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 65:17-25“the lion shall eat straw like the ox” Proper 28C November 16, 2025
- Isaiah 12“with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation” Proper 28C November 16, 2025
- Malachi 4:1-2a“it will leave them neither root nor branch” Ordinary C51 November 16, 2025
- Psalm 98“make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth” Proper 28C November 16, 2025
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13“keep away from every brother or sister living irresponsibly” Proper 28C November 16, 2025
- Luke 21:5-19“the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another” Proper 28C November 16, 2025
- Isaiah 9:1-7“those who lived in a land of deep darkness – on them light has shined” NL411 November 16, 2025
- John 8:12“whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life” NL411 November 16, 2025
- 1 Kings 11:26-39“see, I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 28 November 16, 2025
- Psalm 89:1-8, 14“I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 28 November 16, 2025
- John 2:1-11“you have kept the good wine until now” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 28 November 16, 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.
