prayers a little more to Scripture. Might just be a reflection of my mindset at the time of reading. Worth the read!
March 5, 2024
As I read this book, I kept being reminded of the war in the heavens as Josiah experienced manifestation after manifestation of the spiritual realm in which the power of God thwarted the plans of the enemy. But much prayer was the key to victory, just as it is in life. The story takes the reader into the future but not so much that it is off putting or unrealistic but rather a reminder of the responsibilities of believers in the times we are living and what lies ahead. Excellent read by an author with a heart after God!
March 10, 2024
Knock! Knock! Knock! Knock! Knock!
He dreams about knocking - and has no idea why!! And it so real he asks his wife if she heard it!!! And then he hears from his Dad . . .and hears that is brother-in-law is missing and nobody knows where he is. His nephew is convinced he can find him and rescue him!!! And so after much prayer they go . . . . .this is an amazing book — God’s grace shows throughout the danger!!! I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All thoughts and comments are my own
He dreams about knocking - and has no idea why!! And it so real he asks his wife if she heard it!!! And then he hears from his Dad . . .and hears that is brother-in-law is missing and nobody knows where he is. His nephew is convinced he can find him and rescue him!!! And so after much prayer they go . . . . .this is an amazing book — God’s grace shows throughout the danger!!! I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All thoughts and comments are my own
March 26, 2024
Prayer - illustrated like you've never seen it before.
Three books, three snapshots. A ten-year-old with a five-year-old brother who's in a coma finds out prayer isn't just grown-ups making wishes. As a young adult, and even more as an older adult several situations show him the difference it makes - even in impossible situations - and why it makes a difference "why" we pray, and what we're praying for. All wrapped into three novels that you won't want to put down.
Three books, three snapshots. A ten-year-old with a five-year-old brother who's in a coma finds out prayer isn't just grown-ups making wishes. As a young adult, and even more as an older adult several situations show him the difference it makes - even in impossible situations - and why it makes a difference "why" we pray, and what we're praying for. All wrapped into three novels that you won't want to put down.
March 3, 2024
First off this book is how the future could really look with artificial intelligence.Gave me such insight .Second with this series it stretches your mind .Enjoyed it,but Jeffery is my favorite author.
This book was given to me to review.
This book was given to me to review.
July 10, 2024
Very very moving. Now I am more confident approaching the throne of God. This book is very relatable 😅
April 2, 2024
Great ending
Thank you for this series, so much to think about and put into practice . I'm highly recommending it. You won't be sorry, only looking for more !
Thank you for this series, so much to think about and put into practice . I'm highly recommending it. You won't be sorry, only looking for more !
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