Five Words Explored

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.