Journey Search Guidelines

These guidelines provide insights and examples that enable you to make the most of the Journey search facility.

Note that all searches are case-insensitive. The results, however, always show the capitalization as used in Journey.
    Example: A search for "journey" or "Journey" or even "JourNEY" will yield the same results.

How to find a single word

A search for a single word lists all instances of the word in Journey. Each instance includes the context in which the word is used and a link to the full paragraph. From the full paragraph you can also view previous and next paragraphs.
    Example: A search for "mainstream" lists instances in three different paragraphs in two different chapters.

If the word appears multiple times in the same paragraph, each instance is shown on a separate line.
    Example: A search for "celebrate" lists four instances in three different paragraphs.

If variations of the word appear in Journey, the search lists all instances of each variation.
    Example: A search for "achievable" lists instances for each of "achievable", "achieve", and "achieved".

If the word does not appear in Journey, the search may list instances of similar words that do appear.
    Example: A search for "quick" lists instances for each of "quicker", "quickest", and "quickly".
    Example: A search for "behaviour" lists instances for each of "behavior" and "behaviors".

How to find a specific word

To search for a specific word exactly as you enter it with no variations, precede the word with "+".
    Example: A search for "+achievable" lists only instances of "achievable".
    Example: A search for "+oldest" lists no results; but a search for "+older" lists only instances of "older".

How to find a phrase

To search for a phrase you must enter the words, including any punctuation, exactly as it occurs in Journey. The search lists all instances of that phrase in Journey.
    Example: A search for "more and more" lists all instances that contain that exact phrase (includng any punctuation that you include).
    Example: A search for "more, and more" lists no results, because that exact phrase including the comma does not occur in Journey.

How to refine your search

If the search for a word or phrase lists too many results to be useful you can refine your search by adding a refining term preceded by "+", where that additional term must also appear somewhere in the same paragraph.
    Example: A search for the word "actually" lists 22 results; a search for "actually +truly" lists just two results.
    Example: A search for the phrase "to create" lists 12 results; a search for "to create +now" lists just three results.
    Example: A search for the word "course" lists hundreds of results; a search for "course +Christ" lists just six results.

Note that although the refining term you add may be word or a phrase, it is searched for as a precise pattern of characters.
    Example: A search for "course +free" lists three results, which include the pattern "free" within the words "freed", and "freedom".
    Example: A search for "words +behaviour" returns no results; but a search for "words +behavior" lists seven results.
    Example: A search for "body +I" lists dozens of results, which include the pattern (i.e., letter) "I" within many other words. In this case merely switching the terms to search for "+I +body" yields eight results.

You may search for a specific word (using the initial "+") as well as a refining term (using a second "+") in the same query.
    Example: A search for "spirit +books" lists ten results; a search for "+spirit +books" lists just three results.