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
- Haggai 1:15b-2:9“in this place I will give prosperity, says the Lord of hosts” Proper 27C November 9, 2025
- Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21“every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever” Proper 27C November 9, 2025
- Psalm 98“make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth” Proper 27C November 9, 2025
- Job 19:23-27a“I know that my vindicator lives” Proper 27C November 9, 2025
- Psalm 17:1-9“when I awake I shall be satisfied” Proper 27C November 9, 2025
- 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17“that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first and the lawless one is revealed” Proper 27C November 9, 2025
- Luke 20:27-38“in the resurrection, therefore, whose will will the woman be?” Proper 27C November 9, 2025
- Amos 1:1-2 & 5:14-15, 21-24“righteousness like an ever-flowing stream” NL410 November 9, 2025
- John 7:37-38“out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water” NL410 November 9, 2025
- 1 Kings 5:1-6, 13-14“King Solomon conscripted forced labor out of all Israel” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 27 November 9, 2025
- Psalm 48:1-3, 9-14“walk about Zion, go all around it” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 27 November 9, 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.
