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
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18“we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up in the clouds” Proper 20 – A Women’s Lectionary September 20, 2026
- Psalm 78:1-7“we will tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord” Third Sunday of Easter – A Women’s Lectionary April 19, 2026
- Psalm 48:1-3, 9-14“walk about Zion, go all around it” A Women’s Lectionary – Feast of the Presentation February 2, 2026
- Ephesians 2:14-22“in his flesh he has made both into one and has broken down the dividing wall” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 27 November 9, 2025
- John 2:14-22“stop making my Father’s house a marketplace” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 27 November 9, 2025
- 1 Kings 5:1-5 & 8:27-30, 41-43“the Lord my God has given me rest on every side” NL308 October 27, 2024
- Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18“as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord” Proper 16B August 25, 2024
- Psalm 70“I am poor and needy – hasten to me, O God” Wednesday of Holy Week ABC March 27, 2024
- Amos 5:18-24“let justice roll down like waters” Proper 27A November 12, 2023
- Matthew 25:1-13“Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.” Proper 27A November 12, 2023
- 2 Kings 5:1-15a“are no Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel?” Narrative Lectionary 109 November 6, 2022
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.
