Meet and Greet

Cooper Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/260794#Comment_260794

1.  Name: Cooper Smith

2.  Home: Illinois

3.  Occupation: Student

4.  Age: 24

5.  Using Logos: 4 years

6.  Most Used Resource: HALOT/BDAG

7.  #1 Logos Use: Research/Sermon Prep

8.  Pastime: Ultimate Frisbee

9.  Random Fact: Happily married MDiv student looking forward to serving the church in vocational ministry

Doug Lye

Questions

1. Name: Doug Lye
2. Where you call home: Squamish BC (1/2 way between the city of Vancouver and the ski resort of Whistler)
3. Occupation: Police (retired) - lay elder
4. Age: 55
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: 4 years
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): Commentaries - Baker, Baker Exegetical, New American, Pillar, Tyndale to name a few.  . . but only because I haven't been able to afford Word Biblical & New International Commentary sets yet
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Sermon prep, research
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: playing with my grand children, hiking
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: I worked for 30 years in a small police department (70 members), working for 16 years in forensics (crime scenes, photography,fingerprints - CSI before it became popular)  My former job gave me an incredible opportunity to retire early and spend some quality time with my wife of 33 years, my three adult boys and their wives and my 3 grandchildren. 

Ron Sargent

1. Name: Ron Sargent
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Hollis, Maine 
3. Occupation: Pastor
4. Age: 64
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: about 1 year 
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): Biblical Counseling Resources
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Sermon prep
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: Gardening
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are:  I am a beekeeper!

Rich DeRuiter

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/260763#Comment_260763

Rob Suggs said:

Name: Rob Suggs

Hi Rob,

You do look a bit different in person than your picture here. ;-)

Was great to meet you in Black Mountain at the Community of the Cross.

George Somsel

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/260804#Comment_260804

Ron Sargent said:

 I am a beekeeper!

In the words of "Jesus Christ, Superstar", "What's the buzz?"  [;)]

Randy Groves

Questions

1. Name: Randy J. Groves
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Prosser, WA
3. Occupation: Currently Unemployed
4. Age: 45
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: Logos v1.0 since 1994
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): The Passage Guide
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Personal Knowledge
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: Playing guitar, computer work/repairs
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: I love studying the Word, former pastor burned by the church but still maintain the faith in Christ Jesus. Husband, father and grandfather. 

William Chambers

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/260819#Comment_260819

1. Bill Chambers
2. Homestead, FL USA
3. Pastor
4. 62
5. From inception of predecessor software associated with Dallas Theological Seminary (1988?)
6. Biblia Stuttgartensia et al Hebrew works
7. Sermon Preparation
8. Kayak fishing, triathlon training
9. Retired USAF chaplain; father of 2 seminarians and RN student.

D.J. Bearden

1. D.J. Bearden

2. Hartselle, AL

3. Finance Analyst.

4. 36

5. 1 year.

6. BDAG and reverse interlinear.

7.  I use it for preparing for Sunday School.

8. Going to the Movies.

9. I have sold service for 3 of the 4 major wireless providers.

RPW

1. Name: Ron Washington
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Michigan
3. Occupation: Pastor
4. Age: 64
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: Since ver 1. something
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): Hard to say, perhaps BDAG
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Bible Study and Sermon prep
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: People, family time, sports, cycling
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: Husband, father of 2 girls (youngest just entering college), cycle rider (motor and human powered)

John Bass

Questions

1. Name:  John Bass
2. Where you call home (general or specific):  Placerville, CA
3. Occupation:  Casualty Claims Adjuster
4. Age: 50+
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software:  Started when Bob Pritchett was answering the help line ...
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible):  Commentaries
7. Your #1 use for Logos:  Study and sermon prep
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime:  Woodworking and target shooting
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are:  I like Star Trek

 

Joshua Brueck

1.  Joshua Brueck

2.  I am from Michigan

3.   I work as a Park Ranger and a servant of Christ

4.  I am 26 years old

5.  I have used Logos for 3 years

6.  I use Dictionary o biblical language with semantic domains:  Hebrew (Old Testament) the most

7.  I use the Logos software to dig into the original language

8.  I love to spend time with my family

9.  A random fact is that I raise reindeer.

Bob Priest

Bob Priest
SE Pennsylvania sort of
Unemployed
48
Since Libronix

Devotion/Teaching prep
Music
Rock star wannabe

David Manning

1. Name: David Manning
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Hilliard, FL
3. Occupation: Youth Pastor
4. Age: 33
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: 7 Years
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): NIV,  ESV, KJV
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Bible Sermons
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: I love LOGOS
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: Love serving the Lord

Kristen

1. Name:  Kris Young
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Australia, NSW
3. Occupation: Pastoral, Children's and Young Adults' Volunteer (wife of Youth Pastor)
4. Age: over 30.
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: Had Logos many years ago on a Windows machine, but only used Logos 4 for a month or so.
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): tough choice between the word puzzle generator, bible images, text comparison, and Leadership library books.
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Daily reading, closely followed by Bible study preparation/exegesis.
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: writing, hanging out with the kids.
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who you are: too many random things!

Wild Eagle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/260883#Comment_260883

 

 

1. Name:  Slava Novik
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Dallas, TX (Origionally: Belarus)
3. Occupation: Student
4. Age: 28
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: Since Fall 2010
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): NAC, AYBD 
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Bible Study, Research
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: Technology [co]
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who you are: [:#]

 

Jason Van Eaton

1. Name: Jason Van Eaton
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Bothell, WA
3. Occupation: Software Development Engineer, Microsoft
4. Age: 39
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: A few years
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): Enhanced Strong's Lecixon, Ante-Nicene Fathers
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Academic papers, word studies
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: Playing with the kids, eating my wife's cooking, duck hunting
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: I was in the top 20 play-by-mail chess players in the US 15 years ago.

Terry Mejean

Terry Mejean

Southeast Missouri

Lead Pastor / planter

42

5 years

research/ library

sermon prep/ seminary studies

family / reading

 

Pamela

1.  Pamela Leming

2.  Las Vegas, NV

3.  IT Manager

4.  Is this one optional for the ladies?  ;>  Ok, ok ... Over 50

5.  About 5 years

6.  That's a tough one ... probably the commentaries

7.  Bible Study

8.  Reading

9.  I'm a total geek when it comes to anything electronic, computer, gadget, gaming, etc.  Logos just FITS! :>

Simon Skaugen

Answers

1. Name: Simon Poulsen
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Copenhagen, Denmark
3. Occupation: Student of theology
4. Age:27
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: 4 years
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): 
7. Your #1 use for Logos: studying for class and preparing sermons
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: Playing soccer and crossfitting
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: Student of theology, working the summers as a Concierge at 5-star hotel, biking 5km to school every ay at my track-racer (wonderful piece of bike). Listening to vinyl, mainly, on an old Bang & Olufson LP-player. Part of teaching and preaching council in church. Just got to know Luther - and I love the man (and the message)

rksaw

1. Name: Rich Wheeler
2. Where you call home: Damascus, OR (Yes, I do live on the road to Damascus!)
3. Occupation: Pastor
4. Age: 42
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: 6 months
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): Word Biblical Commentary (the reason I bought Logos)
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Sermon Prep
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: Watching the Denver Broncos win!!!
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: Oldest of 10 children

Dirk Boersma

1. Name: Dirk Boersma
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Pretoria, South Africa
3. Occupation: missionary/church planter
4. Age: 42
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: 18 years, since Logos came out in Windows 3.11
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): Reading Plans
7. Your #1 use for Logos: preparing sermons and teaching
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: photography
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: I like coffee and people, and the two together are even better.

Jonathan West

1. Name: Jonathan West
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Wiltshire, UK
3. Occupation: IT Services Consultant
4. Age: 46
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: since Series X (10 years?)
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): Pillar commentaries
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Bible study, preaching prep
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: Science Fiction
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: my paternal grandmother always claimed to be directly descended from William the Conqueror's sister!

AH Bogaards

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/260938#Comment_260938

1. Attie Bogaards
2. Where you call home (general or specific):Pretoria
3. Occupation: Minister
4. Age: 56
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: From the start
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): SESB
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Hebrew
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime:
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: Study

Joshua Wallace

1. Name: Joshua Wallace
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Melbourne, Australia
3. Occupation: Business Manager
4. Age: 33
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software:Fairly solidly since L4 on Mac
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): Scrivener since purchased 2 months ago.
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Bible Study
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: Meaningful conversation...
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: Married 10 years with 2 dynamo boys aged 8 and 6...

John Edmonds

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/260940#Comment_260940

Hi Joshua,
Great to see someone else from Melbourne here.

John

Kwok Kit HO

Kwok Kit HO

Sydney, Australia

Liaison Work in a school

4 years

Commentaries

Coaching tennis

I love to share the gospel with people

 

 

Rob

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/260953#Comment_260953

1.     Rob Quanstrom:

2.     Holland, PA

3.     Cardiology tech

4.     old:

5.     ~2002

6.     New International Commentary Series

7.     study

8.     gardening

9.     grandpa of 1 8/9th

Anton Peters

1. Name: Anton Peters
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Porta Westfalica, North Rhine-Westphalia
3. Occupation: Student of Theology
4. Age: 26
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: about 2 months
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): Commentaries (NAC / Tyndale)
   
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Difficult so say, I use it now all the time for my Bible-Study, most of all probably to write my academy-papers.
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: hanging around with my little family
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: I live in Germany, grew up in an unbelieving (atheist) family, am now studying (reformation) theology and have learned English to be able to read and study English resources like in Logos.

Jeff Rhoades

 

1. Name: Jeff Rhoades
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Irving, Texas
3. Occupation: Project Manager, Associate Pastor
4. Age: 50
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: 1 yr
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): Most used feature (as opposed to a specific resource) is the Exegetical Guide because it allows me to view then jump to multiple language resources (e.g. HALOT or BDAG) rapidly.
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Sermon Prep
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: Fishing, although I only go a couple times a year
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: Although I use Logos seven days a week and love computers, I still prefer to do my morning devotional time apart from the computer with my bible, a few colored pens, and a note pad. 

 

Noel Dear

Questions

1. Name:  Noel Dear
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Heath, OH
3. Occupation: Pastor
4. Age: 42
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: Two years
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible):  Very hard to say
7. Your #1 use for Logos:  Sermon Prep
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime:  Family

Cliff Stumpf

1. Name: Cliff Stumpf
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Belle Chasse, Louisiana
3. Occupation: Chevron (Opeartor)
4. Age: 44
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: 1year, 4 months
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): Commentaries
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Bible Study
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: Praise and worship
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: I'm married to my childhood sweetheart (Dawn). I'm a lay person that loves to study the bible.  I would love to have a formal education in theology.

Russ White

1. Name: Russ White
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Holly Springs, NC
3. Occupation: Network Engineer
4. Age: Mid-40's. :-)
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: Hmmm... At least 8 years.
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): Bible Knowledge Commentary
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Right now, writing papers for class. But I also use it a lot in developing lessons for small group studies.
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: Playing with my kids, shooting, boating, swimming, writing books and blogs
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: I'm probably the only student at my seminary who claims the mantle of "Free Grace."

And what am I going to do with an MDiv once I finish it? I've no earthly clue, but I assume God has some plan up his sleeve someplace or another.

Russ

Anne C. James

1. Anne C. James
2. Rio Linda, California
3. Compliance Representative
4. 53 on June 30th (Lord willing)
5. I believe the LLS Deluxe Collection was purchased around 1998
6. Commentaries
7. Logos 4 is a wonderful companion while completing the daily Bible reading plan. Verses are recorded in a growing Passage List for further study using the Passage Guide. The "Heading" of the Passage List is used to capture "notes" from the time invested in the Passage Guide.
8. Talking with family and friends

 

Karen Cummings

 

1. Name: Karen
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Currently Indianapolis, Indiana - originally Kingston Ontario Canada
3. Occupation: part time Escrow Closer/part time volunteer at a NANC (Biblical Counseling) training center
4. Age: 45
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: Just over a year
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): Dictionary - enjoy searching the Greek/Hebrew words
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Personal Study, group study preparation
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: spending time with my husband (outdoor adventures are the best!)
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: Blessed to be the wife of a soldier in the Army 

Robert Rasmussen

1. Name:  Bob Rasmussen
2. Where you call home (general or specific):  Weagamow Lake, ON.
3. Occupation:  Missionary
4. Age:  53
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software:  1yr
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible):  commentaries
7. Your #1 use for Logos:  Bible Study
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime:  Biking
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are:  I am a father of  three children, happily married to wonderful for 25 yrs. Served God in Suriname, SA and and Northern ON.

Aimee B Darwent

Name: Aimee Darwent

Home: Seymour, TN

Occupation: Social Worker

Age:38

Using Logos Bible Software: new user

Pastime: volunteering at my church

Random Fact: I am being enrolled as a soldier with The Salvation Army on July 3, 2011.

Allen Vernon

1. Name: Allen Vernon
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Shoreline, Washington
3. Occupation: Shuttle driver
4. Age: 41
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: Several years
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): Calvin's commentaries
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Bible study
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: reading and shooting

James Ng

Questions

1. Name: James Ng
2. Where you call home (general or specific): NC
3. Occupation: Technical Marketing Engineer
4. Age: 45
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: 1-2 years
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): Life App
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Reading
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: Reading
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are:

James H. Schafer

 

• Name: James Schafer
• Where you call home (general or specific): Texas Born & Texas Proud, now living in Port Arthur, Texas, originally a North East Texan
• Occupation: Pastor
• Age: 77+
• How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: '98
• Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): BDAG, OpenText Clause Analysis
• Your #1 use for Logos: Devotional Reading, Bible Study, Sermon Preparation
• Favorite non-Logos pastime: Genealogy, Reading
• Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: This past April, '11, my high school sweetheart, Billie, and I celebrated 59 years of a great marriage. We have 2 great kids, Debbie and Jim; 3 Granddaughters, Bridget, Brandi, Victoria; 3 Great-Grandchildren, Kourtnie, Kolby, Gabriel; and 1 Great-Great Granddaughter, Kristine. I am extremely blessed.

 

Edward Kong

1. Name: Edward Kong
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Hong Kong
3. Occupation: retiring to become a M Min student
4. Age: 58
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software:  a few months
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible):
7. Your #1 use for Logos: bible study
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: Photography
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: believes in ecumenism

Peter Lanting

1. Peter Lanting.

2. Sommersted  (Summer place), Denmark.

3. Working at a little country side church as caretaker of church and graveyard.

4. 48.

5. 4 years.

6. History.

7. Historical background/Bible study.

8. Cycling.

9. Born in the Netherlands, married to a Dane, came back to Denmark last year after 14 years in Ethiopia working with literacy.

Joseph Chua

Name: Joseph Chua

Home: Taiwan, Taipei

Occupation: pastor

Ages: 48

using Logos: less than 2 years

Dustin Combs

1. Name:  Dustin Combs
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Phoenix
3. Occupation: Seminary student, work with kids with disabilities
4. Age: 30
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: about 2 years
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): various commentaries
7. Your #1 use for Logos: commentaries/languages
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: Hanging out with my wife 
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: Married for a year now, looking to move to the Czech Republic or somewhere around there after seminary

Agnes Brady

Questions

1. Name: Rev. Agnes Brady
2. Where you call home (general or specific): west-central Illinois
3. Occupation: Pastor
4. Age: Old enough to know better than to answer this question. [;)]
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: Gee, I really don't remember.... (see #4...]
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): UBS Translater's Handbook set
7. Your #1 use for Logos: sermon preparation
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: reading
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: I'be been from Z to A -- bush Zambia to bush Alaska

Quick Reply

Mrs. Lois Althea Denier

1. Name: Lois A. Denier
2. Where you call home (general or specific): Lansdowne, PA - a suburb of Philadelphia
3. Occupation: Retired/disabled; I am a writer.
4. Age: 63 tomorrow!
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: Since it was called Libronix
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): Devotionals, Commentaries & ESV Study Bible Notes
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Bible study and research
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: I'm homebound & Filet Crochet keeps my hands busy
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: I've been in disability ministry since 1983. I started writing a newsletter for my church in 2002 called Jars of Clay. It is an educational tool for church leaders and members who live with and without disability and chronic illness, and their caregivers. I am also on the Advisory Team for Mission to North America Special Needs Ministries.

John S. Prentice

John Prentice

Benson, AZ

Retired

64

20 years?

NICNT

Plan Bible classes

Hiking

MS in Biblical and Related Studies

Gerard Shanley

1. Name: Gerry Shanley
2. Where you call home (general or specific): North Carolina however born and raised NYC
3. Occupation: Nuclear Medicine Technologist
4. Age: 59
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: about 10 yrs
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible): Anchor Dictionary or Summa
7. Your #1 use for Logos: Pleasure
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: writing
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are- Traditional Catholic who finds Barth's and John Owen's writing endlessly fascinating.  

Tom Geswein

Questions

1. Name:  Tom Geswein
2. Where you call home (general or specific):  Germantown, Ohio
3. Occupation: Electronic Technician in a steel mill
4. Age: 42
5. How long you've been using Logos Bible Software: since Spring 2005
6. Your most-used Logos resource (other than the Bible):  BDAG
7. Your #1 use for Logos: I use if more as a resource "reader" more than in-depth study, but it gets its share of all aspects of bible study.
8. Favorite non-Logos pastime: Toss up between: Computer; gaming/study/research, etc. and music - playing piano/guitar and listening to a wide variety of music in general
9. Random fact that gives others a glimpse into who your are: married for seventeen years, 14 year old girl, 12 year old boy and a new almost-two year old that we adopted from Ethiopia last year!

Richard Wardman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/261096#Comment_261096

This thread just hit 700 posts!  Is that an all-time Forum record!?

George Somsel

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/261102#Comment_261102

Richard Wardman said:

This thread just hit 700 users!  Is that an all-time Forum record!?

I was wondering the same thing the other day.