People’s names in Scripture are not merely labels to distinguish them from other people, but many times are expressions of their character. For example,
Get the “Big Picture” of Logos 7’s Sermon Editor
Logos 7 launched with a number of exciting and powerful new features, but the one that’s generating the most interest and questions is the Sermon Editor. You can get an overview of what Sermon Editor can do in this introductory blog post, and this dedicated training page.
With this blog post I’d like to continue the discussion about this very practical tool. While it’s outside the scope of any one post to fully explore the Sermon Editor, I’d like to provide an overview in the form of a “big picture.”
Transform Any Resource into a Browsable Index with Logos
Most Christians who are dedicated to studying the Bible have at least three books in their personal, print libraries:
- Bible
- Study Bible
- Concordance
In this blog post I want to focus on that third book. A traditional print concordance lists every time an English word appears in a specific version of the Bible. When I studied with print books I owned three concordances: one each for the KJV, NASB, and NIV.
For years I’ve told Logos users that concordances are unnecessary in the software because the search engine quickly finds every time a word, phrase or lemma appears in the Bible.
But now in Logos 7 there’s a tool called Concordance. Is it “unnecessary”? Absolutely not!
Sync Your Highlights Across Multiple Bibles in 5 Clicks
| Mon, September 5, 2016 | Training
I’ve had the privilege of teaching Camp Logos training seminars for many years now. And ever since the Highlighting feature appeared on the scene, there’s a very common question at Camp:
How can I highlight the text in one Bible and have those highlights show up in other Bibles?
Well, I have great news for you: that feature now exists in Logos 7! It’s a setting in the Visual Filter called Corresponding Notes and Highlights and it’s really cool.
How to Identify a Passage’s Repeated Words in Seconds
| Fri, September 2, 2016 | Training
Inductive Bible study consists of three phases: Observation, Interpretation, and Application. During Observation we’re encouraged to read the biblical text numerous times asking the journalistic questions Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. Also, during this initial step of Bible study we’re supposed to identify any repeated words which may indicate an emphasis or theme.
For example in Luke 15 words like “lost,” “found,” and “rejoice” occur frequently and they do indeed point to the main point of the chapter.
How to Hit the Ground Running in Logos 7
| Mon, August 29, 2016 | Training
For most of us, our first introduction to Logos Bible Software is the Home Page with its Passage/Topic box. By entering a biblical reference or subject in the box and clicking GO we can launch in-depth Bible study.
Also, if you’ve been to Camp Logos or watched the QuickStart videos you’ve heard me say the GO icon opens the Default Home Page Passage or Topic Study Screen. In other words, if we used GO, we had to take and learn to love what the software opened for us; we couldn’t customize the Home Page layouts.
That is, until Logos 7! With the latest version, we can combine the ease of use of GO with the power of customization, resulting in a quick and personalized Logos desktop.
How to Link a Bible to the Bible Word Study Guide
| Mon, August 22, 2016 | Training
As you’ve probably heard, Logos 7 is here! And it’s packed full of new features and tools!
I’m honored that the folks at Faithlife have asked me to write blog posts about my favorite seven new features in Logos 7. With all the great new enhancements, picking out my top seven is no easy task, but I’ll give it a go. So for the next several blog posts, I’ll focus on these new features and tools:
How to Identify Idioms in the ESV and NASB
| Mon, August 15, 2016 | Training
A Logos user recently contacted me with this question:
The ESV is my preferred Bible and I enjoy using the interlinear pane that displays at the bottom of the Bible. I recently noticed italicized English text for some of the words. In the KJV italicized text indicated inserted words in English that weren’t in the original. In this interlinear pane, however, I clearly see Greek words below the English, so why are some English words italicized?
How to Next-Level Your Note Files with Hyperlinks
| Mon, August 8, 2016 | Training
A Logos user recently posed this question to me:
I’ve found a lot of information in a resource that I want to quickly access from my note file. I don’t, however, want to copy all that text into the file itself. How do I create a hyperlink in the note file back to the exact spot in the resource where the information is located?
Excellent question, and yes! You’ll be happy to know creating hyperlinks in note files is quite simple:
How to Create a “Table of Contents” within Factbook
| Mon, August 1, 2016 | Training
During a recent Camp Logos while I was demonstrating the versatility and power of the Factbook tool, someone asked: “Is there a table of contents for the Factbook so I’ll know all of the available articles for a given subject?”
I answered, “No. And yes.”
Since the Factbook is a tool, and not technically a book or resource, you won’t find a typical table of contents. Using a Basic Search, however, we can easily craft our own table of contents. Try this: