Do Not Disavow

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 ...

Yogi Bear and Toons on the Loose!

Today was a prime morning for letterboxing, and this time the entire family set out. We were after three different letterboxes in Peaks View Park in Lynchburg. It was a much bigger adventure than last time, as the hunt took us down a nature trail that we had never seen before. The boxes were off the trail and I found myself scrambling up lichen covered rocks and sliding down banks to root around under trees. In the end though we found what we were looking for. The kids had a great time, and my wife and I got a nice walk. Plus we got a free Frisbee golf disc out of the deal which had apparently been tossed over a bank in some bygone day and never retrieved.

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