The Interview : When Truth Becomes the Question

What happens when a small mistake becomes a lie—and the lie eventually becomes a mirror?

In The Interview, Patrick E. Barber Sr. recounts an out-of-state professional opportunity that began with a simple sheet of paper containing seven questions. He placed the paper in his attaché but never read it.

The next morning, he was asked a simple question:

Had he read and understood the questions?

Instead of admitting that he had not, Barber said yes.

What followed became far more significant than a failed professional interview. Years later, while writing about the experience, Barber realized that the person truly being interviewed was himself. Through reflections on truth, pride, self-deception, confession, responsibility, grace, and the biblical account of Peter's denial and restoration, The Interview asks readers to examine the realities they may have altered simply to protect an image.

At its center remains one unforgettable question:

“Tell us how much you love Jesus.”

And one unforgettable instruction:

READ THE PAPER.

This is not simply a book about telling the truth. It is about what happens when truth finally turns the chair toward us.