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 7:55-60“while they were stoning Stephen, he prayed” Fifth Sunday of Easter A May 3, 2026
- Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16“you are my refuge” Fifth Sunday of Easter A May 3, 2026
- 1 Peter 2:2-10“like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk” Fifth Sunday of Easter A May 3, 2026
- John 14:1-14“have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me?” Fifth Sunday of Easter A May 3, 2026
- Acts 17:16-31“I found among them an altar with the inscription, ‘To an unknown god'” NL443 May 3, 2026
- John 1:16-18“from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace” NL443 May 3, 2026
- Acts 5:12-16“that Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he came by” A Women’s Lectionary – Fifth Sunday of Easter May 3, 2026
- Deuteronomy 28:1-14“all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you” Fifth Sunday of Easter – A Women’s Lectionary May 3, 2026
- Psalm 147:12-20“God scatters frost like ashes” Fifth Sunday of Easter – A Women’s Lectionary May 3, 2026
- 2 Corinthians 4:13-15“I believed, and so I spoke” A Women’s Lectionary – Fifth Sunday of Easter May 3, 2026
- John 5:25-29“he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man” A Women’s Lectionary – Fifth Sunday of Easter May 3, 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.
