But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. Acts 20:24 Paul was willing to give up all, including his own life, for the preaching of the good news. That was his life focus. To some, this was a sheer waste of life: he was in the upper ranks of his Jewish Society. Trained by Gamaliel, the top professor of his day, he was zealous for the advancement of Judaism, that he would kill the…