Holy Spirit Here and Now

by Trevor Hudson, Scot McKnight (Foreword)

Are you tired of shallow faith? Do you long for something more in your relationship with God?

All you need to do is open yourself to the gift that God extends to you already. Trevor Hudson says, "The Holy Spirit is deeply at work within you, right at this moment, wherever you are."

Hudson, a beloved pastor and speaker, shares his own struggles and joys in seeking to be more responsive to the Holy Spirit. He invites you to open yourself to this gift of God.

In this book you will discover

who the Holy Spirit is
what the Spirit does
what the Bible says about the Holy Spirit
how the Spirit can bring you alive to God, deepen your relationship with God and other people, teach you to pray, and transform your life

Realize the power of God’s presence right here, right now.

Genres: Theology, Christian

Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Joshua · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple, but solid.

[D.J. Lang · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my second time reading Hudson's book, this second time with a small group discussing it through the 2022 year. I liked it fine the first time through, but I like it more this year, probably because I'm discussing it a chapter each month with friends and because my life is quite different from 2016. I'm sure I thought I knew a lot more about a lot of things in 2016; now, I think I have a lot to learn.

I had just returned physically from the desert when I led chapter 8 "The Holy Spirit Leads Us Into the Desert". Chapter 8 and Chapter 9 ("Suffering") fit my 2017 onward life so it meant more to me. Hudson (it sounds strange to call Trevor Hudson by his last name since Trevor was one of my Renovare Institute teachers -- taking Dallas Willard's place after Dallas died), at any rate, Trevor writes the way he teaches: with gentleness and kindness. He makes sense. This isn't going to be 'Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire' (and I liked that book too). This is more Holy Spirit whispering, wooing.

If you've read many books on the Holy Spirit, maybe this would feel like nothing new, but I like how individuals take "nothing new" and give their own voice to it, their own life experiences. Then, I see what the Holy Spirit is making "new" in my life through interactions with their words and experiences or reawakening something old.

[Roger Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I still believe the miraculous gifts given to the Apostles ceased, upon their passing and the author does not. But, Hudson's work gives a balance of experience of the Holy Scripture and scripture, I have not encountered before.

[Rebecca Shepherd · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this study of the Holy Spirit. Trevor Hudson writes in an easy to read and easy to understand style. I appreciate that each chapter has a real world example of how to include a new practice in my life. It was an enjoyable study. I wish there was a video to accompany the book.

[Connie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A readable, relatable book on a subject which has mystified me for years. I like the author's admission that he, too, is a believer AND struggler in faith. He does not take a know-it approach to the existence of the Holy Spirit but presents ideas as both plausible and worthy of serious reflection.

[Wendy C · Rating 5 out of 5]

So far...one of the best on the HOly Spirit...not a theological treatise, but about relating to the Presence and grace of the Person...

[Amy Wendland · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most comprehensive book I've ever read on the Holy Spirit. Good read for novice and experienced believers.