Gerald BrayIn the ancient world—as for most time since—the gospel of Christ was primarily spread by verbal proclamation, i.e., preaching, and in those days there was no shortage of gifted preachers. Among the pre-modern sermons of which we have record, John...
Chandler WileyFasting was a popular religious practice in the time of Jesus. In fact, Mark 2 shows us that when Jesus and his disciples feasted instead of fasting, they drew some questioning looks. How could such a great religious teacher not take part in such a...
Casey BedellOver the past several decades, evangelicals have increasingly accepted written (i.e., scripted) prayers from liturgical traditions. This reception is partly due to the influence of the ecumenical movement of the twentieth century, partly due to...
Layton TalbertPrayer by itself has no power whatsoever. It wields no inherent supernatural sway; nor does it involve a formula or ritual which, if done right, guarantees any desired result. Christian prayer is not magic. The measure of prayer’s power, then, is...
Kirk E. MillerIn this inaugural episode of What in the Word?, James M. Hamilton Jr., a professor of biblical theology and a pastor, joins Kirk to talk about one of Scripture’s most notorious passages: Genesis 6:1–4. Tune in to uncover how this passage highlights...
Drew KeaneSpontaneous, unplanned prayer is a good thing. The Bible contains many examples of such prayers (e.g., Neh 2:4). In fact, praying doesn’t even require the use of intelligible words (Rom 8:26; 1 Cor 14:2). Nonetheless, using a prayer book with...
W. David O. TaylorWhile writing my book of prayers, Prayers for the Pilgrimage (IVP, 2024), I had plenty of opportunity to read and familiarize myself with a range of books both on prayer and of prayers. In the list below, I offer you my top eleven books on and of...
Mary JahnkeWe hope you had a lovely Christmas and New Year! The Logos staff enjoyed some wonderful, much-needed holiday time off. But that doesn’t mean we took a vacation from delivering improvements to your experience of studying God’s Word! From...
Jason StoneFor more than a decade now, I have trained pastors and students to leverage Logos for their study of the Bible, including sermon preparation and planning. Over the years, I have heard the same concern time and again: many professionals study the...
Mitch ChaseHow should we talk of Jesus? In one sense, talking about Jesus is easy. He’s our Savior and our redeemer. He’s the atoning sacrifice for sinners. He’s the Son of God who has demonstrated his great love for us by satisfying God’s righteous wrath in...
Tom McCallMy vocation is systematic theology. My vision of theology is that of a catholic Wesleyanism. I want to promote and pursue—and indeed to produce—theology that is fundamentally creedal and confessional; straightforwardly Protestant and evangelical;...
Emily Hunter McGowinIs Christmas a Christian holiday? Yes. Yes, it is. I’m being definitive up front because so many today are committed to the public and often gleeful discrediting of Christmas. Some such naysayers are devoutly Christian and seeking earnestly to...
Kelley MathewsWhy limit theological training to just pastors? Theology (theo, God; logia, study of) is the study of who God is and what he is like. With a subject that vast, those who plan to lead churches often spend large amounts of time and money pursuing...
Michael HortonEvangelicals have long contributed highly-respected works to biblical scholarship. Evangelicals have also earned considerable respect in the philosophical guild. Much of this labor has been spent on apologetics, which has raised the bar on Christian...
Daniel R. HydeThe author of Hebrews presents us with vivid imagery of Old Covenant worship in the tabernacle and temple, its priests, and the sacrifices they offered. But what, if anything, does this have to do with my worship as a Christian? Do we still worship...
Jimmy McNealHave you ever been in a worship service and looked at the faces around you? What about a worship service where you know for a fact that the Lord was moving? Souls are singing loudly and connecting with God in ways that only unity could bring about...
Although the new Logos released just a few weeks ago, we’re already making it even better. We’re obsessed with making the best, easiest-to-use, and most in-depth Bible study platform for pastors, scholars, and serious students of the Bible. Read...
Mark BriansChristian feast days—what are they? Far from being a strange and sour corruption from the late middle ages, the feast days of the church—or what is called the liturgical calendar—offer Christians a gospel-centered way of walking through the year...
Anglican? Is that like Episcopalian? What's the difference? On one level, there is a general confusion as to what these words mean in their historical and grammatical sense. On another level, there is confusion surrounding how the meanings of these...
Jennifer GrishamThis article was originally published in December of 2022. “Advent is for the few.” That’s one of the first things Rev. Fleming Rutledge said to me in our recent interview about the Advent season. This time of year, it’s easy to let our imaginations...
Elyse FitzpatrickDid you attend church on Sunday? If so, you’re part of an increasingly rare minority. In fact, fewer people regularly attend church now than at any time in American history. Why is this? What follows is a testimony—a confession—of my five decades...
Wyatt GrahamWith the advent of the internet, we parents deal with a constant flow of parenting tips and tricks. Fresh data comes every week. Influencers tell us about new studies that should supposedly change how we parent. The ground beneath our feet feels...
Jake MeadorPolitical theology refers to a discipline of theology dedicated to applying the resources of Christian theology to the interests or questions of politics, i.e., how society is organized. The article aims to offer some historical context for...
G. K. Chesterton claimed he never discussed anything except politics and religion stating there was nothing else to discuss. By this, he meant these two topics compass the whole of human activity and thought. I believed that valuing religion and...
David KotterWhen I first read about a large language model called ChatGPT from OpenAI, I knew that my life as the dean of the School of Theology at Colorado Christian University had forever changed. I understood that this would be yet another reason for...
John HaralsonImagine yourself in a courtroom where God himself is the prosecutor. The heavens and earth are called as witnesses, and the lawsuit is against none other than his own people. The charge? Rebellion—despite all the love and care God had shown them...
Eugene ChoEditor’s note: The articles in our political theology series are the opinions of the authors, not those of Logos. We are publishing a breadth of voices to reflect varying perspectives within the church. With the upcoming presidential election...
Mark BarnesThe next era of Logos is here! With new tools and enhanced features, Logos makes creating powerful Bible studies, sermons, and academic papers easier than ever. And, unlike previous versions of Logos, the new Logos will get better and better every...
Matt BarriosWe’re obsessed with making the best, easiest-to-use, and most in-depth Bible study platform for pastors, scholars, and serious students of the Bible. Over the past few weeks, our team shipped everything from bug fixes to groundbreaking new...
Phil GonsSince the beginning, Logos has existed to apply advances in information technology to the Bible for the good of the church (and by extension, the world)—and we’ve often led the way in doing so (e.g., as one of the earliest adopters of Unicode for...