Designer Jesus
The Lifestory of a Disciple
by Leonard I. Sweet · Salish Sea Press · 2024
Book summary
A discipleship work presenting Christian identity as a life designed around Jesus rather than around self-invention, fashion, or cultural branding.
Chapter & section guide
The Designed Life
Discipleship gives form and purpose to human freedom.
Jesus the Pattern
Christ is not an accessory to life but its governing design.
Identity
The self is received in relationship before it is performed in public.
Habits
Repeated practices shape the texture of a disciple's life.
Community
Christian character is formed with and for others.
Beauty and Truth
A Jesus-shaped life makes the gospel visible.
Cost
Design requires subtraction, discipline, and the surrender of false selves.
Lifestory
The goal is a coherent life whose plot participates in the story of Jesus.
Editorial note: these are original thematic summaries prepared as a research and reading aid, not quotations from the book itself.