Mary is a pastor in the ELCA, with a Ph. D. in New Testament from Duke University. She taught in the Bible Division at Luther Seminary for 16 years. She now lives in Brevard, North Carolina, where she owns and operates Aging Life Care Partners, LLC, helping elders and their families navigate the challenges of later life. She especially enjoys working with seminarians, clergy and lay preachers on biblical interpretation and the moves between text and sermon. Shore completed a Ph.D. in New Testament and Christian Origins at Duke University, and also holds a Master of Divinity from Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.