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Date Posted: 18:41:37 11/20/02 Wed
Author: Cheri
Subject: Wednesday's inspiration..
In reply to: Cheri 's message, "A New Week. Daily Inspirations, and Horse Facts..." on 12:25:54 11/18/02 Mon



AN UNMISTAKABLE DIFFERENCE

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1 Peter 2:4-12 (NRSV)

Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God's sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in scripture:

"See, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious;
and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame."
To you then who believe, he is precious; but for those who do not believe,
"The stone that the builders rejected
has become the very head of the corner,"
and
"A stone that makes them stumble,
and a rock that makes them fall."
They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Once you were not a people,
but now you are God's people;
once you had not received mercy,
but now you have received mercy.

Beloved, I urge you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul. Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that, though they malign you as evildoers, they may see your honorable deeds and glorify God when he comes to judge.

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Be holy yourselves in all your conduct.

- 1 Peter 1:15 (NRSV)

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I fear that many modern Christians have blended in with secular society to the point that we may be losing our "difference." While working my summer job at a warehouse I met Walter, another Christian, and we formed an immediate bond. Although we differ in some of our viewpoints, we often talked and encouraged each other in our faith walk.

I noticed my co-workers would often good-naturedly tease Walter about his clean and devout lifestyle, a definite contrast to that of many of the others. Our co-workers were well aware of Walter's "unworldly" ways, yet they respected him for his faith. However, I was not aware of anyone pointing out any peculiarity about me. This made me wonder about my own witness. Was I no different than a non-Christian?

God desires that our faith make a real and visible difference in our lives, one that brings about a significant reaction from others - as Walter's attitude and conduct do.


Prayer: Father, give us the courage to live our lives for you,
regardless of what others say. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Those who follow Christ are to be examples of love and holiness.

-- Steve Flairty (Kentucky, U.S.A.)

PRAYER FOCUS: Our friends and co-workers
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[> Wednesday's horse fact.. -- Cheri, 18:49:58 11/20/02 Wed



Health concerns of Mule and Donkeys..


Part 3 ..


More common Mule/Donkey terms..


Donkey sizes--Donkeys come in all shapes and sizes ranging from the Miniature Mediterranean Donkey that stands 36 inches or less in height to the Mammoth, where males must exceed 56 inches in height and females, 54 inches. In between are three categories of "Standard" donkeys.


Mule--The hybrid animal produced when a male donkey (jack) is crossed with a female horse. The mule is sterile. There have been isolated cases where a mare mule has reproduced, but that is a fluke of nature. The donkey jack generally will pass on its long ears, narrow body, and smaller hooves. The horse contributes size, speed, and muscle. The classic outward difference between a donkey and mule is the tail. The donkey has a tail like a lion or a cow-long tail with a tassel. The mule has a tail like a horse-short tail bone with long hair. The donkey also has a distinctive bray while the mule often seems to combine the bray and the whinny. When the mule gives voice, it starts out like a bray and ends in a whinny.


Hinny--This is the term for the hybrid animal produced when a horse stallion is mated with a jennet. Some hinnies tend to look like horses with long ears, but most can't be distinguished from mules. While hinnies do not differ in form, endurance, or temperament from mules, they are bred less frequently. One of the key reasons is that jennets do not seem to conceive as readily when bred to a horse stallion as when bred to a jack.


Horse mule--This is the proper term for the male mule. It is strongly recommended that all male mules be gelded, as stallion mules, although sterile, are sexually active. (I once owned a horse mule which had been gelded at an early age, but still was so sexually active that he was capable of getting an erection and penetrating a mare in heat.) Many people informally refer to the horse mule as a john mule.


Mare mule--This is the formal term for a female mule, although the common informal term is molly.
Mule colt or mule filly--These terms refer to the young male or female mule under three years of age.

Tomorrows fact .. more terms/Types


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