Olorin
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Religion |
| Occupation | Biblical Theological Artist |
| Introduction | Travel to 52 countries (incl. 13 Islamic areas); 1st read Tolkien driving across the Sahara; camped at Stonehenge; saw Idi Amin drive by and detoured into Burundi as he invaded Tanzania; saw the Loch Ness flipper wave to me at Urquhart Castle; had a hippo charge me at Parc Nationale de Virunga; climbed Kilimanjaro and several 14ers in Colorado; 3 archaeological expeditions to Palestine and holy lands, 1 on a prehistoric American site and 1 finding dinosaur & human (?) remains in Texas (plus many other global exploration of sites, e.g. Sukkothai, Egypt, Anasazi 4 corners area, etc.); hostage to Burmese opium warlord Khun Sar, alias Chiang Shi Fu; captained a sailing vessel in the South Pacific; near-death experience in New Zealand's Abel Tasman National Forest; became a Christian in Australia; B.A. Biblical Theology (Minors in Biblical & in Modern Languages) Summa Cum Laude, M.A. Biblical Studies and M.A. Theological Studies, intend Ph.D. Durham, Birmingham, or St. Andrews; pilgrimage to Iona and Ireland; sojourn at mountaintop Buddhist monastery on Koh Phanggan, Bay of Thailand; lived and studied with famous philosopher Francis Schaeffer in Swiss chalet in Huemoz, etc. |
| Interests | I am a Counter-Islamist, and an Academic, Activist, Actor, Adventurer, Apologist, Archaeologist, Artist & Aspiring Athlete. Then come the "B"s . . . . I am interested in art/music performance, literature, theology, ancient knowledge, Tolkien/Lewis/Williams, mediaevalology, arms & armour, calligraphy, film studies, spiritual warfare, mountainclimbing, sailing, windsurfing, rockclimbing, motorcycling, brewing, languages/linguistics, writing, white water rafting, canoeing, pilgrimage to holy sites, opposing Islamic persecutions of Christians, etc. I also own a limited partnership in 2 corporations, doing oil and gas exploration and production, real estate, stock trading and other investments, and was a Teaching Assistant to fund my other interests and ministry activities. |
| Favorite movies | Khartoum, The Ten Commandments, Team America, Boondock Saints, El Cid, Sgt. York, Tears of the Sun |
| Favorite music | Bach, Michael Pretorius, Gabrielli, Kemper Crabb, Iona, Handel, Joaquin Rodrigo |
| Favorite books | Holy Bible, Lord of the Rings |