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
- Matthew 27:11-54“they compelled this man to carry his cross” Passion Sunday A March 29, 2026
- Matthew 26:14-27:66“from noon on, darkness came over the whole land” Passion Sunday A March 29, 2026
- Philippians 2:5-11“he became obedient to the point of death – even death on a cross” Passion/Palm Sunday A March 29, 2026
- Psalm 31:9-16“be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress” Passion/Palm Sunday: Liturgy of the Palms March 29, 2026
- Isaiah 50:4-9a“that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word Passion/Palm Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion A March 29, 2026
- Matthew 21:1-11“your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey” Passion/Palm Sunday A Palm Sunday – a Women’s Lectionary March 29, 2026
- Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29“bind the festal procession with branches” Passion/Palm Sunday A March 29, 2026
- John 19:16b-22“Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews” NL436 March 29, 2026
- Psalm 24“lift up your heads, O gates!” NL436 March 29, 2026
- John 12:12-27“they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him” NL436 March 29, 2026
- Psalm 118:19-29“this is the day that the Lord has made” Palm Sunday – A Women’s Lectionary March 29, 2026
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.
