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 10:34-43“he commanded us to preach to the people” Resurrection of the Lord A April 5, 2026
- Isaiah 52:13-53:12“he was despised and rejected by others; a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity” Good Friday ABC April 3, 2026
- Psalm 22“why have you forsaken me?” Good Friday ABC Good Friday – A Women’s Lectionary April 3, 2026
- Hebrews 10:16-25“the new and living way that Jesus opened for us through the curtain” Good Friday ABC April 3, 2026
- Hebrews 4:14-16 & 5:7-9“he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him” Good Friday ABC April 3, 2026
- John 18:1-19:42“the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on his head” Good Friday ABC April 3, 2026
- John 19:31-42“when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs” NL438 April 3, 2026
- Psalm 31:9-18“my strength fails because of my misery, and my bones waste away” NL438 April 3, 2026
- Judges 11:29-40“she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains” Good Friday – A Women’s Lectionary April 3, 2026
- Hebrews 12:1-4“for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame” Good Friday – A Women’s Lectionary April 3, 2026
- Luke 22:14-23:56“when they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left” Good Friday – A Women’s Lectionary April 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.
