Logos StaffBy Joshua Hunt & Nick Kelly Slide presentations are a primary communication tool in worship services. Adding a photo to a church presentation is a great way to support the message of a slide—from song lyrics to announcements to sermon points...
David P. BarshingerOrigen (ca. 185–ca. 254) is often remembered today as the great biblical allegorist. In my seminary years, I was told to avoid him because he was loose with the Bible. And yet Origen remains one of the most influential theologians on the question of...
It’s been called the “heart” of the promised land—a 141-square-mile triangle in the north-central area of Israel. Today, the Jezreel Valley is Israel’s breadbasket. A beautiful plain of fertile fields and winding roads, it’s hemmed in by rolling...
Jason StoneWhat you’ll see in this Logos Live episode Dr. Thomas Schreiner is a featured Logos Author of the Month and we have the honor to interview him live! Join us as Dr. Thomas Schreiner and Dr. Tavis Bohlinger discuss Dr. Schreiner’s time as a...
Mark BarnesDuring my lifetime I reckon I’ve heard about 4,000 sermons. Often I have been challenged, uplifted, provoked, transformed. Sadly, other times, I have been bored.
Mark WardOne of the big guns often hauled out in Christian fights over Bible translation is the literal gun. “BLAM!” says the literal gun. Then it says in a booming voice, “TRANSLATIONS SHOULD BE LITERALLY ACCURATE, WORD-FOR-WORD!!!” And then it adds another...
Jennifer GrishamSome years ago, Carl Trueman asked a question churches today are reckoning with: What can miserable Christians sing? In the midst of a pandemic, people in your services are likely struggling with fear, anxiety, grief, and uncertainty. We can’t know...
James HamiltonThe Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary is a special new kind of commentary. It includes not just exegetical comments about the meaning of specific verses; it also has a biblical theology section where it traces out the theological themes of a...
Michael S. HeiserThis post is excerpted from Dr. Michael Heiser’s course Problems in Bible Interpretation: Difficult Passages IV, available now from Logos Mobile Education. *** The Old Testament is filled with odd stories that take us by surprise. One of those...
John LeeUnlike the Gospels of Luke and John, Mark’s Gospel never explicitly reveals any authorial intent. In A Ransom for Many, John Lee and Daniel Brueske identify Mark 10:45 as the heart of Mark’s Gospel. This single verse is the pivot point of Mark’s...
Guest AuthorBy Terry Dalrymple While governments around the world are focused on poverty alleviation, the church is uniquely called to it. We hear Jesus saying, “Whatever you do to the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you do to me” (Matthew 25:40)...
I spent a significant portion of my twenties reading productivity blogs, especially those recommending the latest cool apps that promised to make my work umpteen-percent better/faster/easier. Until I realized one day that the time I was spending...
You don’t know English; you’re Russian. (Hello!) But you have a Kindle e-reader and you’re learning English by reading. (Imagine with me.) You make a wise choice and you pick up a classic of children’s literature, C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch...
Lexham PressThe answer to “how to be a good dad” could fill volumes. (Scroll to the end for a few.) But there’s one key that can help translate all the other advice for Christian dads, like the Rosetta Stone. That’s allowing yourself to be a father shaped...
Steven WiniarskiMatthew 15 begins with the Pharisees challenging Jesus over the behavior of the disciples. Throughout Matthew’s Gospel, the Pharisees emerge as Jesus’s chief opposition. They view themselves as the chief interpreters of the law; Jesus’s teachings...
Karen EngleExplore what Bible translation is and the value of using different kinds of Bible translations (including helpful charts).
What you’ll see in this Logos Live episode Join us live as YouTuber Brandon Robbins is interviewed by Jason Stone (Brueckner) of Logos to discuss extremely practical and insightful biblical study suggestions as well as his own online ministry...
Peter KrolThis article was originally three separate articles that ran in Bible Study Magazine in 2022. We’ve combined them all in one location for easy access. You can use the table of contents below to navigate the content. Table of contentsPart 1:...
Tavis BohlingerMy first month in seminary, I thought I was the skubala. When I imagined myself in the pulpit, I could bring down the fire like Spurgeon. That’s because I had a little Greek under my belt, preached a few sermons at our small KJV-only Baptist...
The book of Genesis does what preachers and Sunday school teachers would do well to avoid. Indeed, it violates the first rule they teach you at Bible-teaching school: Don’t comment on the physical appearance of particular women. It’s okay for...
There’s a palpable pressure that comes with being a parent. The great responsibility to meet your children’s needs and train them up in the way they should go can be paralyzing. I feel this burden enough with my first four children; the pressure is...
Writing a paper on a historically significant event is an excellent way to learn. It trains you to gather information, interpret it, and persuasively present an informed opinion. The researching process itself teaches you a great deal, but it also...
What you’ll see in this Logos Live episode Lexham Press author Hannah Nation sits down with Jennifer Grisham in this Logos Live episode. Nation is a frequent writer and speaker on both contemporary Chinese gospel movements and the history of...
Didaktikosby Mark Strauss | Bethel Seminary This is the last of five articles addressing the multiple hats we as professors wear, including research and writing, teaching, mentoring students, ministry in the church, and administrative roles. My goal...
Learn what systematic theology means, the different areas of systematic theology, why Christians should study systematic theology, and more.
Learn about about the biblical illiteracy epidemic in the church and what you can do to reverse the decline.
First Thessalonians beckons us to pray without ceasing. As we think of those who’ve given their lives for our country and those they’ve left behind, we sense the need for prayer more deeply. These prayers for Memorial Day weren’t written for the...
Graham ColeThe following is a short excerpt from the already short What Is the Bible? by Graham Cole—one of 17 short books on many current topics in the Questions for Restless Minds series, edited by D.A. Carson. In it, Cole describes the way two different men...
What you’ll see in this Logos Live episode Watch Kristie Anyabwile and Mark Ward discuss Kristie’s new book, Literarily: How Understanding Bible Genres Transforms Bible Study. To catch all of our Logos Lives, follow us on Facebook or...
Learn what the word “revelation” means, what the number 666 might be, approaches to interpreting the book of Revelation—and more.