There is no such thing as luck” or “accident”… We must resist limiting God’s sovereignty in the face of suffering. The comfort of God…is not His empathy with us as someone who feels the tragedy of evil but is helpless in it. Nor does the comfort of God reside in His actions as a “fourth-quarter quarterback,” who is brought in after things have fallen apart to save the day just before the whistle blows. There is no comfort in suffering if God is not sovereign over it. To pare down God’s sovereignty is to render suffering a triumph of evil and sin against the limited will and power of God.

Scott Hafemann

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Beans, Soup	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Pinto beans (dried)
1	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Pepper
4		Bacon slices, cut in squares
4		Carrots, chopped
4		Celery stalks, chopped
1/2	ts	Thyme (dried)
1		Garlic clove, minced
4	oz	Can of tomato paste
2	tb	Olive oil
1		Onion, chopped
1	tb	Wine vinegar

INSTRUCTIONS

The approximate cooking time is 3 hours.
Cover the washed beans with 6-8 cups of water and bring to a boil. Reduce
heat, cover and boil gently for 1 hour and then simmer while still covered.
Stir about every 15 minutes for the ENTIRE time the beans are cooking.
After the beans have been cooking for about 1 hour and 45 minutes chop the
onion and celery and carrots. Slice the four slices of bacon into 1"
squares.  Saute the onion, celery and bacon squares in the olive oil for
about 10 minutes.  Add to the beans along with the thyme, chopped carrots
and tomato paste.  Simmer uncovered for another hour until the beans are
tender and slightly mash the beans. Add the salt, pepper and wine vinegar
before serving. Submitted By JSCHLANK@PACIFICNET.NET On THU, 21 DEC 1995
200833 -0500
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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