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About the book
What if the most Christ-like thing you could do today is ask yourself an honest question?
The Pharisees were not the villains of the Gospels because they were unfaithful. They were the villains because they refused to look in the mirror. They examined everyone except themselves. And the moment we make them the cautionary tale, we become them.
In So I Ask Myself, Nuno Barreto offers a quiet, practical alternative to a Christianity that has become better at pointing fingers than examining hearts. Drawing on more than thirty years of following Jesus and a lifetime of teaching, he invites readers into the discipline that changes everything: turning the mirror inward before turning it outward.
This is not a self-help book. It is not a confession manual. It is a Jesus-shaped practice — honest, gracious, and at times uncomfortable — that begins with one simple sentence: So I ask myself…
What's inside
- A clear-eyed look at the Pharisee in all of us, and how to live differently.
- Specific practices for examining your motives, your words, your relationships, your theology, and your response to failure.
- A 30-day Daily Examen and a guide to Lectio Divina.
- Discussion questions for small groups, and an appendix with all 96 self-examination questions from the book.
Honest about its author's own struggles, grounded in Scripture, and landing always on grace, this is a book for anyone who is tired of performance Christianity and ready to grow in the way Jesus actually grew people: from the inside out.
"Self-condemnation is the enemy's tool. Self-examination is the Spirit's invitation. One crushes you. The other frees you. And the difference is grace."
Foreword
By Tom Lancaster, pastor of Kinhouse Church.
"Nuno vulnerably offers himself as a living example of what it means to first remove the plank from your own eye while extending grace toward the speck in someone else's. With honesty and wisdom, he invites readers to hold up a mirror to themselves, offering practical tools for change and a hopeful vision for those willing to pause, reflect, and grow."
Format and length
- Kindle: $3.99
- Paperback: $11.99
- Hardcover: $19.99
- Length: 214 pages, including foreword, three parts, epilogue, and four appendices.
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