Gary Shogren

07/05/2025

As of June 30 my new book is available as an Amazon paperback and from Kindle! Tell your friends!

It is a real departure for me, since normally I write biblical and theological studies. In this book we chase down legends that circulate among Christians.

I conclude it with: "IF WE LOVE HIM WHO IS TRUTH, WE WILL SPEAK WITH PRECISION, ZEAL, AND LOVE FOR OTHERS; THE SAME PRECISION, ZEAL, AND LOVE THAT WE WANT OTHERS TO SHOW WHEN THEY SPEAK OF US."

15 years in the making! Also available in Spanish!
Blessings! Gary Shogren

https://www.amazon.com/Myths-Christians-Accept-Along-Others/dp/B0FF39Z7B5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DRRN00VKW39F&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ZARz4JtjdZwqTenRUWADMt_Tn7sIvrvjWQkoKeoI5OQ.W30wpPgnEPV5eSZtnBBKzdmME1LP6WRpgbXcRn7oidM&dib_tag=se&keywords=shogren+myths&qid=1751494951&sprefix=shogren+myths%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-1&fbclid=IwY2xjawLWZ9dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFSZlNJdTFBc0k1R3IwbThTAR5FD4WHl9hOaDxvhEekmsBH_NcvHrfxxnQq5K9Jd-yUD3lsg0xTitIPBtHmZQ_aem_rocoRZOjB6K9ng9kAXS3ww

The 21st century: that digital arena where information and misinformation battle for our attention! To be sure, the internet can render up solid facts, for instance: “Who won Super Bowl XLVII in 2013?” But the very same medium also lures people toward myths, hearsay, conspiracy theories, satiric...

12/25/2024

¡POR FAVOR! Reserve su copia de mi nuevo libro de Logos Español. ¡Van a publicarlo una vez que suficiente gente expresa interés! Solamente $9.99 por 336 páginas.

El mundo cristiano está distraído por dos errores concernientes al Espíritu Santo. El primero, aquellos cuya fe está tan centrada en el Espíritu de manera que disminuyen la naturaleza trinitaria de Dios. Iglesias que rechazan la doctrina de la trinidad por completo y abrazan el antiguo error de...

10/24/2024

If we are going to accuse people of idolatry – the most extreme sin of all – we need to be extremely careful about the details.

This is taken from my book on Myths that Christians Believe from CLIE publishers in Spain; available at the moment only in Spanish. I first heard about the Pagan Christmas Tree during my years in C…

10/23/2024

No-one fully understands the trinity - but that should not keep us from trying!

From a meeting of one of my classes on spiritual identity:It is only through confessing the Triune God that we can form our identity, because only then can we capture how God is eternally, essentia…

10/20/2024

¿La Biblia condena el árbol de Navidad? ¿Las armas inteligentes y la invención del automovíl son señales del Fin del Siglo? Algo de my libro sobre "Mitos", ahora parte de mi blog. ¡Disfrutenlo!

La primera vez que escuché sobre el árbol de Navidad fue durante mis años en Costa Rica, y solo después lo vi en inglés. Hay un meme del árbol de Navidad que anualmente colocan frente a la Casa Bla…

08/31/2024

https://openoureyeslord.com/2019/07/20/carefully-screen-out-those-exes-ex-illuminati-ex-jesuits-ex-mormon-ex-and-so-on/

There is a whole genre of exposé literature, interviews, videos that follow this familiar formula: “I am an ex-[whatever] and I am going to reveal the shocking inside secrets.” Ex-Communist. Ex-Jan…

08/27/2024

From my commentary on 1-2 Thessalonians. Available on Logos or from Amazon. Enjoy!

My interpretation of a difficult verse: 'Christians, male or female, are to exercise control over themselves “in holiness and honor”. Our translation of 4:4 is “That each one of you Christians would know how to control his or her body in holiness and honor."'

This material adapted from 1-2 Thessalonians, Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, from pages 161-66. The book is available from Amazon and as a discount from Amazon, and also from…

08/25/2024

En 2023 mi favorito libro de teología.
https://www.logos.com/product/228573/el-credo-niceno-una-introduccion?queryId=dc537ace4b81ea10cbe0498cf0fa05eb

08/20/2024

Una entrevista sobre mi nuevo libro, Mitos que los cristianos creemos y compartimos. ¡Disfrútenlo! Y compartan con sus amigos.

Si nuestras creencias son forjadas por pruebas vividas y experiencias auténticas, ¿por qué sucumbir a los rumores? Descubre un catálogo de mitos y mentiras q...

08/09/2024

Two of the most special ladies! Going to see The Sound of Music at Lancaster's dinner theater for Vikky Pierdomenico's birthday - her present from her Dad.

08/03/2024

https://youtu.be/SB6tUy6QBxw?si=zq6yxTo8fOOnm1Vl

Adquiere una copia en 𝙬𝙬𝙬.𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙚.𝙚𝙨Si nuestras creencias son forjadas por pruebas vividas y experiencias auténticas, ¿por qué sucumbir a los rumores? ...