Psalm 23 is one of the most memorized passages of Scripture. Many of us learn the words at an early age in Sunday School, and hear this chapter quoted during many services and funerals. It is used so often because it holds deep meaning and comfort, but what happens when we hear something so familiar that we begin to miss the deeper truth? What if you did not grow up in church, and others just assume you know what it means? Join us as we unpack the words of truth and comfort in Psalm 23.

Five times in his telling of the Christmas story, Matthew lets his audience know that a specific prophecy has been filled during the birth and early life of Jesus. These fulfillments reveal to us a loving God with an unwavering, eternal plan of salvation. Connecting back to the Old Testament roots us in God's story of redemption; a story that changed forever when God Himself took on flesh and dwelt among us.

When it comes to our thoughts on life after death, we often settle for caricatures. In heaven we inherit angel wings, halos with a white robe and fill our time sitting on clouds playing a harp and eating Philadelphia cream cheese. Hell is portrayed as a fiery inferno run by a devil with horns and a pitchfork, taking glee in the misery of those stuck there. While these pictures may seem ridiculous, we all have some misunderstandings of the afterlife. But what if we can do better than caricatures?