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 32:22-31“I will not let you go, unless you bless me” Proper 13A August 2, 2026
- Psalm 17:1-7, 15“O Lord, attend to my cry” Proper 13A August 2, 2026
- Isaiah 55:1-5“I will make with you an everlasting covenant” Proper 13A August 2, 2026
- Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21“the eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season” Proper 13A August 2, 2026
- Romans 9:1-5“they are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law” Proper 13A August 2, 2026
- Matthew 14:13-21“we have nothing here but five loaves and two fish” Proper 13A August 2, 2026
- 2 Timothy 2:8-15“my gospel, for which I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal” Narrative Lectionary August 2, 2026
- Luke 17:16-19“were not ten made clean?” Narrative Lectionary August 2, 2026
- 1 Samuel 15:1-3, 8, 10-17, 24-25“he took King Agag of the Amalekites alive but utterly destroyed all the people” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 13 August 2, 2026
- Psalm 146“I will praise the Lord as long as I live” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 13 August 2, 2026
- Revelation 1:4-6“to him be glory and dominion forever and ever” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 13 August 2, 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.
