I love looking deep into the accounts of the Apostle Paul's life. Toward the end of the book of Acts, we find him gathering firewood on a small island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Insignificant scene at first. But he had just barely survived a shipwreck with over 200 other sailors, prisoners (oh yea, he is a prisoner for the Gospel at this point) and soldiers. Respect through Shipwreck They all look at Paul with respect after the events of the previous three weeks. The remember that he advised them not to sail, and yet they did. Not heeding his advice led them to two over two weeks of fighting a horrendous storm which left them with no hope of survival. But in the darkest hour, Paul stood up among them and said, "Men, we're going to be fine! Get something to eat." He then broke bread from the few provisions they had left, ate, and encouraged others to do the same. They did and were refreshed. He also said "God told me that we're all going to be o...