Dr. Gary Chapman has spent his life helping people communicate
love more effectively and in turn build more satisfying and lasting
relationships. His book The Five Love Languages is a regular on the
New York Times Best Sellers list--even after being in print for
fifteen years--and has made the term "love language" a part of
everyday speech.
Love Is a Verb takes his teaching to the next level. Rather than a
typical marriage self-help book filled with lengthy explanations of
principles and techniques, it is a compilation of true stories
displaying love in action. These stories--written by everyday
people--go straight to the hearts of readers, who often say that
illustrations are the most effective parts of a book. Gary Chapman
adds a "Love Lesson" to each story, showing readers how they can
apply the same principles to their own relationships.
Since 1979, Gary Chapman (5lovelanguages.com) has written
more than 20 books. His book The Five Love Languages has
sold four million copies in English alone and has been translated
into thirty-six languages, including Arabic and Hindi. He has his
own daily radio program called A Love Language Minute that
can be heard on more than 100 radio stations across the United
States.
In addition to his busy writing and seminar schedule, Gary Chapman
is a senior associate pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he has served for thirty-six
years. Gary and his wife, Karolyn, have been married for forty-five
years and have two adult children and two grandchildren.
Gary Chapman is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and holds BA
and MA degrees in anthropology from Wheaton College and Wake Forest
University, respectively. He received MRE and PhD degrees from
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and has completed
postgraduate work at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
and Duke University.