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 12:1-9“Abram journeyed on by stages toward the Negeb” Proper 5A June 11, 2023
- Psalm 33:1-12“let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe” Proper 5A June 11, 2023
- Hosea 5:15-6:6“he will come to us like the showers, like the spring rains that water the earth” Proper 5A June 11, 2023
- Psalm 50:7-15“call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you” Proper 5A June 11, 2023
- Romans 4:13-25“the promise depends on faith, in order that it may rest on grace” Proper 5A June 11, 2023
- Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26“he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax-collection station” Proper 5A June 11, 2023
- Isaiah 9:1-7“those who lived in a land of deep darkness – on them light has shined” Narrative Lectionary June 11, 2023
- John 8:12“whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life” Narrative Lectionary June 11, 2023
- Ruth 4:9-17“he shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age” Proper 5 – A Women’s Lectionary June 11, 2023
- Psalm 107:1-9, 19-22“they cried to the Lord in their trouble and he saved them from their distress” Proper 5 – A Women’s Lectionary June 11, 2023
- 1 Corinthians 12:14-26“the body does not consist of one member but of many” Proper 5 – A Women’s Lectionary June 11, 2023
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.
