Logos Staff2020 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...
Mark WardYou get up early, you carve out time for Bible study, and you have an insight as you read. But reader beware: if you don’t write that insight down, you didn’t really have it. It had you. And it dropped you, perhaps never to pick you up again. Unless...
Even if you spend time studying God’s Word in depth every day, chances are you read the Bible devotionally as well. But staying on track with your Bible reading can be challenging. One solution is to find a good Bible reading plan. There are lots...
Like any specialized field, theology and biblical studies have developed their own unique vocabularies. That terminology has been refined over thousands of years—and often familiar terms are used in unique ways. For instance, although the terms...
Todd BishopThere are few things more frustrating than hearing Bible verses taken out of context, especially if you consider yourself a serious student of the Bible. You know what I’m talking about—some well-meaning Christian quotes a verse. He’s uncovered a...
Textual criticism can be pretty intimidating. Sometimes, it’s hard to even know where to start. Today, I’ll show you how you can incorporate this essential task into your study using Logos 6. You can investigate textual differences in the Bible at...
The Bible covers a staggering sweep of history. From the rise and fall of kingdoms to the intimate turmoil of families in desperate plights, Scripture tells it all. But that breadth also poses a challenge—how in the world do we keep track of all...
Jake MailhotIn Embracing God as Father, Dan Bush and Noel Due show us the loving heart of the Father towards his children. This love is revealed in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and it is through him that we are adopted into God’s...
C.S. Lewis once said, “The most valuable thing the Psalms do for me is to express the same delight in God which made David dance.” Poetry has the unique power to evoke the vast and varied expanse of human emotion. And the Psalms have it all—from...
Simon VilleneuveUnderstand Scripture in new, powerful ways with the expanded Tim Keller Sermon Archive! Recently updated, this sermon library contains transcripts of over 1,300 sermons taught by Tim Keller—author, speaker, and senior pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian...
Are you studying significant—but lesser-remembered—characters in the life of David, but not sure how to spell Mephibosheth? That’s okay. Logos 5 makes Bible searches as easy and intuitive. Just start typing, and Logos 5 will anticipate your...
Brandon RappuhnIt’s Saturday night, and your preaching pastor or Sunday school teacher is sick / has a family emergency / is on a plane to Hawaii. And now you’re suddenly teaching in the morning. What do you do? I’m going to show you how to build a memorable...
Rick BrannanThis is the third in a series of three posts called “Syntax Searching for Everyone”. In this video, we’ll peek at Syntax Search Templates. What is a Syntax Search Template? Well, if you watched the video on Query Forms from the...
This is the second in a series of three posts called “Syntax Searching for Everyone”. In this video, we’ll peek at syntax search Query Forms. What, you don’t know about Query Forms? You didn’t know that you can just...
Syntax searching is one of the coolest features of Logos Bible Software 4. I mean, to search and find where something is the subject of a clause, or the object of a clause? So, where, say, Peter does something (subject) or where something is done to...
Dan PritchettAlmost a decade ago I found myself on the phone with a man whose office was a hospital bed. I had never met him before, but I had heard that he was dying of complications from pulmonary fibrosis and cancer. From what I understood, he was in a...
For years, Logos Bible Software has been providing Bible Software that makes studying the Bible as easy as entering a passage and clicking “Go!” Whether you are looking for insights into a verse, a biblical character, or a topic Bible...
Ryan BurnsOne of the great features in the Logos iPhone Bible app is the ability to share Bible verses with your friends, family, and followers on Facebook, Twitter, and by email. Not only does the Logos iPhone Bible app make this easy to do, it does so in a...
We are amassing quite a collection of feature and tutorial videos for Logos 4. At present, there are over 80 videos covering a variety of topics aimed at helping you get the most out of your Logos 4 experience. If you are looking for some help...
On the blog we try to take opportunities to show you what it is like to work at Logos. We’ve shown you our cook-offs. We’ve introduced you to some of our employees. We’ve even shown you our Bible study bus. Well, Friday we shipped...
MacBibleSoftware.com now has 12 new training videos. If you’re looking to get the most out of Logos for Mac, you’ll definitely want to take some time to watch them. Reuben Evans walks you through first-time installation, adding additional books to...
Awhile back in the Logos newsgroups, someone asked this question: I am trying to do a search of the Greek where you have a controlling preposition followed by two nouns joined by a conjunction. I am sure it can be done, but I am not experienced...
Phil GonsIf you recently purchased one of our Mac base packages or crossgraded from the Windows version and are looking for some help getting setup or simply want to get acquainted with what Logos for Mac can do to help improve your Bible study, be sure to...
It’s been more than a year since we’ve shared any official news about Logos Bible Software for Mac here on the blog. We’ve intentionally been quiet because we wanted our next announcement to be more than just a minor progress...
Today’s guest blogger is Adam Navarrete, who works in the marketing department here at Logos. To play our part in the ever present need for blood, Logos organized a mobile donation unit from Puget Sound Blood Center (PSBC) to park outside our...
We just posted a new video from Steve Runge about the Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament. You can watch it on the LDGNT product page or right here in the blog post. Steve’s been working hard for the last few months on a new discourse-related...
A while back someone sent me a question about how to use the Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary to the fullest. Any good ideas on where I can go to learn how to most effectively use this dictionary in my study process? Is there a way to integrate it into...
Pastor and Logos user Mark Barnes blogs about his process for preparing a sermon. His five steps are nicely alliterated: Divide Dissect Discover Digest Disseminate In his very helpful post, he shows how he makes use of Logos both in the dissecting...
The recently-released Lexham Greek-English New Testament Interlinear has, as one of its primary distinguishing features, domain-article references to the Louw-Nida Greek Lexicon (info here, here and here). That’s all well and good, but —...
First, a teaser. Here’s where we’re going: Mixing syntactic force and lemmas in a Bible Speed Search?! [Maybe you just want to cut to the chase and watch the video instead of read. That’s fine, go right ahead! — RB] The Lexham...