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• Tip of the Month: Searching Books without Topics
• Book of the Month: Exposition of Ephesians
• Sermon Files of Rob Morgan Volume III
• Camp Logos Schedule

Tip of the Month: Searching Books without Topics

As I explain in Camp Logos, not all Libronix books are created the same. Some Libronix e-books are indexed according to topics while others are not. Topically indexed books imply that somehow, some way the pages of the books have been tagged according to the subject matter on them. Such books can be searched with the Topic Browser yielding more specific results than those books merely searched by word with the Basic Search dialog. In other words, would you rather find every occurrence of the word “suffering” in your library or where that “subject” is discussed in a meaningful way?

Resources such as the Early Church Fathers, Theological Journals and Max Lucado books have all been topically indexed. Does this mean that non-topically indexed books are useless? Obviously not. It just means we have to employ some creativity in searching them. I like using a proximity search. With this proximity search we simulate topics on the page. For example, RC Sproul’s book Surprised by Suffering is not topically indexed. So we need to search for multiple words close to one another. Here’s how to do it:

• Open a non-topically indexed book like Surprised by Suffering
• Choose Search | Basic Search
• Set the In box to your book
• Type a query like this in the box: suffer within 7 words purpose
• Click Search

This search finds all the places in the book where suffer (suffering, suffers, etc.) occur within 7 words of purpose. In essence we’re looking for the “topic” the purpose of suffering.

To get really powerful type this in the Search box: suffer within 7 words (purpose,goal,reason)

Now we’ll find every time suffer occurs within 7 words of purpose or goal or reason all with one search!

The proximity search is not quite as powerful as a topic search but it is much better than just searching for a single word.

Book of the Month: Exposition of Ephesians

One of my favorite resources that I think needs to be in everyone’s library is Martin Lloyd-Jones’ Exposition of Ephesians. This massive 8-volume set is a classic commentary on Paul’s beloved letter to the Ephesians. I literally wore out my print volumes.

When you get your set from Logos, though, please keep this in mind: it is not versified like most commentaries. At first you may think this strange but when you open a volume you’ll see why. Lloyd-Jones may (and usually) does devote a whole chapter to a single verse, sentence, or phrase. Making these books versified would not help that much with their use in Libronix.

So here’s what you want to do. At Tools | Define Collections create a search collection with these 8 volumes. Now use the Reference Browser on the Go menu to locate the verse you’re looking for.

• Set the In box to your search collection
• Set the Type to Bible
• Type a Bible reference in the Find box such as: Eph 3.16
• Click Search to locate every place the author mentions this verse

To help you out I have created the search collection for you. Just right click on this link and save it to My Documents\Libronix DLS\Collections.

Sermon Files of Rob Morgan Volume III

Sermon Files of Rob Morgan Volume III is now available. My mentor and friend, Rob Morgan, is one the best expositors and illustrators you will ever hear. Both his insights into Scripture and his creative ways of presenting sermons will benefit you. I (Morris) have personally tagged all of these messages according to topic and passage so they are ready to be compiled into your Sermon File book.

Volume III consists of 1000 sermons covering topics such as:

• Apologetics
• Leadership
• Life’s Priorities
• Jesus’ Delays
• Tabernacle
• Psalms of Ascents
• Christmas
• Christ’s Resurrection

If you already own the Sermon File Addin (sold separately) these 100 sermon files will be added to your library when you click Compile on one of your Sermon File documents.

If you’d like to know more click here. If you’re new to Rob Morgan sermon files make sure to also check out Volumes I and II.