Morris ProctorHopefully, you’ve already discovered the new Today in Christian History card in the Explore section on the Home Page. By default, to use this Logos 9.2 feature, just open the Home Page and you’ll see a Christian history event for today’s date. ...
As we read passages in the Bible, we’re accustomed to working with cross-references embedded in the text, usually through superscript letters. For example, in the ESV a superscript “n” appears next to the word power in Acts 1:8. Hovering over the...
With the recent release of Logos 9.2, we can now drag and drop images right into our Notes! Adding images has never been easier.
If you’re new to Logos Bible Software, you may be wondering where to start your Bible study. With all of the possibilities, should you start with the Home Page? A Guide? A Workflow? I suggest starting with the Factbook, which quickly...
As I was reading through 1 Corinthians, I came to 2:7, which states in the ESV: But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. With a little investigation, I discovered the word translated hidden is...
Our Logos libraries contain a lot of “normal” books (monographs) that we want to read chapter by chapter. In previous versions of Logos, creating reading plans that divided up the sessions into chapters was somewhat challenging. In Logos 9, however...
If you’re using the Sermon Builder to create your sermons/lessons (which I hope you are), then you’ll really appreciate this new Logos 9.1 feature: a Home Page Dashboard Sermon Card to quickly access your upcoming sermon(s). Let’s quickly check out...
With all of the big new features in Logos—like Sermon Manager and the expanded Factbook—it’s easy to overlook some small but important improvements. One such unheralded feature is the Before and After: Biblical Sites interactive which received...
Based on user feedback, one of the most helpful Logos 9 new features is the expanded Commentaries Guide Section, which appears by default in the Passage Guide or can be opened by itself from the Guides menu. In the recently released 9.1 update, this...
For years we’ve been able to gather our Logos research into notes. That research, though, has always consisted of text—until now! With the recent release of Logos 9, we can now insert images into our notes! In this blog, I want briefly to show you a...
The recently released Logos 9 contains numerous new features, but none more practical than the redesigned Commentaries guide section. With this makeover, we can now display our commentaries in various ways, including the denominational bent of the...
Sometimes in Bible study, we want to investigate a passage in great detail and we have a lot of Logos tools to accomplish this task: Passage Guide, Exegetical Guide, Bible Word Study, and more! At other times, however, we want a birds-eye view of a...
Datasets exist all throughout Logos Bible Software. These sets of “labels,” such as Promises in the Bible, Questions in the Bible, Speech Acts, Preaching Themes, and a host of others, all help us conduct biblical research. However, what exactly are...
As you’ve probably heard by now, Logos 9 is here! This latest release is full of new features and enhancements, including the already popular Logos Shortcut folders. In this blog, I’ll introduce you to this space-saving feature. If you’re like most...
A Logos user submitted this question to me: I was reading in a commentary in which the author stated there were over 600 commands in the Old Testament, some negative and some positive. Is there a way in Logos to locate those commands and if so can...
A subscriber to mpseminars.com submitted this question to our help desk: I’m reading Wayne Grudem’s systematic theology book. There are a lot of footnotes throughout the book which are indicated by superscript numbers. I would like to be...
We often speak of studying passages in context. Likewise, we need to study events in context. For example, imagine we’re studying events surrounding Jesus’ arrest and trials. A lot was happening on the eve of his crucifixion, and keeping those...
As I was recently studying for an upcoming sermon, I came across a misspelled word in a commentary. I quickly reported the typo to the Logos team and resumed my research. A few minutes later, it occurred to me that perhaps some Logos users may not...
A subscriber to mpseminars.com submitted this question to us: I have purchased numerous Mobile Ed courses. How can I see the various subjects covered in the videos? First, congratulations and thank you to the Logos user for acquiring numerous...
A subscriber to mpseminars.com recently submitted this question: I like opening the Passage Study Layout from the Go box. The Exegetical Guide, however, is not included in the Layout, so I have to manually open it. Is there a way to include...
I received this question from a MP Seminars subscriber: I want to use the notes tool as a personal journal. Is there a way to anchor the daily note to the date? I really like this question because it shows he’s thinking outside the box and...
A question I’ve answered several times recently goes something like this: A Senses ring appears in the Guide, Bible Word Study. What are the numbers to the right of the senses underneath the ring? First, we need to generate a Bible Word...
Faithlife StaffLogos Bible Software comes with all sorts of free training—from hundreds of help articles and training videos to handy tutorial cards that pop up in the desktop app. And then there’s in-depth training and workshops from Morris Proctor, where you...
A Logos user sent this question to me: I’m studying spiritual warfare in Ephesians 6. What’s the best way to find other places where Paul writes about this subject? I really like questions like this because it easily highlights a particular resource...
A Logos user contacted me with this Bible study scenario: I’m studying the word “equip” in Ephesians 4:12. A commentary I’m using says this Greek word is related to the word “mending” in Matthew 4:21 and “restore” in Galatians 6:1. Is there a way to...
A subscriber to mpseminars.com submitted the following scenario to me: I enjoy launching my Bible study from the Dashboard on the Home Page. Also, I work with the Factbook a great deal. I don’t, however, see a way to add the Factbook to the...
A Logos user contacted me with this question: I’m somewhat new to Logos so hopefully there’s a simple answer to what I’m asking and I’m just not sure where to find it. I use the NKJV, but I like the formatting of the NASB specifically the verses are...
Because of current events, I, like many others, have been reading Psalm 91. Verse 14 especially caught my eye: Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. (ESV) God says a righteous...
On the Tools menu is a feature called Information, which we normally use with interlinear Bibles. Simply by hovering on or clicking a word in the Bible, Information populates with tons of data about that word. This tool, however...
The recent release of Logos 8.12 contains a subtle but very helpful tweak to Favorites. We can now create subfolders without dragging and dropping folders! If you use Favorites, then give this a go: Choose Tools | Library | Favorites (A) Click New...