Five Words Explored: Reflections on Five-Word Phrases from the New Testament Gospels

by Jim Chapman

Overview

Five Words Explored examines five-word phrases from the Gospels and parlays them into 125 short reflections on life and eternity.

Jim Chapman, a devoted Christian for more than sixty years, seeks to exalt the Creator and Savior, Jesus Christ; to increase the reader’s biblical literacy; and to encourage others to grow in their faith by touching on a variety of subjects and principles from the Bible.

Some of the phrases he expounds on include:

• “Do You Begrudge My Generosity?” (Matthew 20:15);
• “Ask, and You Will Receive” (John 16:24);
• “From Heaven or from Man?” (Matthew 21:25);
• “Do You Have Any Fish?” (John 21:5);
• “Send Us to the Pigs” (Mark 5:12)
• “Father, Hallowed be Your Name” (Luke 11:2)
• “Neither Do I Condemn You” (John 8:11).

Join the author as he takes you on an intimate walk through the scriptures, lighting a path with insights from the Gospels to show how living well today will better prepare you for the unending life to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781664262515
Publisher:	WestBow Press
Publication date:	05/02/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	262
File size:	699 KB

About the Author

Jim Chapman draws on sixty years of experience as a Christian and his personal study of the scriptures to share insights on God’s Word. He has earned degrees from Wheaton College, the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and Phoenix Seminary. He’s made a living working with numbers but a life working with words—especially the written and living Word.

His previously published work is a delightful, creative story called The Night After Christmas [WinePress,2009], an illustrated hardback book that brings the reader back to the original meaning of the holiday.