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
- Exodus 12:1-14“this day shall be a day of remembrance for you” Proper 18A September 6, 2026
- Psalm 149“let Israel be glad in its Maker” Proper 18A September 6, 2026
- Ezekiel 33:7-11“I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that the wicked turn from their ways and live” Proper 18A September 6, 2026
- Psalm 119:33-40“lead me in the path of your commandments” Proper 18A September 6, 2026
- Romans 13:8-14“love does not wrong to a neighbor” Proper 18A September 6, 2026
- Matthew 18:15-20“whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven” Proper 18A September 6, 2026
- Exodus 20:17“you shall not covet” NL September 6, 2026
- Matthew 22:34-40“you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind” NL September 6, 2026
- 1 Samuel 27:1-3, 8-12“David and his men went up and made raids” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 18 September 9, 2026
- Psalm 94:1-15“who rises up for me against the wicked?” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 18 September 6, 2026
- James 2:8-13“mercy triumphs over judgment” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 18 September 6, 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.
