Sometimes we scroll through the news shaking our heads.

We can hardly believe the state of our world in which good is villainized as evil,

and evil is celebrated as good.

It boggles the mind.

Well, today, on Insight for Living, Chuckswindall reminds us that

moral madness is nothing new. The Apostle Paul endured such chaos. Even so, Paul maintained

unshakable composure while facing mob violence, assassination plots, and corrupt trials. For anyone

navigating personal storms, these insights demonstrate how God's promises offer you

islands of peace.

Chuck titled his message, Thinking as Paul Thought. I want to read for you an unusual section for scripture reading today.

It's really a series of narrations as they appear beginning in Acts chapter 21.

If you'll be nice enough to turn to that chapter, get toward the end of it.

Chapter 21, verse 30, will begin there.

Paul actually stands trial five different times in this setting in Acts.

Interesting, Luke devotes some six chapters to the five trials of Paul, and they all have to do

with a man who thought straight, who spoke straight, and as a result, those who accused him were left without a charge.

But that's part of the message today, so wait for that. Look at 2130.

Then all the city was provoked and the people rushed together and taking hold of Paul,

they dragged him out of the temple and immediately the

doors were shut. While they were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the commander of the

Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion. At once, he took along some soldiers and centurions and ran down to them,

and when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

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