"There is a famine for the Word of the Lord in our land, and it is not because we lack plenty of Bibles to read from; it is because there are few shepherds willing to read and teach the Bible to their parishioners. Have the pastors of our day forgotten their charge to preach the Word and to hold fast to sound teaching? Have they forgotten that they are to pass the baton of truth down to the next generation of men who will be called by God to shepherd the flock?
My dear friend, we must reclaim the call to hold fast to the Word of God. And I know of no other book in the Word of God that will stir us up to this aim more than Paul’s second letter to Timothy. You cannot read this short epistle without hearing Paul’s heart, as he pours out strong and impassioned words to his son in the faith. It is nearly impossible to read Paul’s letter and not be moved by it."
(Adapted from Chapter 1)