Love Is a Verb: Stories of What Happens When Love Comes Alive

From the best-selling author of The Five Love Languages comes an inspiring collection of forty true stories displaying love in action. Couples, singles, parents, and leaders will benefit and grow relationally as they learn to put the love principles found here into action-packed verbs. The stories you'll read in Love Is a Verb are written by real-life couples, parents, children, and friends. Each of these real and heartfelt accounts are followed by insightful lessons in which Dr. Gary Chapman shows you how to apply these love transforming, relationship-building principles. Hardcover.

Gary Chapman, bestselling author of The Five Love Languages, shares forty uplifting true stories from everyday people like

Doris, who chose to love her husband when what she really wanted to do was run away

Loretta, whose family was mended by love in action

Faith, who learned how to love a mother who had become a stranger

Laquita, who finally fell in love with her husband after forty years

Jackie, who found the courage to love someone who seemed truly unlovable

Because love isn't just a feeling.
Love is a choice, and love is something we all need to do.
Love is a verb.

Chapman-author of the bestseller The Five Love Languages-posits that "our culture often seems to have a love-tracked mind." This time he takes his expertise in the area to a more personal level by offering readers 40 stories written by everyday folks who have practiced what Chapman preaches: "love is a verb." Readers will discover a husband and wife who make "I'm sorry" part of their lives; a father who sacrifices coaching basketball to help care for his infant daughter; a university staff member who learns to see an outcast girl through God's eyes; and a mother-in-law who learns to love her son's wife. Chapman follows each story with several paragraphs highlighting a key point that can help in developing healthy relationships, drawn directly from the preceding story. Those who have read and applied Chapman's "love languages" to their lives will find inspiration; newcomers to Chapman's work will find that love takes on many forms and is worth the effort. (May)Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.

"To last for the long haul and through the stresses and complexities of life, love has to be more than something we feel. It has to be something we do. We have to demonstrate it concretely in our marriages and families, among our friends and acquaintances, and, yes, even among our enemies.

And that's what this book is about. In the following pages, you'll see examples of people just like you--like all of us--who learned to take the obstacles, the lemons they face in life, and turn them into satisfying, emotional thirst-quenching nectar. These are the success stories that make you want to go out and try harder."

--Gary Chapman

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Reviewed by Dolores East (Camden, DE), January 18, 2010

Gary Chapman's fine book "Love is a Verb" is inspirational, and encourages readers to actively Love those people God places in our paths. Thank you for examples of Living for Christ in this otherwise selfish world system.

Reviewed by Jan Jackson (Savannah, MO), December 31, 2009

This is a wonderful book of true life stories displaying love in action. You can never go wrong with any of Gary Chapman's books. I like this book because you can read a short story in just a few minutes.

Reviewed by Renee (Tamarac, FL), December 28, 2009

Great short stories about different ways to display love. Inspire us to love deeper like Jesus wants us too.

Reviewed by Patricia Ciupek (Waldron, IN), December 26, 2009

This is a delightful, positive book. It is uplifting in a light, easy way. I would have liked to see more of the stories focused on men rather than women. I was feeling kind of down the day it arrived, and it helped bring me up again. I read it in about 2 hours.

Reviewed by Anita Dravininkas (Valparaiso, IN), December 25, 2009

A rather interesting selection of short stories about acts of love. It holds my interest. You can read for a short or long time.

Reviewed by Robin Prater (Missouri), December 07, 2009

Sharing a cup of tea, sacrificing for another, inviting one to play, opening up your heart to someone in need, saying your sorry, allowing love to enter your heart again after a lose,finding courage to love the unlovable, having faith to start again, and having eyes to see others before ourselves, these are just a few of the things that Gary teaches us in Love Is A Verb. In his book each story is told from the heart of another, one who has gone through an experience, a life changing moment, a choice in their lives to let love shine through. After each personal story is shared, Gary shares his wisdom also. Each story is short, but with such impacting meanings that will change your heart as it did mine. All of these stories are actions of love, love is a verb, love is showing Jesus to others through our actions, not just words. When love comes alive, Jesus shows Himself true. This book is a treasure of stories with such wisdom and love, wisdom and love that have been learned through life experiences of others. I love how Gary brings the message of love through lessons that others have learned, lessons that they didn't learn over night, but over time, and with love we can begin to have patience, understanding, a closeness to others as never before. This is one of the best books I have ever read, one that I will go back to again and again as a reminder of what love really is. This book was a gift from Bethany House Publishers for its review.

Reviewed by Cindy (West Virginia), July 28, 2009

It's easy to pick up the book when I have a few minutes of spare time and read a story. Usually I'm left with a happily positive feeling to go with. I can say that reading these true life accounts will appeal to a wide range of a readers, not just to women. Personally, I would have liked to have seen more husband-wife stories in the book or at least to have had husband-wife stories at the beginning.

Reviewed by Sara (NY), July 10, 2009

I'm a Gary Chapman fan. The Five Love Languages was a very eye-opening book for me. I learned more about myself, my husband, my children, and even my parents by recognizing their love languages and attempting to "speak" them. Consequently, I've read just about everything Gary Chapman has written, including Now You're Speaking My Language, The Four Seasons of Marriage, Love as a Way of Life, and even his fiction series co-written with Catherine Palmer. You might guess that I was happy to receive Love is a Verb: Stories of What Happens When Love Comes Alive, published by Bethany House, to review. I expected to receive a book full of wise advice on relationships and ways to practically apply principles outlined by Dr. Chapman. He does offer his sound advice in the book, but in a more limited capacity due to the book's format. The book reads like a "Chicken Soup" type compilation of stories of love in action. You'll find everything from marital love to loving your neighbor and all situations in between. Dr. Chapman offers some insight at the end of each story. These are true stories from real people who have experienced the life-changing power of love in their lives. It serves as an inspiration for us all to put love into action -- just the way Jesus did. This book would make a good gift for almost anyone. It's a great book to pick up and read anytime, whether waiting at the doctor's office as I did or spending a few moments of quiet time before bed or first thing in the morning. Since the stories stand alone, it can be read in any order. It would make a great addition to your summer reading list!

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