I thank the LORD for Logos because...

Yesterday I discovered another new tool in my library that I did not know I even had. In God's providence, it was the perfect tool for the occasion and task I was working on.

This got me reflecting on how grateful I am for Logos, and I thought surely others must feel the same. After a rocky couple of months on the Forum (cf. the FLC kerfuffle, etc.) I thought I'd post some of those points of thankfulness here and all space for others to do likewise. Here goes...

I am thankful to the LORD for Logos because...

Through it, I am blessed by digging deeper into the Bible, and through access to resources that I never knew existed until I started using Logos.
Through me, it blesses my church by making my prep time more efficient, which I turn helps me to produce better sermons and studies for their growth in the Lord
of the tools it places at my fingertips (propositional outlines, visual filters, passage guide, bible outline tool, morph search, lexicon links) - things that theologians and congregants even 30 years ago would never have even dreamed possible.

Not an exhaustive list, so please feel free time chime in with your own. I look forward to praising God for the way he has used this incredible gift to the church to bless you. :-)

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If you're old enough to have worked with nothing but books laid out on a desk, then you're really, really grateful! I know I am.

Paul Chatfield

I would add - when I'm hearing someone preach and they make what I suspect is a dubious exegesis of a Greek word - I love being able to check it in Logos with BDAG and decide whether this preacher is worth his salt.

Similarly, I would argue being able to have my library portable (as a missionary, I'm often away from home - wherever home is), is invaluable. I work everywhere these days, and I just can't afford to limit my work to when I'm in a certain geographical location.

Bruce Dunning

I am thankful to the LORD for Logos because...

Through it, I am blessed by digging deeper into the Bible, and through access to resources that I never knew existed until I started using Logos.

Through me, it blesses my church by making my prep time more efficient, which I turn helps me to produce better sermons and studies for their growth in the Lord

of the tools it places at my fingertips (propositional outlines, visual filters, passage guide, bible outline tool, morph search, lexicon links) - things that theologians and congregants even 30 years ago would never have even dreamed possible.

Not an exhaustive list, so please feel free time chime in with your own.

I appreciate threads like this that remind us of how blessed we are to have a tool like Logos. Here are a few more specific things that causes me to give thanks.

I appreciate the amazing original language tools that help me keep learning
I love that I can start reading a resource on my laptop, and then use my phone or iPad to continue on at the same place.
I appreciate the forums that encourage me to learn/relearn something new every day
and much more!

Mike Childs

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/976144#Comment_976144

If you're old enough to have worked with nothing but books laid out on a desk, then you're really, really grateful! I know I am.

Count me in that category! Logos has been an amazing blessing to me for some 25 years now! This is my 43 year as a pastor, and it is simply amazing the difference that Logos has made in my ministry.

Leo Wee Fah

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/976148#Comment_976148

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Dan Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/976144#Comment_976144

If you're old enough to have worked with nothing but books laid out on a desk, then you're really, really grateful! I know I am.

not enough space on the desk I use to pile them all over the bed as I sat on the corner referencing back and forth. Although I would bet some people had/have desks with as much space as a double bed.

-dan

Joey Midgett

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/976148#Comment_976148

If you're old enough to have worked with nothing but books laid out on a desk, then you're really, really grateful! I know I am.

Count me in that category! Logos has been an amazing blessing to me for some 25 years now! This is my 43 year as a pastor, and it is simply amazing the difference that Logos has made in my ministry.

I still have many commentaries and dictionaries in book format, that are just too costly at the present to replace in digital format. But I actually like grabbing a book out and studying through it. Granted, I would not want to do it all the time, as Logos makes it so much more efficient.

I am thankful for the amount of information I can get in a short amount of time on most any subject in the Bible.
I am thankful for the reading plans which help me to read several books at one time without getting mixed up on where I am at in each book.
I am thankful for the mobile ed courses that help me to delve deeper into many subjects.
I am thankful for the Logos team that keep expanding and updating this great software.
many more things I could put, but I'll let someone else take it from here...

Rob Lambert

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/976180#Comment_976180

exactly....

John Connell

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/976180#Comment_976180

Logos is an answer to a very specific prayer of mine. I had been reading the Bible as a daily discipline for over 50 years. I committed in prayer that I would continue to read the Bible daily but asked God if He would provide the kind of delight I read about in Psalm 119.

His answer to that prayer was Logos. Now it is a joy to read and study God's word, to teach it and to preach it. Bible study is not a discipline, it is a recreational activity, a hobby almost.

Thank you Father for Logos Bible Software.

-john

Paul

In the early 90's I was in seminary and wondering how I would ever have a library in Africa to help me with translating the Bible.

Fast forward to in the early 2000's when I began translating the Bible into the Bilala language I had Word Biblical Commentary and the Expositor's Biblical Commentary among various others all on my laptop.

I know others before me did translation without the resources that Logos makes easily accessible. All I know is that I am grateful that I didn't have to.

And now I am so glad they have made Logos available on the web and on tablets (I probably use Logos more on my ipad than on my computer now that my job has changed.)

Reuben Helmuth

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/976192#Comment_976192

Thankful for too many things to list... not least of which is the fact that tools and resources are always being updated, effectively “future proofing” my digital library (and associated investment!).

EastTN

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/976192#Comment_976192

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DAL

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/976234#Comment_976234

I’m thankful for Logos because when I move I won’t have to pack, in boxes, over 10k books that in print they would be too heavy to carry and take too much space (e.g. IVP Black Dictionaries, sets of commentaries, etc.).

I’m also thankful that Logos makes my Bible studies and sermons easier to prep and provides several tools to help me keep on learning God’s Word. There’s so much to learn, but Logos is a great tool for this purpose and it definitely makes my life easier! 👍😁👌

DAL

Jack Caviness

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/976144#Comment_976144

If you're old enough to have worked with nothing but books laid out on a desk, then you're really, really grateful! I know I am.

[:D] But I did have an IBM Electric II to go with all those books [:P]

Yes, I am very, very, extremely grateful for Logos

Veli Voipio

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/976261#Comment_976261

I come from the engineering / missions background and one of my first goals was to see how technology can help in the Biblical studies. I feel I've learnt a lot in 10 years, for example Greek reading is almost fluent. It does not come without work, but the Logos tools help a lot. A large library allows checking details, and a large library helps also when trying to get a wide view of some issue. I am very thankful!

Eric Back

I'm very grateful for Logos as I've been able to greatly reduce the number of paperbacks and hardcovers that have to be packed in future moves. Reading off a screen was a bit of a transition for me (as was the switch to progressive bifocals) but it's my preference now. The information available in a few clicks was a huge search formerly, with books scattered around the room on every flat service.

Bruce Dunning

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/976189#Comment_976189

Logos is an answer to a very specific prayer of mine. I had been reading the Bible as a daily discipline for over 50 years. I committed in prayer that I would continue to read the Bible daily but asked God if He would provide the kind of delight I read about in Psalm 119.

His answer to that prayer was Logos. Now it is a joy to read and study God's word, to teach it and to preach it. Bible study is not a discipline, it is a recreational activity, a hobby almost.

John, your post was a blessing to me. May we never lose of joy of deepening our relationship with God through the study of his word!

Simona Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/976285#Comment_976285

I thank the Lord for free Logos 7 Basic. I work as a teacher at college, and recommend it to all my students, I really appreciate this software. Not long ago we write an essay on religion using the Logos. I also work part-time as a writer (it is my passion) and I want to write an article in my blog about this useful software.

DAL

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/976328#Comment_976328

I thank the Lord for free Logos 7 Basic. I work as a teacher at college, and recommend it to all my students, I really appreciate this software. Not long ago we write an essay on religion using the Logos. I also work part-time as a writer (it is my passion) and I want to write an article in my blog about this useful software.

Maybe FL could privide you with a free starter package so you can review it 👍😁👌

DAL

Dan Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/976328#Comment_976328

Logos Basic is a true blessing as there are many who can benefit greatly from the software but cannot afford a large layout for the app at this time, I am sure more than a few users eventually come to become full owners of packages. Although I know of at least one very long term user who proudly states that he has never bought a package. But all in all I think basic provides an important piece that was long missing from the Logos ecosystem.

-Dan

Christina de Martínez (Faithlife)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/976348#Comment_976348

Thank you all for your sweet words! I passed this around to the team. It really makes our day to hear how Logos helps you in your Kingdom work and your personal Bible study.

We're humans, so we don't always get everything right, and we know that. However, we really do work hard to make Logos the best it can be! It's awesome to see how it impacts each one of you. Thank you for using Logos, and thanks again for your kind feedback [:)]