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
- Genesis 1:1-2:4a“let there be a dome in the midst of the waters” Trinity Sunday A May 31, 2026
- Psalm 8“what are human beings that you are mindful of them?” Trinity Sunday A May 31, 2026
- 2 Corinthians 13:11-13“listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace” Trinity Sunday A May 31, 2026
- Matthew 28:16-20“I am with you always, to the end of the age” Trinity Sunday A Trinity Sunday – A Women’s Lectionary May 31, 2026
- Ruth 1:1-22“call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt bitterly with me” Narrative Lectionary May 31, 2026
- Matthew 5:3-9“blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy” NL May 31, 2026
- Hosea 11:1-4“it was I who taught Ephraim to walk” Trinity Sunday – A Women’s Lectionary May 31, 2026
- Psalms 130:5-8 & 131:1-3“my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high” Trinity Sunday – A Women’s Lectionary May 31, 2026
- 2 Peter 1:16-18“he received honor and glory from God” Trinity Sunday – A Women’s Lectionary May 31, 2026
- 1 Samuel 2:1-10“the Lord makes poor and makes rich” Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth ABC May 31, 2026
- Psalm 113“he raises the poor from the dust” Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth ABC May 31, 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.
