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 22:1-14“The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” Proper 8A June 28, 2026
- Psalm 13“how long must I bear pain in my soul?” Proper 8A June 28, 2026
- Jeremiah 28:5-9“may the Lord fulfill the words that you have prophesied and bring back to this place from Babylon” Proper 8A June 28, 2026
- Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18“happy are the people who know the festal shout” Proper 8A June 28, 2026
- Romans 6:12-23“present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life” Proper 8A June 28, 2026
- Matthew 10:40-42“whoever given even a cup of cold water to one of theses little ones” Proper 8A June 28, 2026
- Esther 4:1-17“perhaps you have come to royal dignity for just such a time as this” NL June 28, 2026
- Luke 9:23-24“those who lose their life for my sake will save it” NL June 28, 2026
- 1 Samuel 2:18-21, 26“may the Lord repay you with children by this woman for the loan that she made to the Lord” Proper 8 – A Women’s Lectionary June 28, 2026
- Psalm 144:3-4, 12-15“they are like a breath; their days are like a passing shadow” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 8 June 28, 2026
- 1 Peter 2:4-10“the stone that the builders rejected has become the very head of the corner” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 8 June 28, 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.
