The doctrine of concurrence affirms that God directs, and works through, the distinctive properties of each created thing, so that these things themselves bring about the results that we see. In this way it is possible to affirm that in one sense events are fully (100 percent) caused by God and fully (100 percent) caused by the creature as well. However, divine and creaturely causes work in different ways. The divine cause of each event works as an invisible, behind-the-scenes, directing cause and therefore could be called the 'primary cause' that plans and initiates everything that happens. But the created thing brings about actions in ways consistent with the creature’s own properties [which God unchangeably gave and sustains], ways that can often be described by us or by professional scientists who carefully observe the processes. These creaturely factors and properties can therefore be called the 'secondary' causes of everything that happens, even though they are the causes that are evident to us by observation (Wayne Grudem and Jeff Purswell).

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Tunisian	Soups, And, Stews	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Lentils; sorted & rinsed
1		Cinnamon stick
7	c	Water; more or less
1	tb	Olive oil; may be doubled
4	c	Minced onion
2	tb	Minced garlic
2	ts	Salt
1	ts	Turmeric
1 1/2	ts	Cumin seed
2	ts	Ground cumin
3		Bay leaves
28	oz	Tomatoes; crushed
2	c	Cooked chickpeas; drained and rinsed
		Black pepper; to taste
		Cayenne pepper; to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Cook lentils with the cinnamon stick in 7 cups water until tender, about 30
minutes. Remove and discard the cinnamon stick and drain the lentils,
saving the water, if any is left.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a soup pot. Add the onion, garlic, salt, turmeric,
cumin seeds, ground cumin, and bay leaves. Saute over medium heat for 5 to
10 minutes or until the onions are soft.
Add 6 cups of water, including the reserved cooking water from lentils, if
any. Add the canned crushed tomatoes with juice and bring to a boil. Lower
heat to a simmer, partially cover and cook for another 15 minutes or so.
The timing is not exact.
Stir in the chickpeas and lentils and cook for about 5 minutes to warm
through. The legumes should not become mushy. Season to taste with the two
peppers and lemon juice; adjust salt. Serve hot with some yogurt, a
sprinkling of parsley or mint, and currants, if desired.
PER CUP: 282CAL, 4.9G fat (14.9% cff); 47.2G carb. If another Tablespoon of
oil is used to saute and flavor the onion: PER SERVING: 302CAL, 7.2G fat
(20.3% cff); 47.2G carb.
Recipe by: Mollie Katzen's Vegetable Heaven (1997)
Posted to Digest eat-lf.v097.n011 by KitPATh <phannema@wizard.ucr.edu> on
Jan 12, 1998

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