Logos StaffJ. I. Packer is perhaps one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Like C. S. Lewis before him, he has spent a lifetime popularizing complex theological ideas and reaching a diverse audience through winsome...
Scriptures touch hearts and change lives in every area, even the touchy subject of money—specifically, tithes and offerings. So are you using Scriptures about giving in your church services? You likely don’t want to use the same Bible verses on...
Since commentaries are such a helpful tool for Bible study and preaching, it makes sense to use them. It also makes sense to search for the best! Not only the best complete commentary series, either—the best commentary for each book of the Bible...
Does God give instruction on godly stewardship in the Bible? The short answer is yes. The Bible tells us that “God is love” (1 John 4:8), and at the heart of God’s all-encompassing love is generosity. As we seek to help the people we lead to...
Pastors are people, too. It’s such a basic, “Of course!” truth, yet it so easily slips from Christians’ minds. Like “Dad” or “Mom,” a pastor’s position becomes their name. So even as the world is more and more abuzz with talk of mental health...
By Andre Kazadayev and Derek Fekkes Do you want your worship team to love serving with you? Here’s one big thing to pay attention to—rehearsals. Since a worship team spends so much time rehearsing, how your worship band, A/V team, and vocalists feel...
Pastors, how many times a day do you get interrupted when you’re trying to prep for a sermon? Your concentration killers may not be this dramatic . . . But you’d probably still love to keep out of their way. Sign up by June 30 for your chance to win...
angel [ eyn-juhl ] Also called: Angel of the Lord, Cherubim, Seraphim Messenger of God or supernatural being with superhuman powers. Top Bible Verses about Angels Numbers 22:21–35 So Balaam got up in the morning and saddled his...
C. S. Lewis quotes from the author’s popular fantasy and apologetics books, like the beloved Chronicles of Narnia series, The Screwtape Letters, and Mere Christianity might just be some of the most oft-referenced quotes for Christians. Born...
Exegesis is the most comprehensive form of Bible study. It gathers together nearly every Bible study task—word studies, translation comparison, research, and more—for a thorough examination of a biblical passage. While there is no singular process...
Dispensationalism is a theological system for interpreting the Bible that views the history of God’s engagement with humanity as divisible into typically seven distinct periods. The system relies upon a literal hermeneutic and the recognition of...
At the beginning of The New Testament in Its World, authors N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird ask this question: “How does God’s great drama work, and what part are we called to play in it?” Wright and Bird answer their own question: You’ll only...
There are lots of different resources to help you study the Bible, from commentaries and concordances to devotionals and dictionaries. But by far the most powerful is a solid Bible app. Wouldn’t it be great if you could get a free Bible app with...
Character has to do with the moral and ethical features that a person possesses. What does the Bible have to say about Character (Ethics, Goodness, Integrity, Lifestyle, Morality, Uprightness, Values, Virtue)? 1. Genesis 39:6–10 And he left all that...
Evangelical theologian and apologist Norman Geisler has been one of the most prolific and influential voices in apologetics. For more than 40 years, the internationally known author, speaker, and debater has studied and defended the faith. Geisler...
Good Friday is observed worldwide by a number of different names: Great and Holy Friday, Friday of Lamentation, High Friday, Passion Friday, as well as Long Friday in Scandinavian countries. But we know it in the West as Good Friday. No matter what...
Is there scientific evidence for God? Or is he just a human invention? Christians can answer those questions instantly with “Yes, there is” and “No, he’s not.” Yet . . . many aren’t quite sure how to confidently navigate further. It can be...
With all the guests you’re expecting for Easter, you want to put your best foot forward—including in every detail of your Easter church service. Between church announcements, worship backgrounds, and sermon slides . . . that could take hours. Or it...
It’s a heart-rending scene: Their husbands are dead. Their prospects in Moab are bleak. But a rumor stirs in the fields: The devastating famine that brought Naomi and her daughters-in-law from Bethlehem to Moab has ended. It’s time for...
Titus Flavius Josephus is a tough figure to classify. Was he a cultural aristocrat? A theologically minded Pharisee? A politician? An author? A historian? In Josephus we find all of these things—and more. Josephus was born into the Jewish priestly...
1. Numbers 11:1–3 And it happened, the people were like those who complain of hardship in the hearing of Yahweh, and Yahweh became angry, and the fire of Yahweh burned among them, and it consumed the edge of the camp. Then the people cried out to...
Many know that Dr. Warren Wiersbe's first foray into publishing had more to do with his love of magic tricks than with his spiritual pursuits.
Today is Valentine’s Day, a day on the greeting card calendar for celebrating romantic (or what the Greeks called eros) love. We’d like to twist this day a bit (though there’s nothing wrong with hearts, flowers, and chocolate) and turn our eyes...
Have you ever reread a line in an email and thought, “Yikes. That’s not how I wanted it to come across”? (Please say it’s not just me . . . ) The same thing can happen with sermons. Preachers know their people-loving, mission-minded intentions for...
It seems almost every American has heard Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech—the speech that has come to represent the mission of the civil rights movement. His other recorded works, though not as famous, are just as powerful...
Picture this: you’ve prayerfully completed sermon preparation, and it’s time to share the Word. Your sermon slides are ready, and you’re in the sanctuary. Your tablet shows you all your sermon notes and slides—and you control which slides show...
This post is adapted from Peter Leithart's Mobile Ed course on typological hermeneutics.
Word studies are a gold mine—and a minefield. Why? Because it’s tempting to derive too much significance from a single biblical word. (We’re looking at you, agape.) With that in mind, here are six steps that will help you mine the gold without...
Knowing biblical Hebrew enables you to engage deeply and richly with the Old Testament in its original language. But because the Bible is a decidedly Jewish book, and the authors of both testaments were all Jews familiar with the Hebrew language and...
2020 has been a year for the books, one that many (if not most) of us would like to forget. But despite the frustration of quarantines, lockdowns, masks, and restricted gatherings, coupled with the fear of what is happening and uncertainty of what’s...