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
- 1 Kings 19:1-15a“after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire” Proper 7C June 22, 2025
- Psalm 42“as a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God” Proper 7C June 22, 2025
- Psalm 43“send out your light and your truth” Proper 7C June 22, 2025
- Isaiah 65:1-9“they offered incense on the mountains and reviled me on the hills” Proper 7C June 22, 2025
- Psalm 22:19-28“deliver my soul from the sword, my life from the power of the dog” Proper 7C June 22, 2025
- Galatians 3:23-29“all of you are one in Christ Jesus” Proper 7C June 22, 2025
- Luke 8:26-39“a large herd of swine was feeding, and the demons begged Jesus to let them enter these” Proper 7C June 22, 2025
- Jeremiah 18:1-11“can I not do with you, O house of Israel, just as this potter has done?” NL June 22, 2025
- John 15:1-8“I am the true vine and my Father is the vinegrower” NL June 22, 2025
- 1 Samuel 1:19-28“as soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him” Proper 7 – A Women’s Lectionary June 22, 2025
- Psalm 69:10-20, 30-33“rescue me from sinking in the mire” A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 7 June 22, 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.
