Free Books

For the first half of September 2026, you can add Graham A. Cole, Engaging with the Holy Spirit: Real Questions, Practical Answers (InterVarsity, 2008). to your Logos Library for free.  The book covers six common questions about the Holy Spirit:  What is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? How does a person resist him? Ought we to pray to the Spirit? How do we quench the Spirit? How do we grieve the Spirit? How does he fill us? The blurb says the book is “a brief, reader-friendly book full of solid, reassuring answers.”

There are quite a few additional books on the FBOTM promo that are “almost free.”

• Curtis Vaughan, Thomas D. Lea, 1 Corinthians, $2.99
• Did You Know? More Than 6,000 Bible Questions and Answers, $3.99
• Kevin O’Donnell, Postmodernism, $4.99
• Stephen Tomkins, A Short History of Christianity, $5.99
• Alister McGrath, Mere Theology: Christian Faith and the Discipleship of the Mind, $6.59
• Liz Hoare, Using the Bible in Spiritual Direction, $7.19
• Trevor Dennis, Lo and Behold! The Power of Old Testament Storytelling, $8.99
• Christopher Rowland, Christian Origins: An Account of the Setting and Character of the Most Important Messianic Sect of Judaism, $9.99
• Aaron Chalmers, Exploring the Religion of Ancient Israel: Prophet, Priest, Sage and People, $10.99
• Christopher J. H. Wright, Old Testament Ethics for the People of God, $14.99

Christopher J. H. Wright, Old Testament Ethics for the People of God is excellent and often used as a textbook. For me, Christopher Rowland’s Christian Origins is an exciting title and one I am certainly going to purchase. But there is a little something there for everyone. As always, subscribers save another 5%.

In addition to the Free Book of the Month promotion, Logos is running a Super Sale that is live September 1 through September 9. Save 25% off more than 30,000 books, courses, and libraries storewide, with an extra 5% on top for Logos and Verbum subscribers.

What is new in Logos 53? For those who do not already know, Logos recently moved to a subscription model. Rather than a major upgrade every couple of years, upgrades are rolled out about every six weeks. Logos has been integrating more AI into the software for years (smart searches, fuzzy searches, etc.), but over the last year this has evolved into Study Assistant. This is a basic chat-style AI that uses only the books in your library. In Logos 53, when you highlight a few verses, you now have “explain” and “ask” on the context menu. The Study Assistant will then explain the text using commentaries from your library. Users can then ask further questions in a typical AI dialogue. The “Ask” option does just that; you ask a question about whatever you highlighted. For example, I highlighted “adverbial acc” in the Dictionary of Classical Hebrew. The Study Assistant gave me the definition from Dictionary of English Grammar for Students of Biblical Languages and some additional information from Pocket Dictionary for the Study of Biblical Hebrew. It also gave an example from Joshua 7:25 and some examples from the New Testament (citing A.T. Robertson). All of these references are cited with page numbers and links to the book, so I can open directly to the page and read the context of the citation.

I know many people who are concerned about AI in sermon preparation, and rightly so. Study Assistant will not write your sermon for you. I asked it, “Please write a sermon outline for Acts 20:1–6.” The response was, “I appreciate the request, but I’m not able to write sermons, outlines, or other long-form creative content. This falls outside my role as a study assistant.” Study Assistant is an amped up search engine that can do some amazing things, but it will not replace the Holy Spirit for pastors trying to write a sermon.

Should you subscribe to Logos? Some people just hate subscriptions. That’s OK. But if you were the type to upgrade Logos every two years, you would be paying the same amount as you would for the subscription. I personally like the idea of getting smaller upgrades every six weeks rather than a massive dump of features every few years. I think I can make better use of the newer features when I get one or two at a time. I also think this system allows Logos to be more flexible on what they choose to upgrade.

If you do subscribe in September, you get a free Bronze library. Click through to get the details. Even if you do not want to subscribe, you can get a Topical Library for 25% off.

This Logos Free Book of the Month promotion runs through September  15. A new free book will be available on September 15 at 9:00 a.m. PST. As always, you can use the (free) basic edition or the inexpensive Fundamentals collection to access these free and discounted books. All the links are Logos Affiliate links. If you plan to buy Logos books, use this link to support Reading Acts.

For the first half of May 2026, you can add Edward W. Klink III and Darian R. Lockett, Understanding Biblical Theology: A Comparison of Theory and Practice (Zondervan, 2012) to your Logos Library for free.  This is one of the first books I ever reviewed on Reading Acts (in 2013!). Back then, I wrote, “Klink and Lockett (both Ph.D from St. Andrews, both associate professors of New Testament at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University) provide a structure for thinking about how scholars are doing biblical theology today. This necessarily involves asking questions about the relationship between the Testaments as sources for theology. How does a “New Testament Church” create theology using the Hebrew Bible? What is the relationship between God’s people in the Old Testament and the present church? Is there a unifying theology that tells the whole story of the Bible?”

Logos partners with Zondervan this month to offer volumes in their Biblical Theology for Life series. You can choose the book or the video series based on the book. No one will stop you from buying both, go for it!

• Brian S. Rosner, Known by God: A Biblical Theology of Personal Identity, $5.99
• Helen Paynter, Blessed Are the Peacemakers: A Biblical Theology of Human Violence, $6.99
• Jonathan Lunde, Following Jesus, the Servant King: A Biblical Theology of Covenantal Discipleship, $6.99
• Nicholas Perrin, The Kingdom of God: A Biblical Theology, $7.99
• Christopher J. H. Wright, The Mission of God’s People: A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission, $8.99
• Christopher J. H. Wright, The Mission of God’s People Video Lectures, $11.99
• Nicholas Perrin, The Kingdom of God: A Biblical Theology Video Lectures, $11.99
• Douglas J. Moo and Jonathan A. Moo Creation Care Video Lectures $11.99
• Helen Paynter, Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Video Lectures, $14.99

In addition to the Biblical Theology for Life series, you can add three volumes from Zondervan’s video series based on its biblical theology. This series covers a particular author in the New Testament and focuses on the contents and theology of that particular writer.

• Darrell L. Bock, Theology of Luke and Acts: A Video Study, $30.00
• Douglas J. Moo, A Theology of Paul and His Letters, A Video Study: 25 Lessons on Major Theological Themes (Beyond The Basics Video Series), $29.99
• Peter H. Davids, Theology of James, Peter, and Jude: A Video Study, $29.99

As a bonus, there are two additional books on sale from Zondervan:

• Frank Thielman, Theology of the New Testament, $12.99
• NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible Notes (NIVBTSB), $19.99

As always, subscribers save another 5%.

Right now, Logos is offering up to 70% off books and courses for every student of the Bible. From biblical languages to theology and more, get what scholarly study demands at a price any student of the Bible can appreciate.

What’s new with Logos? Starting with Logos 46, there is an AI assistant called Study Assistant. Before you think this is a Satanically inspired plot to ruin sermon preparation, read my review. It is really pretty good, and will refuse to write your sermon for you. It has been significantly updated since I wrote that review. The most recent version (50) added improved reading plans and other new and improved features.

This Logos Free Book of the Month promotion runs through May 15. A new free book will be available on May 15 at 9:00 a.m. PST. As always, you can use the (free) basic edition or the inexpensive Fundamentals collection to use these free and discounted books.

All the links are Logos Affiliate links. If you plan to buy Logos books, use this link to support Reading Acts.

For the first half of April 2026, you can add Julius Bewer’s ICC  Commentary on Obadiah and Joel to your Logos Library for free.  The commentary was published in 1911, and early ICC commentaries tend to be focused on the Hebrew text. Nevertheless, it is a very good commentary on two less-studied minor prophets. And it’s free.

Logos has an eclectic mix of other deals this April:

• Tim Shenton, Opening Up 1 Thessalonians, $2.99
• Greg Gifford, Heart & Habits: How We Change for Good, $3.99
• Richard Mouw, Called to the Life of the Mind: Some Advice for Evangelical Scholars, $4.99
• John Rogerson, The Pentateuch (Sheffield Reader), $5.99
• Ann Loades, David Brown, Jeff Astley, Eds. Problems in Theology 2: Evil, $7.99
• Chris Shirley, Family Ministry and the Church: A Leader’s Guide for Ministry Through Families, $8.60
• Paul Avis, Revelation and the Word of God (Theological Foundations of the Christian Church, vol. 2), $9.99
• J. N. D. Kelly, The Pastoral Epistles (Black’s New Testament Commentary), $10.99
• Jeremy R. Treat. The Crucified King: Atonement and Kingdom in Biblical and Systematic Theology, $11.56
• Craig A. Evans and H. Daniel Zacharias, Eds., ‘What Does the Scripture Say?’ Studies in the Function of Scripture in Early Judaism and Christianity (2 vols.), $14.99

The highlight is the Evans and Zacharias two-volume set in the Library of New Testament Studies. From the blurb: “These essays shed light on how the founders of Christianity understood the older sacred tradition and sought new and creative ways to let it speak to their own times.” I have used a few of these essays in various papers in the past, and the two-volume set is well worth $15. As always, subscribers save another 5%.

There is a link on the Free Book page to an additional free book for Logos subscribers. Right now, you can add Mark Allan Powell, God with Us: A Pastoral Theology of Matthew’s Gospel (Fortress Press, 1995). There is also a link to Verbum free/cheap books (Verbum is the Catholic-oriented Logos). Verbum sales are often good for church history books.

There is always something on sale with Logos. Here is a link to their monthly sale so you can go spend that tax return on books. April’s publisher spotlight is on Crossway and Christian Focus. Lot sof good deals from those publishers until the end of the month.

What’s new with Logos? Starting with Logos 46, there is an AI assistant called Study Assistant. Before you think this is a Satanically inspired plot to ruin sermon preparation, read my review. It is really pretty good, and will refuse to write your sermon for you. It has been significantly updated since I wrote that review.

This Logos Free Book of the Month promotion runs through April 15. A new free book will be available on April 15 at 9:00 a.m. PST. As always, you can use the (free) basic edition or the inexpensive Fundamentals collection to use these free and discounted books.

All the links are Logos Affiliate links. If you plan to buy Logos books, use this link to support Reading Acts.

Every few years, Logos Bible Software re-shuffles its library options. These are curated libraries that customize your library for your personal needs. Some are “standard” (gold, platinum, diamond). Others are theological traditions (Baptist, Reformed, Charismatic, Messianic Jew, SDA, and many more). This time around, Logos has added four new categories: learner, leader, preacher, and researcher. These new libraries can be purchased at various levels (bronze, gold, etc.) to better fit your budget. Based on what you have purchased in the past, you might find the cost to upgrade is not as high as you thought. With the discounts, you might be able to add books for just a few dollars each, compared to buying them individually at full price. Why buy a 2026 Library if you have a 2020 library? I find this is a great time to expand my library and take full advantage of discounts and previous purchases. Logos is constantly adding new material from a wide range of publishers. This is a chance to catch up on the latest and take advantage of some good discounts.

You do not need to subscribe to the new version of Logos (although they really want you to). If you purchased Logos 8, 9, or 10 in the past, all these books are still available to you and are “yours forever.” Some Logos users are deadset against paying for a subscription, and that is OK. It seems like all software has turned to the subscription model, and it is annoying. I have been subscribing since they began to offer the model, and I do see the advantages for the Faithlife company. They get a steady income stream rather than a bunch of upgrades every two years. But there are tangible benefits for the end user in subscribing. Rather than waiting two years for a batch of cool new features, there are smaller upgrades and new features added every six weeks. These are not bug fixes or patches (you still get those, too), but real feature upgrades that (in the past) waited until Logos rolled out a new version. If you do the math, it does not cost any more than upgrading every few years. There are a slew of other benefits for subscribers, including additional free books and discounts.

Logos offers three subscription levels based on your needs, and you do not need to upgrade to a subscription package or upgrade your library if you do not want to. Resist consumerism!  Or indulge your book-buying demons. Whichever works out best for you.

For some users, the “new features” might not be very attractive. One of the latest add-ins is an AI Study Assistant. This is an upgrade to the already AI-enabled smart search. I have been using it for a little while now, and I am glad it is minimally invasive and can be easily turned off. It is not as though Logos requires you to embrace the AI overlords. If you think of Study Assistant as an interactive search engine for just the books you own in Logos, it works well. I have used it to discover resources I own. Here is my review of Logos 46. Since I wrote that, Logos has been updated several times (I now use Logos 48), and the Study Assistant has steadily improved, and new features have been added. One of the AI features I use the most is the translate tool, both on my laptop and my iPad. When a commentary slips in a German or French commentary, I can highlight the text and get a quick translation within the Logos reading environment. I have used the Study Assistant to create bibliographies from essay collections.

Here are some tips for navigating the library page. First, when browsing the bundles, be sure to click the “hide books I own” option, so you see only the new-to-you books in the library. There is a menu across the top for the Standard, Traditions, Learner, Leader, Pastor, and Researcher. Once there, you can choose between small, medium, and large collections. If you already own the book, you will not be charged again. Logos calls this “dynamic pricing,” and the result is a lower cost for a bundle.  If you bought a Gold library ten years ago, you still own those books, and they are removed from the cost of a new bundle in whatever flavor you choose.

There is always something on sale at Logos. For the first half of February 2026, you can add Justo L. González, Knowing Our Faith: A Guide for Believers, Seekers, and Christian Communities (Eerdmans 2019) to your Logos Library for free. There are some great deals on the free book of the month from Eerdmans, so go load up before you spend too much money on a new Logos Library. This link will get you some great deals on books published by Bloomsbury and IVP USA

If the big bundles are too overwhelming, try a mini bundle. These are curated commentary sets that might just scratch the itch.

All the links are Logos Affiliate links. If you are indulging your book-buying demons, use this link to support Reading Acts. In fact, try the code SAVEMORE at checkout and save more.

For the second half of January 2026, you can add Simon Austen, Introducing Ephesians: A Book for Today, to your Logos Library for free.  Austen published this book with Christian Focus in 2012.

Logos has an eclectic mix of other deals for the second half of December:

• Anxiety: Calming the Fearful Heart (Keys for Living Library), $3.99
• Rupert Shortt, Does Religion do More Harm than Good?, $4.99
• Christopher Ash, Teaching Ruth and Esther: From Text to Message (Teaching the Bible Series), $5.99
• Derek Wilson, The Philosopher and the Gospels: Jesus Through the Lens of Philosophy, $6.99
• James D. G. Dunn, Did the First Christians Worship Jesus? The New Testament Evidence, $7.99
• Paul J. Loth, Teaching Adults with Confidence: A Four-Session Program Seminar for Training Teachers, $8.99
• 9Marks Journal, Spring–Fall, Special Edition 2018, $9.99
• Caleb S. Lewis, Through the Waters: A Biblical Theology of the Book of Genesis, $10.99
• Conrad Cherry, God’s New Israel: Religious Interpretations of American Destiny, $11.99
• Peter S. Williams, A Faithful Guide to Philosophy: A Christian Introduction to the Love of Wisdom, $12.99

This is an interesting mix of practical theology and biblical theology. The highlight to my eye is James D. G. Dunn, Did the First Christians Worship Jesus? The New Testament Evidence (WJKP, 2010). Conrad Cherry, God’s New Israel: Religious Interpretations of American Destiny  (University of North Carolina, 1998) is a new edition of a book originally written in 1971. The updated edition adds some essays on more relevant historical figures (relevant in 1998 at least). The book collects the words of such prominent and diverse Americans related to religion. Fromthe blurb: “Neither a history of American religious denominations nor a history of American theology, this book is instead an illuminating look at how religion has helped shape Americans’ understanding of themselves as a people.”

There is a link on the Free Book page to an additional free book for Logos subscribers, currently N. T. Wright, Interpreting Paul: Essays on the Apostle and His Letters (Zondervan, 2020), and a link to the Verbum Free Book (Catholic resources).

The Logos New Year’s Sale runs until February 1. Good deals on Bible Translations and other important resources. Check it out, buy yourself something nice to make up for the lousy start to 2026.

What’s new with Logos? Starting with Logos 46, there is an AI assistant called Study Assistant. Before you think this is a Satanically inspired plot to ruin sermon preparation, read my review. It is really pretty good, and will refuse to write your sermon for you.

This Logos Free Book of the Month promotion runs through January 31. A new free book will be available on February 1 at 9:00 a.m. PST. As always, you can use the (free) basic edition or the inexpensive Fundamentals collection to use these free and discounted books.

All the links are Logos Affiliate links. If you plan to buy Logos books, use this link to support Reading Acts.