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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Goin' South

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I brought the entire family with me to take trash to the dump this morning. “Why?” you may ask. Because a mile or so from the landfill is a nature preserve kept by Randolph College, and hiding in that nature preserve are two letterboxes!

It was going to be a quick stop on the way, just off the road. We found the first box rather quickly, but whoever found it last had sealed it improperly and the stamp and logbook had rotted away. This made us all the more determined to find the next box., and so we ventured deeper into the woods. The clues this time were a bit more difficult and vague, and the box was very well-hidden. However, intrepid adventurers that we are, we were able to finally locate the “Goin’ South” box and make it home in time for me to teach class.

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