Roping Religion: Get a good start. Take a good throw

Many of the ideas and scriptures for this article are from the devotional “God wants You to Win!” by world champion calf roper Jeff Copenhaver.

Of all the stories in Jeff Copenhaver’s devotional the one that sticks in my mind is the roping advice he was given while he was developing his skills. A mentor told him, “Get a good start. Take a good throw.” I would like to adapt that saying for us. My saying comes from Jesus. “Love God and love one another.” If we would say that to ourselves every morning it would help us get a good focus for the day.

Jesus summed up all of the commandments in my sa...