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
- Isaiah 49:1-7“I will give you as a light to the nations” Second Sunday after the Epiphany A January 18, 2026
- Psalm 40:1-11“let your steadfast love and your faithfulness keep me safe forever” Second Sunday after the Epiphany A January 18, 2026
- 1 Corinthians 1:1-9“you are not lacking in any gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ” Second Sunday after Epiphany A January 18, 2026
- John 1:29-42“here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” Second Sunday after Epiphany A January 18, 2026
- John 2:13-25“he also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables” NL422 January 18, 2026
- Psalm 127:1-2“unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain” NL422 January 18, 2026
- Isaiah 62:1-7, 10-12“they shall be called, ‘The Holy People, The Redeemed of the Lord'” A Women’s Lectionary – Second Sunday after Epiphany January 18, 2026
- Psalm 18:2-11, 16-19“in my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help” A Women’s Lectionary – Second Sunday after the Epiphany January 18, 2026
- 2 Corinthians 6:2-10“as dying, and see – we are alive” A Women’s Lectionary – Second Sunday after Epiphany January 18, 2026
- Matthew 3:1-6, 11-17“I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” A Women’s Lectionary – Second Sunday after Epiphany January 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.
