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
- Luke 19:28-40“blessed is the king wo comes in the name of the Lord” Passion/Palm Sunday: Liturgy of the Palms C April 13, 2025
- Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29“bind the festal procession with branches” Passion/Palm Sunday C April 13, 2025
- Luke 23:1-49“having said this, he breathed his last” Passion/Palm Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion C April 13, 2025
- Luke 22:14-23:56“when they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left” Palm/Passion Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion C April 13, 2025
- Psalm 31:9-16“be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress” Passion/Palm Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion C April 13, 2025
- Isaiah 50:4-9a“that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word Passion/Palm Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion C April 13, 2025
- Philippians 2:5-11“he became obedient to the point of death – even death on a cross” Passion/Palm Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion C April 13, 2025
- Psalm 118:19-23“open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them” NL336 April 13, 2025
- Luke 19:29-44“if these were silent, the stones would shout out” NL336 April 13, 2025
- Galatians 3:23-4:7“all of you are one in Christ Jesus” A Women’s Lectionary – Palm Sunday April 13, 2025
- Psalm 118:19-29“this is the day that the Lord has made” Palm Sunday – A Women’s Lectionary April 13, 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.
