INTRODUCTION
Why Another Book on the Holy Spirit?
W
hy write another book about the Holy Spirit?” a close friend asked me when I told him I was writing this book. It is a good question. Many books about the Holy Spirit are readily available. I have benefited from reading several of them. Yet for some time now I have wanted to write about how the Holy Spirit works in our lives. Several reasons come to mind. First, I know that many people feel like second-class Christians when it comes to an awareness of the Holy Spirit. They hear others speak confidently about their experiences of the Spirit, either at church or while viewing religious TV programs. They feel left out of such happenings. These people often end up thinking that experiences of the Holy Spirit come to religious professionals or those inclined to charisms or the really weird—but not to them. You may be one of these. If you are, I hope this book will help you recognize the Holy Spirit’s work within you at this moment.