BETH MOORE sees the apostle Paul's passion for Christ as unparalleled in New Testament Scripture She writes, "I have accepted many of his words as a personal challenge. 'I want to know Christ has become my plea. 'To live is Christ and to die is gain' has become my hope. And to borrow his words once more, 'Not that I have already obtained all this...but I press on.' " Just as his witness and writings inspired all who came in contact with him during his life, Paul's undying passion for Christ continues to inspire and challenge even today those with a deep spiritual hunger for the things of God Now acclaimed Bible teacher and author Beth Moore traces the life of this man from his presumed childhood to martyrdom, gaining what she calls a " quickened awareness of the personal calling God has placed on my life" and "a renewed sense of my purpose in God plan."