Through September, you can get George Müller’s Jehovah Magnified: Addresses absolutely free! Download it today, and then enter to win the complete 12-volume collection of Müller’s works.

George Müller was gifted with an outstanding intellect, tremendous compassion, and an extraordinary faith in God. He made it his life’s mission to care for the poor and spread the Word of God, building orphanages that housed thousands of children and preaching in over 40 countries. He never asked for financial support, but relied wholly on God to provide for himself and his orphans.

“George Müller’s life was one long witness to the prayer-hearing God; and, throughout, God bore him witness that his prayers were heard and his work accepted. The pages of his journal are full of striking examples of this witness. . . .”

—Arthur T. Pierson

Jehovah Magnified: Addresses contains 34 addresses on stories from the Bible, theological topics, practical living, charity, and more. Get it free during September, and experience the power of Müller’s unrelenting faith.

Visit the Free Book of the Month page to download Jehovah Magnified: Addresses right now! You can also enter to win the complete 12-volume collection of George Müller’s works.

The Logos forums recently passed both the 100,000-user and the 500,000-comment thresholds. To celebrate, we’ve put some exciting resources on sale for just a few more days!

Save on the following books and collections through September 2:

The Works of John Owen

Regularly $399.95—only $269.95 with coupon code JOWEN2013 

This collection includes Owen’s massive work on Hebrews. This vast commentary—almost 4,000 pages, and over two million words—reflects Owen’s careful inquiry and mastery of the text, and vindicates Owen’s claim that “this epistle is as useful to the church as the sun is to the world.”

The United Bible Societies’ New Testament Handbook Series

Regularly $399.95—only $249.95 with coupon code UNITEDNT2013 

This 20-volume set of detailed commentaries provides exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information on the original text. The series has been instrumental in helping translators all over the world spread God’s Word. [Read more…]

In the fifth century BC, the Greek historian Herodotus changed how we think about ourselves. He wrote The Persian Wars, and our modern understanding of history—that of a unified narrative characterized by cause and effect—was born.

Herodotus: father of history

The Persian Wars examines not only the Greco-Persian Wars, but also the rise and rule of the Persian Empire and the history and cultural background of Scythia and Egypt. These volumes, Herodotus’ only works, have had such a vast influence that Cicero called Herodotus the “father of history.” For George H. Chase, writing in vol. 51 of the Harvard Classics, “what distinguishes [Herodotus] from his predecessors and gives him a unique place in the history of literature is the fact that he was the first writer to undertake the narration of a series of events of world-wide importance upon a comprehensive plan and to trace in those events the relations of cause and effect” (emphasis added). Herodotus was also among the first writers to assess historical stories for truthfulness, though not without certain oversights.¹ He wrote in a clear, simple style—“a wonderful achievement,” notes Chase, “when one considers that this is the first literary prose that was written in Europe.” [Read more…]

1. His fact checking, though a major step forward, overlooks some delightful fables: Herodotus famously describes “ants, not as big as dogs but bigger than foxes,” and notes that “the sand which they carry from [their] holes is full of gold.” These gold-digging ants chase down and kill camels. [↩]

This spring, we released 1,500 Quotations for Preachers, a five-volume collection of quotations from throughout church history. Each quotation features a professionally designed slide, is tagged with Scripture references and themes, and contains a full bibliographic citation of its original source.

The response to this collection has been very positive. But much as it pains me to admit it, I know there are people who are interested in just a few of these volumes—not the whole set. If you’re one of those people, I have good news for you: each volume is now available individually.

• 300 Quotations for Preachers from the Early Church features quotations from more than 40 authors and works, including Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom, Jerome, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory the Great, Justin Martyr, and Tertullian.
• 300 Quotations for Preachers from the Medieval Church features quotations from more than 20 authors and works, including Thomas Aquinas, Bernard of Clairvaux, Thomas à Kempis, Catherine of Siena, Francis of Assisi, and John Wycliffe.
• 300 Quotations for Preachers from the Reformation features quotations from more than 20 authors and works, including Martin Luther, John Calvin, Ulrich Zwingli, Desiderius Erasmus, Menno Simons, Teresa of Ávila, and Thomas Cranmer.
• 300 Quotations for Preachers from the Puritans features quotations from more than 20 authors and works, including Richard Baxter, Thomas Brooks, Jonathan Edwards, Thomas Manton, John Owen, and Richard Sibbes.

[Read more…]