Followers

Your phone is not a tool. It's a slot machine that lives in your pocket — and it's after your attention, the most valuable thing you own.

"Followers" is a faith-first guide to social media for teenagers (and the parents trying to keep up). It starts with the business model nobody tells teens: they don't sell posts, they sell your attention to advertisers. Then it gets biblical: "Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things" (Psalm 119:37) — David's prayer for the scrolling age — and "where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" (Matthew 6:21).

Twelve chapters walk through the like button and your worth (1 Samuel 16:7 — people look at the outside, God looks at the heart), your real self vs. your profile, what you consume consuming you, redeeming the feed, boundaries that actually work, fasting from the feed, and shining online. The core practice is disarmingly simple: the three-second pause — before you open the app, freeze and ask, "What am I about to do, and why?"

For teens: follow Jesus first, and everything else finds its place. For parents: practical, grace-filled, and honest about the algorithm. Your teenager's attention is their life — this book helps them take it back.

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