Gary Shogren

Gary Shogren (Ph.D., Kings College, Aberdeen University) was raised in small-town New England, in a family that had roots back to the founding of Rhode Island in the 1600s and to the Puritan movement in England. When he was a teenager, a series of experiences led him to a deeper walk with God and a sense that God was calling him into ministry. He served as a pastor and since 1988 as a professor of New Testament. The bulk of this time has been spent at ESEPA Bible College and Seminary in San José, Costa Rica. He has written articles for Novum Testamentum, Evangelical Quarterly, and Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. He has published a brief Greek grammar through the Shogrens’ Stylus Publishing. His books are usually available in English and in Spanish: Running in Circles, a guide for people who suffer from addiction (available from his blog); a commentary on 1-2 Thessalonians and one on 1 Corinthians. Other books include Myths that Christians Believe and Pass Along to Others; also Iceberg Ahead! When God’s Workers Crash into Cold, Hard Reality; and a collection of his essays on the Holy Spirit. He is also a translation advisor and editor for Wycliffe Associates. Gary is married to Karen and has four grown children.