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How to Care for a Friend Experiencing Mental Illness

Dr. Steve Runge introduces referring expressions in Hebrews 2:10 (:10), and Kay Warren discusses how to counsel a friend with mental illness (2:00).

Learn how language affects Scripture with Dr. Runge

Our understanding of the Greek New Testament is based almost entirely on English translations, but how would our understanding of the Greek text change if we read it for what it is—as Greek?

With the Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament Datasets, we can now get behind the words of the New Testament writers and discover the particular linguistic tasks that inform translation and interpretation. The Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament Datasets identifies discourse markers and performs complex discourse analysis of the entire New Testament quickly, easily, and accurately, which makes it one of the most advanced tools for studying the Greek text of the New Testament. (more…)

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Christ-Centered Preaching and Counseling

Bryan Chapell teaches on expository preaching (0:10), and Scott Lindsey sits down with Gary Barnes to discuss pastoral counseling (4:20). 

Learn how to ‘say what the text says’

Bryan Chapell says expository preaching is all about learning how to “say what the text says.” Learn how to preach more effectively with his book, Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon, and with his comprehensive 21-hour Mobile Ed Preaching Bundle. [Read more…]

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Elyse Fitzpatrick on the Root of Obedience

Dr. Michael Allen talks about his latest studies (0:10), and renowned biblical counselor Elyse Fitzpatrick discusses the root of obedience, God’s love (3:55).

Discover a twentieth-century gem

G. C. Berkouwer’s collection of studies on Christian theology, doctrine, and dogma is noted by many as one of the most significant works of Christian Dogmatics of the 20th century. Berkouwer’s work is seen by many to be second only to his predecessor Karl Barth in its significance and contribution to Reformed Christian theology. Dr. Carl F. H. Henry of Christianity Today says, “Dr. Berkouwer’s vigorous volumes on dogmatics not only deserve to be read on both sides of the Atlantic, but the present tensions in theology make the reading of these works an imperative.”

Get Studies in Dogmatics today.

Get 45% off the International Critical Commentary!

Save 45% on the International Critical Commentary during the Logos March Madness sale. Published by T&T Clark International, the ICC has long held a special place among works on the Bible. It brings together all the relevant aids to exegesis: linguistic and textual, archaeological, historical, literary, and theological, with a comprehensiveness and quality of scholarship unmatched by any other series.

With Logos Bible Software, you can reap the maximum benefit from the 61-volume ICC by getting easier access to the contents of this series—helping you to use these volumes more efficiently for research and sermon preparation. Every word from every book has been indexed and catalogued to help you search the entire series for a particular verse or topic, giving you instant access to cross-references. Along with this, your titles will automatically integrate into custom search reports, passage guides, exegetical guides, and the other advanced features of Logos Bible Software.

Add the International Critical Commentary Series to your library—45% off!

Save 35% on a biblical counseling bundle

Whether you’re the worship pastor or the Sunday school teacher, your ministry requires your unwavering identity in Christ. In these Mobile Ed courses, Elyse Fitzpatrick lays the groundwork to growing this Christocentric identity. Under her direction, you’ll learn the importance of building Christ-centered identities in your leaders, your peers, and those whom God has entrusted to you—while at the same time, developing and growing your own. You’ll learn the basics of Christian counseling through the ministry of Jesus’ work on the cross, and discover the importance of God’s Word in relational ministry.

Order Elyse Fitzpatrick’s Counseling bundle today.