Are you surprised when bad things happen to you? This is Richard Pratt, President of Third Mill. We like to think that God will always keep us safe, that nothing bad will ever happen to us. But if you look in the Bible, that's simply not the case. In fact, the greatest person ever to walk on our planet experienced many trials and troubles. Jesus of Nazareth was the only one who had no sin, who never harmed anyone, who always loved God in his neighbors perfectly. Yet, on nearly every page of the four gospels we see that Jesus had all kinds of bad things happen to him. Still, we're not without records. We're not left alone when bad things happen. As the Psalmist said, in my distress, I called upon the Lord and might cry to him, reached his ears. At Third Mill, we're not just teaching the Bible. We're crying out to God who hears us when bad things happen. Now go and advance God's kingdom. Biblical education for the world for free. You can learn more at ThirdMill.org.