Out Our Way: The Gospel According to Goliath:  Throwing a rope

Mark 7:1-13

Out our way, nearly every cowboy carries a rope on his saddle. Those who follow this column know I do, and it has come in handy ... especially the time I left my boot in the mud and had to have Goliath help me haul it out. Tying my rope to the boot, taking a few turns around the horn, and then backing up "old Doc" in my stocking feet while my pard Charlie watched and laughed, I got that boot out and eventually back on.

But cowboys carry ropes for other reasons and, of course, who hasn't been amazed at the art of the calf roper at the rodeo? I have spent a good deal of time getting...