The Truth About Us

The Very Good News About How Very Bad We Are

By: Brant Hansen

Narrated by: Brant Hansen

Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

What would happen if you admitted you weren't a good person?

It's a seemingly crazy question. From priests to prisoners, nearly everyone thinks they're morally better than average. Why change our minds? Why admit the truth about ourselves?

In his conversational and delightfully self-effacing style, Brant Hansen shows us why we should fight our drive to be self-righteous: it's breathtakingly freeing. What's more, just admitting that we're profoundly biased toward ourselves and want desperately to preserve our rightness at all costs even helps us think better, make better decisions, be better listeners, and improve our relationships with God and others.

Hansen draws from biblical insight and the work of everyone from esteemed social psychologists to comedians to make his point: the sooner we get over ourselves, give up the I'm good internal dialogue, and admit the truth, the sooner we can live a more lighthearted, fruitful, fun-loving life. After all, as Hansen writes, the humble life is truly your best one.

©2020 Brant Hansen (P)2020 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Wonderful

Another wonderful book by Brant Hansen. I have listened to Blessed are the Misfits and Unoffendable and this one spoke to me just as much as they did. Thank you Brant for speaking truth in ways and words this lady can understand and reflect on. Your books have changed my life. Continue to let the Lord speak through you in your writings and audible words. I and many many others are listening! And thank you for reading your own book. I love when the author reads their own writing. You can get the true heart of what they are trying to say.

Get this book if you are worried about being good enough or if you’re not

this is the ultimate self-help book because it shows that you can’t help yourself and you can’t tell that you can’t help yourself. You need to humbly ask God for His help. Like i do. Like everyone does.

We're a disaster like the Muppet Show

It's the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational!! We're a complete mess, and God loves us so much.

Love all of Brant Hansen's books!

Brant Hansen writes and thinks like a modern day C.S. Lewis. He understands our thought processes and how we get tripped up. He shows us how to get over ourselves and keep our eyes and hearts turned to Christ and others. Unaffendable has changed my life. I recommend it any chance I get. Thank you Brant! May God continue to bless you and your family!

Everyone needs to hear this truth!

Brant, thank you for putting into words what I’ve known in my heart! I loved listening to The truth about us and plan to listen again with my husband. Awareness of my self-righteousness and my need for humility draws me closer to the heart of Christ. I now have more clarity on how important it is to bring everything to Jesus and to serve with a living heart.

FANTASTIC

Love this book and it’s teachings in such a relatable way. Highly recommend this book!

Amazing … feel like he wrote the book about me lol

This book, like unoffendable, is a slap of needed truth that will help you if you are brave enough to accept it.

Insightful, eye opening, and heartwarming

I recommend this for those who want to live a fuller, freer life following Christ. Well done.

I love this book

I listen to a lot of books and this is one of my favorites. Humorous but convicting. This is my second book by this author and will definitely be listening to more.

Excellent book! Changed my perspective. Thank you

I enjoyed this book immensely! My 9 year old son is on the autism spectrum(high functioning end) and hearing how the author describes his thoughts reminds me of him. My son has always been an old soul with how he interacts and speaks. He loves the muppets and says these one liners that can make anyone laugh and bring life and joy and conviction all at the same time, to a room! This book is very convicting and I needed to hear every word. Which is also very common when interacting with my son. He will focus on the things that matter with passion and not dwell on how people are viewing him. I hope to see how my son can use his perspective on life and God to help others around him when he is older❤️🔥