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I'm a member of St. John's Orthodox Church in Memphis, TN. I attend the University of Memphis.
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In my opinion, there has never been a greater comedy duo than Richard Pryor/Gene Wilder. They are two comic geniuses who mesh perfectly when they come together. In STIR CRAZY, their best film in my opinion, the two play an actor and a playwright from New York who decide to head out west to look for work. However, along the way, their plans are put on hold as they get framed for bank robbery and find themselves in a Texas penitentiary. They then go through a series of adventures attempting to prove their innocence, escape from prison, and stay alive. The movie does not contain a very original plot, but the viewer can expect many laughs watching two of the greatest comedians of all… Read more
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This is the story of Okonkwo, a young man living in the land of Umuofia in Africa. He is a strong warrior whose life is dominated by fear and anger. As the story develops, the author gives a clear picture of the everyday life of Okonkwo's tribe, the Ibo. The author deals explicitly with the family life and the religion of the Ibo people. Many of the aspects of this primitive life seem savage and uncivilized to many readers, such as the ritual killing of children and polygamy. About half-way through the book, the local tribes come into contact with British missionaries who settle around them in the hopes of spreading the Christian Faith. This is the point where things begin to… Read more
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This book can be used as a great index to the ante-Nicean Fathers 10-volume set, or simply as a reference book for early Christian beliefs through the 4th Century. This is an easy source to find out what the early Church Fathers (some of them disciples of the Apostles) taught about such things as salvation, the Apocrypha, Heaven, Hell, worship, sin, the Priesthood, the Church, etc. I recommend this book as a great place to find the teachings which were "once and for all delivered to the saints" (Jude 3) and accepted universally by the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. The beliefs of the Church Fathers quoted in this book are backed by Scripture and still held by… Read more
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