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
- Deuteronomy 34:1-12“Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, at the Lord’s command” Proper 25A October 25, 2026
- Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17“from everlasting to everlasting you are God” Proper 25A October 25, 2026
- Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18“with justice you shall judge your neighbor” Proper 25A October 25, 2026
- Psalm 1“they are like trees planted by streams of water” Proper 25A October 25, 2026
- 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8“we had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God” Proper 25A October 25, 2026
- Matthew 22:34-46“you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind” Proper 25A October 25, 2026
- 2 Samuel 11:1-5, 26-27 & 12:1-9“the man who has done this deserves to die” NL107 October 25, 2026
- Psalm 51:1-9“wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin” NL107 October 25, 2026
- Matthew 21:33-46“when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” NL107 October 25, 2026
- 1 Kings 1:1-5, 11-18, 29-31“Adonijah has become king, though you, my lord the king, do not know it” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 25 October 25, 2026
- Psalm 90:1-10, 12“so teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 25 October 25, 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.
