Last year I was invited to give the Invocation at the rodeo. As I waited to be called to the microphone on the Bandstand Stage, I noticed two rough, tough-looking cowboys sitting backstage waiting to ride angry bulls and bucking broncos as rodeo competitors. They were sitting together, sipping coffee and talking about life on the rodeo circuit. They were also telling each other about their rodeo-related injuries… a busted knee, a sprained ankle, a broken rib.

Just then, a young man walked by sporting…

• Brand new cowboy boots;
• A new pair of Levis;
• A wide belt with a huge belt buckle;
• A freshly starched cowboy shirt;
• … and a big white cowboy hat.

He was all dressed up for a night at the Rodeo… but you could tell that he had probably never been on a horse in his life. He was all deck…