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 11:1-18“the gentiles had also accepted the word of God” Acts 11:1-18 Fifth Sunday of Easter C May 18, 2025
- Psalm 148“praise the Lord from the earth, you sea monsters and all deeps” Fifth Sunday of Easter C May 18, 2025
- Revelation 21:1-6a“I saw a new heaven and a new earth” Fifth Sunday of Easter C May 18, 2025
- John 13:31-35“by this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” Fifth Sunday of Easter C May 18, 2025
- Acts 15:1-18“Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them” NL343 May 18, 2025
- Luke 2:29-32“my eyes have seen your salvation” NL343 May 18, 2025
- 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 18, 2025
- Deuteronomy 28:1-14“all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you” Fifth Sunday of Easter – A Women’s Lectionary May 18, 2025
- Psalm 147:12-20“God scatters frost like ashes” Fifth Sunday of Easter – A Women’s Lectionary May 18, 2025
- 2 Corinthians 4:13-15“I believed, and so I spoke” A Women’s Lectionary – Fifth Sunday of Easter May 18, 2025
- 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 18, 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.
