Square with the Lord
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That's not the issue Delmar. Even if that did put you square with the Lord, the State of Mississippi's a little more hard-nosed.
The movie “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?” features the adventures of three escapees from a Mississippi chain gang that have a series of madcap escapades that involve brushes with fame and the famous. While seeking a purported buried treasure, they record a hit record as the “Soggy Bottom Boys”. People love the song, but don’t know anything about the Boys that recorded it. These men are not alone with coming close to achieving greatness, only to have history pass them by.
Maroboduus was King of Bohemia after he convinced his people to migrate to what is now southern Germany. His Germanic tribe generally got along with Rome, even supplying soldiers to fight in the Roman army. His negotiation skills kept his tribe neutral in most of the wars fought in his area. Eventually, he was pushed out of power by a younger man and he fled to safety in Italy, where he died in obscurity. This makes sense, because he started out his life in Rome as a hostage of…
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, founder of the Roman Empire which lasted for 1,500 years.
Margaret Bonds was one of the first Black composers to gain recognition in America. She grew up living with her mother in a home surrounded by musicians, writers and artists who would go one to have lasting fame and notoriety. She attended Julliard and went on to compose a great number of works for voice and piano. Margaret may have passed from popular knowledge, but most people know at least one of her songs: “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands.” Millions of young children at summer camps singing that over the years must have her square with the Lord. As she began her career, she frequently crossed paths with, and even put music to the works of…
Langston Hughes one of the most important poets of the Harlem Renaissance.
Gregory Thaumaturgus was born in what is now Turkey to a wealthy family. He was sent away to study and as part of his philosophy education was introduced to Christianity. He turned against his pagan teachings and began proselytizing in what we would now call the Near East. His writings attracted the attention of Church leaders and the people and he was named Bishop of Amasea. While spending time in seclusion, he was visited by visions the Virgin Mary and John the Apostle, whom dictated a creed to him of Christian Faith that was important in the early Church doctrine. Also known as “the Wonderworker,” his miracles put him square with the Lord, although he is largely forgotten today. He was also a member of the council that First Council against…
Paul of Samosata who was notorious for spreading his view of Jesus being “just a man” and not the Son of God. This view presaged the later divisions within Christianity that led to religious differences that resulted in the death of thousands of people in Europe as differences in beliefs led to torture, murder and war. His teaching also greatly influenced the modern Unitarian church, creating a lasting influence around the world.
Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz was a Polish athlete that dominated throwing events in her country during the 1930s. She started competing at the age of 8, and in 1928 became the first woman to throw a discus over 40m. She held nine national records in discus and three in the shot put. Jadwiga competed in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. She won the bronze medal in discus. Four years later, she again represented her country at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. She again won a medal in discus, silver this time. She took part of the Warsaw Uprising during WWII. After the war, she settled into the obscurity of coaching and accountancy. There is no record of her ever meeting the star of the 1936 Olympics…
Jesse Owens who won four Olympic medals at the 1936 Olympics, becoming a legendary figure in American sports history and went on to symbolize the struggle for equality in America.
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