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
- Exodus 33:12-23“while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock” Proper 24A October 18, 2026
- Psalm 99“he spoke to them in the pillar of cloud” Proper 24A October 18, 2026
- Isaiah 45:1-7“I will go before you and level the mountains” Proper 24A October 18, 2026
- Psalm 96“then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy” Proper 24A October 18, 2026
- 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10“our message of the gospel came to you not in word only but also in power” Proper 24A October 18, 2026
- Matthew 22:15-22“give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s” Proper 24A October 18, 2026
- Joshua 24:1-26“then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem” NL106 October 18, 2026
- Matthew 4:8-10“all of these I will give you, if you fall down and worship me” NL106 October 18, 2026
- 2 Samuel 21:1-14“Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it on a rock” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 24 October 18, 2026
- Psalm 58“they have venom like the venom of a serpent” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 24 October 18, 2026
- Revelation 6:9-11“…under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 24 October 18, 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.
