Mark attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago in the late 1970's, and received an Associates degree in Pastoral Ministries from Frontier School of the Bible in Wyoming in 1989. He was licensed to the Gospel Ministry in 1997, and has filled the preaching duties for a couple of churches which were between pastors. Mark and his wife, who celebrated their 30th anniversary in June of 2009, live in northern Indiana. They have four grown children and one granddaughter. Besides his job for a manufacturing company, Mark sells books–mostly by C S Lewis and JRR Tolkien–on e-Bay (iHaveAnInkling). He also freelances for Examiner.com.
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In a November 17, 2009 Blog entry by Mirko Grillini, who plays a “belligerent Telmarine” in the movie, role changes for the characters Rhince and Rynelf have been confirmed.
Walter Hooper and J I Packer were not exactly life-long friends of C S Lewis, but they did know him. In recent interviews they discuss what Lewis and his works meant to them.
According to a report in today’s Business Week, MGM’s debt holders have demanded that the lion find a buyer for the studio, even though this means the creditors will end up losing money. What does this mean for the Hobbit movies?
Guillermo del Toro, the director of the upcoming Hobbit movies, confirmed this afternoon that he will have a small cameo role in the movies. Click through for details.
Mark attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago in the late 1970's, and received an Associates degree in Pastoral Ministries from Frontier School of the Bible in Wyoming in 1989. He was licensed to the Gospel Ministry in 1997, and has filled the preaching duties for a couple of churches which were between pastors. Mark and his wife, who celebrated their 30th anniversary in June of 2009, live in northern Indiana. They have four grown children and one granddaughter. Besides his job for a manufacturing company, Mark sells books–mostly by C S Lewis and JRR Tolkien–on e-Bay (iHaveAnInkling). He also freelances for Examiner.com.
