Morris ProctorA Logos user sent in this question to us: Under the new Logos 8, I can’t find how to scroll through notes in biblical order. My notes are tied to verses and I used to be able to scroll from verse 1 to 2 to 3, etc. Now I have the verse I am...
I hope you’re enjoying the new Logos 8 Notes tool as much as I am. I know it was a big transition from 7 to 8 Notes, but if you’re not quite there yet, please keep going. The new Notes database really is remarkable. And it seems with each new update...
So here’s an observant question from a Logos user: “I’m really enjoying the Faithlife Study Bible but noticed a Bible selector on its toolbar. What’s that all about?” That’s a good eye and it provides me an opportunity...
As you well know, Logos has a powerful search engine that allows us to find almost anything we need in our books and Bibles. Sometimes, however, we just don’t need all that power. For example, let’s say we’re reading in 1 Timothy. We know somewhere...
If we ask 10 Logos users, “What’s the most significant addition to Logos 8?” half will probably say the new Notes tool, and the other half, Workflows. Logos workflows are literally step-by-step suggested methodologies for biblical...
Perhaps the greatest addition to Logos 8 is the new Notes tool. Understandably then, the makers of our software continue to tweak and enhance this incredible database. The recent release of 8.4 brought several such improvements, so in this blog...
I hope you’re making use of Guides and Workflows for your biblical research. Also, as you uncover insights about passages or topics, I trust you’re saving them in Notes. These tools are great for our study, but as you’ve probably discovered, Guides...
A popular way of studying the Bible is through cross-references. Perhaps you enjoy reading a passage and then tracking down verses somehow related to your passage. If so, this blog is for you! I want to show you a little trick that will produce...
The recently released Logos 8.4 contains numerous tweaks providing enhancements designed hopefully to make our Bible study a little more powerful or enjoyable. One such change is: with the simple addition of the word “study” in the Go box we can...
A college student contacted me with the following scenario: I’m taking a homiletics course and need to find the Greek words translated “preach” in the New Testament. How can this be accomplished in Logos? I love questions like this because the...
If you’re a preacher, teacher, or small group leader, there’s a good chance this scenario has happened to you: You’re reading in a commentary, study guide, book of outlines, or journal where you come across a list of Scripture verses the author...
In response to a recent blog about Highlighting, a fellow Logos user posted this question: Is there a way search just for a particular color of highlight, like if you use different colors for each topic or subject in a book? That would be so very...
Housed on the Docs menu are various types of files we can create in Logos such as Prayer List, Passage List, Word List, Reading Plan, and more. Once created, to delete one of these files we simply return to the Docs menu, right-click on its name...
Hopefully, you’ve already seen two of the most exciting new Logos 8 features: Workflows and Notes. Workflows walk you through a Bible study task allowing you to record your insights along the way. Your recorded observations are then housed as Notes...
Digital resources offer many advantages over their print counterparts— portability, accessibility, and exportability to name a few. Another rather obvious plus? Electronic resources use no paper! With print books, publishers have to concern...
I recently received this question from a fellow Logos user: How do you read just the passages in a book that you have highlighted? I like to review my highlights but cannot find that option in Logos 8. This is a great question. And once I point out...
PLEASE NOTE THIS VERY IMPORTANT EXPLANATION: Power Lookup is going to your preferred list of resources in the Library and displaying the versified resources (containing your passage) in the order you prioritized them. This means if you’ve...
Knowing the geographical context of a passage certainly aids in our understanding of that passage. To assist with the discovery of that context, Logos provides us with the Atlas loaded with dozens of biblical maps. There are numerous ways to access...
One of our best friends in Logos is the Factbook. With it, we can research people, places, things, events, and a lot more. Perhaps as we’re studying a passage we open the Factbook alongside our Bible and type subjects from the passage into the...
Of all of the new Logos 8 features, I’m continuing to get more questions about Notes than any other. Regardless of the specific question, the key to understanding Logos Notes is that it’s a single database rather than multiple files. Once that big...
As you well know, our Logos Bibles and books contain a lot of information. Fortunately, our software also comes with a powerful search engine allowing us to retrieve most any data we need. With the release of Logos 8, searching became easier with...
Beginning in Genesis 6:14, God tells Noah to build a boat according to exact specifications: 300 cubits X 50 cubits X 30 cubits. I’m not sure about you, but I don’t normally speak in terms of cubits today. I understand feet and yards...
As I’ve talked to Christians throughout the years, I’ve often heard statements like: Theology is just for pastors. I’d like to study different doctrines in the Bible, but I don’t know where to start. Understanding doctrine is...
As you well know, words are the building blocks of Scripture. If we’re going to study or exegete a passage we have to examine words. Perhaps, in an ideal world, we would thoroughly explore every word in the text. If, however, we’re only...
Usually when we’re studying a passage we like to explore cross-references related to that passage. For example, imagine we’re camped out in Luke 4:1 which states Jesus was full of the Holy Spirit, led by the Holy Spirit, and tempted by...
Sometimes an easy-to-use, helpful feature gets overlooked. For example, here’s a non-Logos, simple trick I learned recently from my elderly mother. I was trying to tear a piece of aluminum foil, but the entire roll kept following out of the box...
A Logos user recently contacted me with the following scenario: I know the Logos developers have tagged the biblical text with all sorts of labels or datasets. Normally I right click on words and scroll through the menu to see these tags. Is there...
In response to a recent blog about locating where Jesus speaks about the kingdom, a Logos user emailed me the following power-user tip that I wanted to pass along to you: I create a Passage List of verses with Jesus as the Speaker in Reported Speech...
As you well know, within our Logos Bible Software we have scores of resources ready to yield valuable information related to the passage or subject we’re studying. Perhaps, however, you’re not aware that the makers of Logos have also curated online...
A Logos user contacted me with the following scenario: I’m studying Matthew 4:17 where Jesus says “the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” How can I locate other verses where Jesus is speaking about the kingdom? One answer to the question is to...