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 130“out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord” Fifth Sunday in Lent A March 22, 2026
- Romans 8:6-11“to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace” Fifth Sunday in Lent A March 22, 2026
- John 11:1-45“our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him” Fifth Sunday in Lent A March 22, 2026
- Ezekiel 37:1-14“I am going to open your graves and bring you up” Fifth Sunday in Lent A March 22, 2026
- John 19:1-16a“then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit” NL435 March 22, 2026
- Psalm 146“I will praise the Lord as long as I live” NL435 March 22, 2026
- Romans 11:13-24“if the root is holy, then the branches also are holy” A Women’s Lectionary – Fifth Sunday in Lent March 22, 2026
- Luke 13:18-21“it is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measure of flour until all of it was leavened” A Women’s Lectionary – Fifth Sunday in Lent March 22, 2026
- Psalm 148“praise the Lord from the earth, you sea monsters and all deeps” Fifth Sunday in Lent * A Women’s Lectionary March 22, 2026
- Isaiah 51:1-8“the heavens will vanish like smoke” A Women’s Lectionary – Fifth Sunday in Lent March 22, 2026
- Isaiah 7:10-14“look, the young woman is with child” Annunciation of the Lord ABC March 25, 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.
