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
- Genesis 12:1-4a“I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse” Second Sunday in Lent A March 1, 2026
- Psalm 121“my help comes from the Lord” Second Sunday in Lent A March 1, 2026
- Romans 4:1-5, 13-17“Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness” Second Sunday in Lent A March 1, 2026
- John 3:1-17“just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up” Second Sunday in Lent A March 1, 2026
- Matthew 17:1-9“tell no one about the vision” Second Sunday in Lent A March 1, 2026
- John 13:1-17“having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.” NL432 March 1, 2026
- Psalm 51:7-12“wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow” NL432 March 1, 2026
- Genesis 3:1-7“the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal” A Women’s Lectionary – Second Sunday in Lent March 1, 2026
- Ephesians 2:4-10“we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works” A Women’s Lectionary – Second Sunday in Lent March 1, 2026
- Matthew 7:15-20“every good tree bears good fruit” A Women’s Lectionary – Second Sunday in Lent March 1, 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.
