Do Not Disavow

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Do Not Disavow By: Rick Davis   When Charlemagne established law Salic in barb’rous land, The gospel flourished, and he saw Christ’s praise on every hand.   (“Do you approve his methods now?”) I do not disavow.   King Godfrey took Jerusalem From bloody paynim hands And brought a halt to Musselmen Invading Christian lands.   (“He did some mean things anyhow!”) I do not disavow.   King Richard with his scarlet shield And passant lions ‘bossed Rode forth again unto the field To regain what was lost.   (“His deeds at Acre you allow?”) I do not disavow.   Unto the Germans Luther brought The gospel full restored, And Calvin at Geneva taught The glory of the Lord.   (“The Jews? Servetus? Holy cow!”) I do not disavow.   Stonewall and Lee like knights of old Fought for their native soil, The true and lovely to uphold Against the tyrant’s spoil.   (“Those vile racists ...
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The Colour of Magic

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I'll try to make this post somewhat coherent, but it will be difficult. So there's this British writer, Terry Pratchett, and he's funny. Really funny. I was first introduced to him via a video game in college. The game was Discworld. After playing both Discworld games and getting a feel for Pratchett's sense of humor, my roommate encouraged me to actually read one of his books. The first book in the series, in fact. The Colour of Magic.

Though I never went all out and read every book Pratchett wrote, I still fondly remember dear Rincewind and his misadventures all over the Disc. So, you can imagine how happy I was when I realized that other ostensibly respectable Reformed folk appreciated the greatness of it all. When asked in an interview what story he would most like to live in, Nate Wilson replied, "I would love to live (could I just visit?) in Terry Pratchett's Discworld. Especially if I got to stick close to Sam Vimes, and if I could still hear Pratchett's narration while I wandered the streets of Ank-Morpork." Simply awesome.

Back near Christmas, my wife and I caught part of a movie on TV featuring what was unmistakeably Terry Pratchett's "Death". It turned out to be a movie based on the Discworld book Hogfather. Which made me greatly wish that someone would make a movie with the character Rincewind. Which is why I'm so excited to see this!

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