My family has always been givers to God, but our giving has usually been on impulse or in response to appeals. The “Giving Project” you recommend in your book has really helped us begin to give more systematically and in a more focused manner.

At first I felt you were making light of the Holy Spirit as just an ordinary friend. But as I read further I began to understand He is closer and more dear than any human friend. And He puts up with my sin and shortcomings, choosing to live inside me as a Friend in spite of my human-ness.