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 5:27-32“we must obey God rather than any human authority” Second Sunday of Easter C April 27, 2025
- Psalm 118:14-29“this is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” Second Sunday of Easter C April 27, 2025
- Psalm 150“let everything that breathes praise the Lord” Second Sunday of Easter C April 27, 2025
- Revelation 1:4-8“I am the Alpha and the Omega” Second Sunday of Easter C April 27, 2025
- John 20:19-31“blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe” Second Sunday of Easter C A Women’s Lectionary – Second Sunday of Easter April 27, 2025
- Luke 24:13-35“he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread” NL340 April 27, 2025
- Psalm 30“weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning” NL340 April 27, 2025
- Acts 1:3-5, 12-14“all these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer” A Women’s Lectionary – Second Sunday of Easter April 27, 2025
- Deuteronomy 5:1-10“the Lord our God made a covenant with us at Horeb” Second Sunday of Easter – A Women’s Lectionary April 27, 2025
- Romans 7:1-12“a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives” Second Sunday of Easter – A Women’s Lectionary April 27, 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.
