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Anyone Who Believes #4
My Father's House
Her father’s murder sent her on a spiral, away from the pain, away from the danger. With a new name and a new look, she is attending a university two thousand miles from home. But, is that far enough? Can she ever escape the people who killed her father and who might still be looking for her? And does she want to escape the mission that shaped her father’s life and her own alongside him? A divine visitation and the love of friends release her to try again—on her own terms. To live an extraordinary life and defy her opponents. But at what cost? Her life? The fourth book in the Anyone Who Believes series, My Father’s House is tied in closely to the first book, and connected to books two and three by the appearance of their main characters. A triumphant and uplifting story of faith and persistence, and of the supernatural possibilities for Anyone Who Believes.
246 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 13, 2017
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About the author
Jeffrey McClain Jones
52 books130 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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November 25, 2022
why persecute the healers?
This book brings the ability to heal by God’s power to the next generation. But with it comes the opposition including fake news, kidnapping,and even torture. Why would anyone oppose such a wonder? Personally, all of Jeffrey Jones’s books take me back to a place I was in Bible school decades ago, and leave me believing for more in my life. I can’t get enough of his stuff, saying, as his characters, “more, Lord.”
This book brings the ability to heal by God’s power to the next generation. But with it comes the opposition including fake news, kidnapping,and even torture. Why would anyone oppose such a wonder? Personally, all of Jeffrey Jones’s books take me back to a place I was in Bible school decades ago, and leave me believing for more in my life. I can’t get enough of his stuff, saying, as his characters, “more, Lord.”
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April 21, 2021The power of belief
I liked this book because it shows the reader that you are willing to die for your beliefs. A time to reflect. Is my faith strong enough that I would rather die than say I don't believe in God? In Jesus?
I liked this book because it shows the reader that you are willing to die for your beliefs. A time to reflect. Is my faith strong enough that I would rather die than say I don't believe in God? In Jesus?
January 30, 2022
Enjoyed this series so much, didn’t want it to end. It dawned on me that in all 4 books, everything they said, or did, had already been done in the Bible.
The challenge of one’s faith can manifest in various ways. Confidence in the word will carry you to levels you never imagined till it happens. Maggie proved this.
Not sure if the author meant to end this series on this note, but if he wrote a few more books, I would consume them.
This story, as I stated with the other books, is a modern day parable to what’s possible for them who believe.
The challenge of one’s faith can manifest in various ways. Confidence in the word will carry you to levels you never imagined till it happens. Maggie proved this.
Not sure if the author meant to end this series on this note, but if he wrote a few more books, I would consume them.
This story, as I stated with the other books, is a modern day parable to what’s possible for them who believe.
May 17, 2025
my Father’s House (Anyone Who Believes Book 4)
The book was entertaining as well as thought provoking. Through the ages, people have warred and killed because they didn’t believe as others did- and they all claimed to follow Jesus. In these modern times, there is so much division within the Church(Christians- not one particular church). It’s worth reading, and some self reflection.
The book was entertaining as well as thought provoking. Through the ages, people have warred and killed because they didn’t believe as others did- and they all claimed to follow Jesus. In these modern times, there is so much division within the Church(Christians- not one particular church). It’s worth reading, and some self reflection.
November 21, 2021
Well done!
Another thought provoking read! I have come to love Jeffery McClain Jones's books. He invites you to see, believe, and act on the truth of who we are as sons and daughters of the Most High God.
Another thought provoking read! I have come to love Jeffery McClain Jones's books. He invites you to see, believe, and act on the truth of who we are as sons and daughters of the Most High God.
May 10, 2024
Again What If ?
What if I could heal, what if you could ?
Great characters,story .
One criticism, why are so many swearing ? Especially a pastor ? I don't see the need , just my opinion .
What if I could heal, what if you could ?
Great characters,story .
One criticism, why are so many swearing ? Especially a pastor ? I don't see the need , just my opinion .
October 22, 2024
great!
I loved reading it but sometimes I felt like it was a bit much. It kept me coming back though
I loved reading it but sometimes I felt like it was a bit much. It kept me coming back though
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