Osilama Osime, a retired medical practitioner, spent several years practicing tropical medicine in Sub-Sahara Africa. He is a student of the Bible and is particularly interested in the question of theodicy—or why God permits evil. He earned numerous degrees, including a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Benin, Benin City; a Master of Public Health from the Boston University School of Public Health; and a Master of Science from Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts. He is married and has five grandchildren.