I spend a lot of time in the Word. Not just reading it—though that’s where it all begins—but studying and saturating in it. Digging. Cross-referencing. Asking questions of the text and then hunting down how faithful men and women have wrestled with those same questions across centuries.
And for that kind of study, I need tools that can keep up.
That’s why Logos Bible Software has become my daily partner in my Bible study.
Mining the Riches of Faithful Voices
Here’s the thing: we are not the first generation to study Scripture. We stand on the shoulders of giants—pastors, theologians, and Christ-devoted saints who spent their lives mining the depths of God’s Word. Men like Charles Spurgeon, A.W. Tozer, Andrew Murray, Oswald Chambers, the Puritans, and countless others. These voices still speak, and their insights are treasures waiting to be unearthed.
But how do you search across hundreds of books quickly? How do you find what Spurgeon said about a particular verse, or what the Puritans wrote on a doctrine you’re wrestling with?
This is where Logos shines.
Some time ago, I was preparing a message on the indwelling life of Christ as the very heart of the Gospel. Now, we often think of salvation and redemption as the thrust of the Gospel; and rightly so. But why are we saved and redeemed? It’s not merely so we can wait around for heaven. It’s so the fullness of God can, even now, indwell our lives and showcase His life, truth, and Gospel to the world around us.
I knew Major Ian Thomas had written extensively on this theme. But what about my other favorite authors? So I ran a quick search across my Logos library where I have the complete works of many of my favorite go-to authors, and stumbled across this gem from Tozer:
“Deity indwelling men! That is Christianity in its fullest effectuation, and even those greater glories of the world to come will be in essence but a greater and more perfect experience of the soul’s union with God. Deity indwelling men! That, I say, is Christianity, and no man has experienced rightly the power of Christian belief until he has known this for himself as a living reality. Everything else is preliminary to this. Incarnation, atonement, justification, regeneration; what are these but acts of God preparatory to the work of invading and the act of indwelling the redeemed human soul?” (1)
That quote stopped me in my tracks.
What might have taken hours of flipping through physical books, or might never have been found at all, took seconds in Logos. And it enriched my study, my teaching, and my own soul in the process.
A Library That Grows With You
One of the beautiful things about Logos is that it’s not just software—it’s a library (and just like a physical library, any books you purchase you can even pass down as an inheritance). And that library can grow as deep and wide as your hunger for truth demands. Commentaries, theological dictionaries, original language tools, and the collected works of authors who have shaped the faith for generations.
I’m a big fan.
While I still recommend free tools like BlueLetterBible for those who want to get started in Bible study, if you are serious about in-depth study or you want the robust power of searching or countless books and resources to add to your library, then I’d quickly point you to Logos.
I first got Logos over a decade ago, and I’ve slowly added resources over the years.
But Logos recently made a switch a year ago to help people get started. Now, instead of having to pay a large upfront fee for the program, they’ve switched to a subscription model where you can access the power of Logos for a small monthly fee (seriously amazing!).
And they’ve gone a step further …
They’ve been releasing their new 2026 Libraries to add more resources to that subscription—but the great thing is, any libraries or individual books you purchase are yours forever.
If you know me, you know I love books. My home is filled with them. But for the most part, almost all of my book purchases these days are in Logos. They have a great app to read, the search functions are AMAZING, and I can take my entire library with me when I travel (or sit and study at a coffee shop). And my secret to getting books on Logos I want is finding them in libraries.
When Logos groups books together in libraries, you can get everything at a significant discount (which I appreciate). So if I want all the books written by a particular author, I immediately check to see what libraries the books are in. For example, to use the Tozer book I quoted from above …
- Search for the book “God’s Pursuit of Man” in Logos (here’s a direct link)
- Underneath the description there is a section called “This title is included in the following collections” where you can see what collection and/or libraries the book can be found. In this case it is only found in the Tozer Collection. But a great book like Andrew Murray’s Holiest of All can be found in numerous libraries, where you can get dozens (or hundreds) of other books at a discounted price.
And Logos has just released their 2026 Libraries, continuing this tradition; bringing fresh scholarship alongside trusted voices, all optimized for the kind of deep searching and cross-referencing that serious Bible study requires. And they did something new: they curated libraries based on focus/goals: special libraries for the Learner, Leader, Pastor, or Researcher. They all have slightly different books based on that goal, which helps gives you books you might need, not just bloat your overall library (*guilty). I just got a Researcher library (it’s tremendous), but I’m looking at getting a few of the others as well while they are on sale.
All that said, whether you’re preparing a sermon, leading a small group, or simply wanting to go deeper in your personal study, having these resources at your fingertips speeds up and can deepen your study. It’s like having a theological library—and a team of research assistants—available wherever you are.
More Than a Tool
I want to be clear: Logos (or any other Bible software) is not the point. Jesus is the point. Scripture is the point. Growing in the knowledge and love of God is the point.
But good tools can serve and help us. And Logos has served me well, helping me dig deeper into God’s Word, learn from the saints who have gone before, and ultimately grow in my own walk with Christ.
If you’re serious about studying Scripture—not just skimming it, but truly saturating yourself in it—I’d encourage you to take a look at what Logos offers (especially when you combine their new subscription with the new 2026 Libraries). It’s become an indispensable part of my daily rhythm with the Lord.
FOOTNOTES
(1) Aiden Wilson Tozer, God’s Pursuit of Man (Camp Hill, PA: WingSpread, 2007), 100.
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