Mark L. Ward, Jr., Ph.D.
Logos Pro, Faithlife
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Paul’s Positive Religious Affections
dissertation, 2011
Bible Truths F: Patterns for Christian Living
student text, 2011
Bible Truths A: The Life of Christ
complete rewrite of Unit 4, Sermon on the Mount, 2012
Bible Truths B: The Story of the Old Testament
student text, 2013
Biblical Worldview: Creation, Fall, Redemption
lead author of 483-page student text, 2016
Can I Smoke Pot? Marijuana in Light of Scripture
co-authored with Tom Breeden, 2016
Ten Ways to Improve Your Bible Study with Digital Tools
promotional ebook, Logos Bible Software, 2016
Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible (Logos link)
forthcoming, Lexham Press, January, 2018
Articles and Papers
Highlights
Full List
“The Baptist General Conference”
Mack Library Research Report, June 2005
“The Young Fundamentalists Survey: Summary and Analysis”
Mack Library Research Report, June 2005
“Choosing Bible Software”
Today’s Christian Preacher, Summer 2007, pp. 7-9
“Christian’s Dangerous Book”
Modern Pilgrim
“Gospel-Centered Buzzwords”
FrontLine Magazine, July/Aug, 2012
“Straight Cuts: Proverbs 1:7”
FrontLine Magazine, Sep/Oct, 2012
“Introduction to the Bible”
For all Bibles produced by Bibles International, 2012
“Introduction to the Old Testament”
For all Bibles produced by Bibles International, 2012
“Introduction to the New Testament”
For all Bibles produced by Bibles International, 2012
“How To Do Word Studies (And How Not To Do Them)”
FrontLine Magazine, Nov/Dec, 2012
“The Dwarfs Are for the Dwarfs: Stanley Fish The Pragmatic Presuppositionalist” PDF, HTML
Answers Research Journal, vol. 6, 2013; first presented at Bible Faculty Summit, Aug 1, 2012, Northland International University
“The Hermeneutics of Homosexuality”
FrontLine Magazine, Nov/Dec, 2013
“The Allure of the Iron Cage: Reactions to Steven D. Smith’s The Disenchantment of Secular Discourse.”
Bible Faculty Summit, Aug 6, 2014, Baptist Bible Seminary, Clarks Summit, PA.
“The Ardennes Counteroffensive and Luke’s Account of the Virgin Birth”
FrontLine Magazine, Nov/Dec, 2014
“Wicked Ignorance: A Creationist Agrees with Richard Dawkins”
Answers Magazine; October, 2015
“Labeling Your Bible Reading Intuitions”
Bible Study Magazine, May/June 2016
“And They Were Exceedingly Astonished”
Bible Study Magazine, May/June 2016
“The Story of ͗Ἀρσενοκοίτης according to BDAG”
Bible Faculty Summit, July 27, 2016, Maranatha Bible Univeristy, Watertown, WI.
“A Muslim Reads the Bible”
FrontLine, July/Aug 2016)
“Dear Paul”
Bible Study Magazine, July/Aug 2016
“Run a Quick Search for Rhetorical Questions”
Bible Study Magazine, Nov/Dec 2016
“American Idol, American Culture, the Christian Church, and Your Bible Study”
Modern Reformation, Nov/Dec 2016).
“Exploring the Old Testament Law in Context”
Bible Study Magazine, Jan/Feb 2017
“New Tools for Teaching Textual Criticism to Laypeople”
Bible Faculty Summit, Aug 2, 2017, Appalachian Bible College, Mount Hope, WV.
“On Language & Scripture” (FrontLine Magazine, regular column)
- March/April 2014—”How long halt ye between two opinions?“
- May/June 2014—”The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places“
- July/August 2014—”But God commendeth his love toward us“
- Sep/Oct 2014—”Is-ree-uhl“
- Nov/Dec 2014—”Etymological Fallacy 1: Words don’t necessarily mean what they used to mean“
- Jan/Feb 2015—”Etymological Fallacy 2: Fabulous“
- Mar/Apr 2015—”Etymological Fallacy 3: Greek and Hebrew are the result of language change“
- May/June 2015—“Imminent, Immanent, and Eminent“
- July/August 2015—“Pure Religion”
- Sep/Oct 2015—“Wimmin”
- Nov/Dec 2015—”Biblical Worldview“
- Jan/Feb 2016—”John McWhorter and Bible Study“
- Mar/Apr 2016—”Conservatism, Progressivism, and the English Language, part 1“
- May/June 2016—”Conservatism, Progressivism, and the English Language, part 2“
- July/August 2016—”The OED, part 1“
- Sep/Oct 2016—”The OED, part 2“
- Nov/Dec 2016—”Give Me the Text“
- Jan/Feb 2017—”Let’s Stop Capitalizing Deity Pronouns“
- Mar/Apr 2017—”How the KJV Takes God’s Words out of People’s Hands“
- May/June 2017—”The Generic He“
Logos Blog
Top Ten Logos Blog Articles of 2015
- “What Agape Really Means”
Page views: 6319 - “Do You Break These Rules for Greek and Hebrew Study?”
Page views: 4765 - “A Bible Student’s Hidden Strength”
Page views: 3520 - “Middle-Eastern Man Forgiven 450 Gazillion Dollar Debt”
Page views: 3350 - “Three Tips for Stirring Up Your Love for the Bible”
Page views: 3164 - “Keep Track of Your Bible Study Notes with Logos”
Page views: 3149 - “How to Pronounce “Logos” and Other Important Evangelical Words”
Page views: 2613 - “The Powerful New Tool That Will Make You Actually Use a Concordance”
Page views: 2254 - “Do We Have to Choose Between Print and Digital?”
Page views: 2238 - “How to Find the Right Passage When Your Memory Fails”
Page views: 1918
Top Ten Logos Blog Articles of 2016
- “How to Highlight a Book Like a Bible Nerd”
Page views: 11829 - “Which Bible Translation Is Best? All the Good Ones.”
Page views: 11417 - “Is the Word Easter in the Bible?”
Page views: 9020 - “How To Find a Bible Verse Fast”
Page views: 8822 - “How to Study a Psalm: Essential Steps for Starting Right”
Page views: 8164 - “On Christian Trinkets and Bad Exegesis”
Page views: 7456 - “The Question That Reveals Everything You Believe About the Old Testament”
Page views: 7085 - “Start the New Year with a Free 30-Day Bible Study Course”
Page views: 6647 - “What Your View of Judges 11 Says About Your View of the Entire Bible”
Page views: 6639 - “How to Do Bible Word Studies: A Fool-Proof Guide”
Page views: 6313
Logos Academic Blog
Book Reviews
Published* Reviews
Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling, by Andy Crouch, Reviewed in The Artistic Theologian, vol. 1, 2012.
Online* Reviews
God’s Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible, by Vaughan Roberts (review)
The Surprising Work of God: Harold John Ockenga, Billy Graham, and the Rebirth of Evangelicalism, by Garth Rosell (review)
Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling, by Andy Crouch (review)
The Psalms as Christian Worship: A Historical Commentary, by Bruce Waltke (review)
The Priority of Preaching, by Christopher Ash (review)
Charles Hodge: The Pride of Princeton, by Andrew Hoffecker (review)
1 Kings in the Reformed Expository Commentary, by Phil Ryken (review)
The Shepherd Leader at Home: Knowing, Leading, Protecting, and Providing for Your Family, by Tim Witmer (review)
The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness, by Kevin DeYoung (review)
Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson (review)
From the Garden to the City: The Redeeming and Corrupting Power of Technology, by John Dyer (review)
Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus, by Elyse Fitzpatrick & Jessica Thompson (review)
Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian, by John Piper (review)
Are We Together? A Protestant Analyzes Roman Catholicism, by R.C. Sproul (review)
The Liberal Arts: A Student’s Guide, by Gene C. Fant (Reclaiming the Christian Intellectual Tradition) (review)
After Chapters and Verses: Engaging the Bible in the Coming Generations (review)
Playing God, by Andy Crouch (review)
A History of Western Philosophy and Theology, by John Frame (review)
*Published reviews are vetted by somebody serious and appear in a “real” publication, even if they’re online. Online reviews are serious, too, but I was their only vetter, and they appear in Goodreads, my blog, the BJU Campus Store blog, etc.
Lectures and Seminars
Multiple BibleWorks and Logos Training Sessions, 2004ff.
Approximately 100 Bible and Bible Integration Presentations, 2007ff.—BJU Press
“Shaping a Biblical Worldview through the Study of Literature”
online CHART webinar, BJU Press, Nov. 10, 2011
“Technology Giveth” and “Technology Taketh Away”
Reformed Baptist Seminary, Jan 24, 2012
“Stanley Fish and Christian Apologetics”
two lectures, Bob Jones Seminary Apologetics course, Jan 22 and 24, 2013
“Using BibleWorks and Logos”
Mount Calvary Baptist Church Whetstone Conference, June 6, 2013.
“The One Story of Scripture”
Bob Jones Academy Faculty In-Service, Aug 12, 2013.
West Virginia Christian Education Association Conference, Sep 25–26, 2013 & Grandview Christian School ACTS Conference, Oct 24–25, 2013
- “How to Set Up a Cheap but Attractive Church/School Website”
- “The One Story of Scripture”
- “By Faith We Understand: Forming a Biblical Worldview”
“Which Bible Software Should I Buy? Accordance, BibleWorks, or Logos?”
BJU Greek Forum, April 10, 2014
Reformed Baptist Seminary Hermeneutics Module, May 9, 2014. BibleWorks, Logos, Accordance lectures.
- Part 1: Guidelines for Choosing and Using Bible Software
- Part 2: BibleWorks
- Part 3: Logos
- Part 4: Accordance
Screencasts supporting and extending NT 251 (“The Sermon on the Mount”) and NT305 (New Testament Theology); Logos Mobile Ed; 2014–2015.
“Why Bible Typography Matters”
Mount Calvary Baptist Church combined adult Sunday School, Jan 25, 2015.
“Why Bible Typography Matters”
Logos’ BibleTech Conference, May 1, 2015.
Creation, Fall, Redemption
Three messages at Grace Baptist Church of Victoria, British Columbia; Oct 11–12, 2015.
Biblical Worldview: Creation, Fall, Redemption
Block class, Foundation Baptist College, Edmonton, Alberta; May 9–14, 2016.
“Why the Standard View of Agape Is Wrong and What We Should Preach Instead”
Pastors FAST Class, Meadowlands Baptist Church, Edmonton, Alberta; May 9–10
Asia Center for Advanced Studies Advanced Hermeneutics Lectures
Education
B.A. in Bible (Minor: Graphic Design)
Bob Jones University, 2001
M.A. in Bible
Bob Jones Seminary, 2003
Ph.D. in New Testament Interpretation
Bob Jones Seminary, 2012
Positions Held
2015—present
Logos Pro Team member, Faithlife
- Writes weekly for several email lists (Greek, Hebrew, Bible Study Tips, Logos Pro) with a combined total of 450,000 subscribers.
- Writes regular articles for the Logos Academic Blog, the Logos Talk Blog, and Bible Study Magazine.
- Consults with Faithlife employees on the future of Logos Bible Software.
2006–2015
Secondary Bible Writer, BJU Press
- Wrote Bible textbooks for 7th-12th graders in Christian schools and home schools, including the 500-page 12th grade textbook, Biblical Worldview: Creation, Fall, Redemption
- Assisted the Biblical Worldview Team in consulting with authors of all product lines to ensure that BJU Press materials are truly shaping a Christian worldview and not just claiming to do so.
2002–2010
National newsletter editor
Produced a monthly newsletter summarizing major news stories in religion, government, and society.
2001–2006
Research Assistant
Read, categorized, and summarized 3,000 articles covering all aspects of religion and society for use in a religious study center.
2001–present
Designer for Whatever Churches Need, Especially Websites, Forward Design
Designed and hosted dozens of websites, mostly for churches, providing everything from photography to copyediting to consultation.