Follower: How Getting Close to Jesus Brings You to Yourself

What if Simon Peter wasn't quite who you thought? What if he wasn't even who he thought? After meeting a traveling rabbi named Jesus who nicknamed him at first sight, Simon begins to be transformed into Peter. As you witness Peter's transformation into himself through the influence of Jesus, you can take your own steps toward following Jesus more closely through suggested spiritual practices. By the end of this book, may you too know Jesus-and yourself-better than ever. May you step into the freedom of becoming more fully the person you truly are.

JENNIFER A. G. LAYTE is an online spiritual director, in-person pastor, and founder of The Pilgrimage, an online spiritual formation community. Her background in literature and theology gives her imaginative ways of retelling the stories of the Bible and of others, encouraging people to live within their own stories better. She is an amateur artist and the author of two novels, Trees in the Pavement and Favored One. Jennifer lives with her husband, Paul, and their two rescue dogs in the "ruralburbs" of New England.