Shorey’s Journey as a Teacher

This flow traces Shorey’s account of faith, vocation, and the gradual development of his prophetic teaching.

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A Young Man’s Departure

A Young Man’s Departure An imagined adventure At twenty, Shorey describes himself as preparing for a great adventure in Alaska after years of farm work. His early life is framed as a series of choices he made independently rather than by following the crowd. A remembered description His mother’s observation that he marched to the beat of his own drum later becomes a metaphor for his sense of calling. He recasts that independence as a desire to follow God rather than merely personal preference.

Conversion in Alaska

Conversion in Alaska A change of direction Shorey recounts working as a logger in Ketchikan and coming to know Jesus Christ as his Savior in 1974. He continued his education during winters when logging operations stopped. A new foundation This conversion becomes the beginning of the religious vocation that shapes his later writing. His account presents faith not as an inherited assumption but as a turning point in his adult life.

College and Marriage

College and Marriage Training and partnership Shorey attended Northwest Bible College in Kirkland, Washington, where he met Shawnette. They married in 1978 and later raised two sons whom he describes as serving God. A family vocation The couple devoted much of their service to ministry with children and families. This shared work forms the personal background from which Shorey later understands his writing as an assignment.

The First Writing Assignment

The First Writing Assignment A strong inward pull Shorey says that he had not expected to become an author, but felt an unusually powerful prompting to write The Window of the Lord’s Return. He describes diligence and obedience as the means by which he completed the work. Recognition and encouragement He thanks people who helped the book reach a wider audience and encouraged him to continue. That response helped make a second book seem worthwhile rather than self-appointed.

A Second Study

A Second Study A new question Shorey says he did not plan to write another book before becoming absorbed in a new study of Revelation. Sharing his proposed chronological arrangement with others convinced him that it might reach a larger audience in published form. Public teaching He presents the work as both personal obedience and an invitation to examine scripture. The book’s closing appeal to readers to test his conclusions echoes the independent faith he describes in his preface.

1972, before Shorey leaves for Alaska

1974, during Shorey’s years in Ketchikan

1976–1978, during Shorey’s Bible college years

Before the publication of Shorey’s first book

During the preparation of this book