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
- Titus 3:4-7“through the water of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit” Fourth Sunday of Advent – A Women’s Lectionary December 21, 2025
- 1 Samuel 2:1-10“the Lord makes poor and makes rich” Fourth Sunday of Advent – A Women’s Lectionary December 21, 2025
- 1 Samuel 1:19-28“as soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him” Fourth Sunday of Advent- A Women’s Lectionary December 21, 2025
- Psalm 130:5-8“I wait for the Lord, my soul waits” NL416 December 21, 2025
- John 1:1-18“in him was life, and the life was the light of all people” NL416 December 21, 2025
- Matthew 1:18-25“an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream” Fourth Sunday of Advent A December 21, 2025
- Romans 1:1-7“to God’s beloved in Rome, who are called to be saints” Fourth Sunday of Advent A December 21, 2025
- Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19“give ear, O Shepherd of Israel” First Sunday of Advent A December 21, 2025
- Isaiah 7:10-16“look, the young woman is with child” Fourth Sunday of Advent A December 21, 2025
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.
