I started this site as a resource to pastors and church leaders who might want more background on the words of Scripture. There’s so much Bible, it can be exhausting to go through commentaries, dictionaries and word lists. I’m hoping that by collating this work – and providing a few notes along the way – I can help reduce the stress of preparing to preach. This site will include word studies for the lectionary passages one week before they are due to be preached.
There’s so much Bible, and so little time…
But when there’s so little time, there’s So Much Bible!
On the creative side, I also write plays for use in worship, which are biblically grounded and full of humor. We’ve enjoyed presenting these in worship, with adults and children alike, and I’m happy to offer them for others to use.
Everything on this site is licensed through Creative Commons – which means that, as long as you attribute me (Rev. Elana Keppel Levy) and don’t sell my work, you’re welcome to use it in your context, and modify it as you like.
Lectionary Texts for Next Sunday
- Isaiah 62:1-5“they shall be called, ‘The Holy People, The Redeemed of the Lord'” Second Sunday after Epiphany C January 19, 2025
- Psalm 36:5-10“your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens” Second Sunday after Epiphany C January 19, 2025
- 1 Corinthians 12:1-11“there are varieties of gifts but the same Spirit” Second Sunday after Epiphany C January 19, 2025
- John 2:1-11“you have kept the good wine until now” Second Sunday after Epiphany C January 19, 2024
- Luke 4:14-30“they…led him to the brow of the hill…so that they might hurl him off the cliff” NL322 January 19, 2025
- Psalm 146“I will praise the Lord as long as I live” NL322 January 19, 2025
- Isaiah 62:1-7, 10-12“they shall be called, ‘The Holy People, The Redeemed of the Lord'” A Women’s Lectionary – Second Sunday after Epiphany January 19, 2025
- Psalm 18:2-11, 16-19“in my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help” A Women’s Lectionary – Second Sunday after Epiphany January 19, 2025
- 2 Corinthians 6:2-10“as dying, and see – we are alive” A Women’s Lectionary – Second Sunday after Epiphany January 19, 2025
- Matthew 3:1-6, 11-17“I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” A Women’s Lectionary – Second Sunday after Epiphany January 19, 2025
Featured Play
Another Day Older and Deeper in Babylon: Stories from the Lives of Daniel and the Exiles
Daniel joins other exiles around the campfire to share tales of what it’s like in Nebuchadnezzar’s palace. As Daniel tells stories, the Hebrew people reenact them, doing send-ups of the tyrant who makes their lives miserable, holding onto the faith the holds them together. Based on Daniel 2-4.
