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
- Acts 17:22-31“I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship” Sixth Sunday of Easter A May 10, 2026
- Psalm 66:8-20“we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a spacious place” Sixth Sunday of Easter A May 10, 2026
- 1 Peter 3:13-22“even if you do suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed” Sixth Sunday of Easter A May 10, 2026
- John 14:15-21“I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you” Sixth Sunday of Easter A May 10, 2026
- Philippians 1:1-18a“I thank my God every time I remember you” NL444 May 10, 2026
- Luke 9:46-48“whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me” NL444 May 10, 2026
- Acts 17: 1-4, 10-12“it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and to rise from the dead” A Women’s Lectionary – Sixth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2026
- Deuteronomy 28:58-68“the Lord will bring you back in ships to Egypt, by a route that I promised you would never see again” A Women’s Lectionary – Sixth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2026
- Psalm 145:8-19“the Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth” A Women’s Lectionary – Sixth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2026
- Romans 6:5-11“if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his” A Women’s Lectionary – Sixth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2026
- John 11:17-27“your brother will rise again” A Women’s Lectionary – Sixth Sunday of Easter May 10, 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.
