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

  • Psalm 146:5-10
    “the Lord watches over the strangers” NL326 February 16, 2025
  • Jeremiah 17:5-10
    “they shall be like a tree planted by water” Sixth Sunday after Epiphany C February 16, 2025
  • Psalm 1
    “they are like trees planted by streams of water” Sixth Sunday after Epiphany C February 16, 2025
  • 1 Corinthians 15:12-20
    “how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead?” Sixth Sunday after Epiphany C February 16, 2025
  • Luke 6:17-26
    “blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled” Sixth Sunday after Epiphany C February 16, 2025
  • Luke 7:18-35
    “are you the one who is to come, or are we to expect someone else?” NL326 February 16, 2025
  • 1 Kings 17:8-16
    “the jar of meal will not be emptied and the jug of oil will not fail” Sixth Sunday after Epiphany – A Women’s Lectionary February 16, 2025
  • Psalm 146
    “I will praise the Lord as long as I live” Sixth Sunday after Epiphany – A Women’s Lectionary February 16, 2025
  • James 1:22-27
    “be doers of the word and not merely hearers” A Women’s Lectionary – Sixth Sunday after Epiphany February 16, 2025
  • Luke 4:16-27
    “the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him” A Women’s Lectionary – Sixth Sunday after Epiphany February 16, 2025
  • Psalm 15
    “who may dwell on your holy hill?” NL331 March 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.

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Featured Lesson

Habakkuk

“O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen?”

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