CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Soup &, Stew	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Cooked 97% fat free ham; cut in 1/2" cubes
1	md	Onion; chopped
2	cn	(15 oz.) black beans; undrained
1	cn	(14.5 oz.) whole tomatoes; undrained–cut up
1	ts	Chili powder

INSTRUCTIONS

Spray large nonstick saucepan with nonstick cooking spray.  Add ham and
onion; cook over medium heat for 4-6 minutes or until onion is tender,
stirring occasionally.
Stir in remaining ingredients.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to
medium-low; simmer 20 minutes or until slightly thickened. If desired,
garnish each serving with a few crushed baked tortilla chips.
Makes 4 servings--240 calories--20 from fat--2 grams fat.
Recipe By     : Fast & Healthy Sept-Oct 96
Posted to Digest eat-lf.v096.n229
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 19:11:16 -0500
From: LRW979@aol.com

A Message from our Provider:

“Either Jesus pays or you do”

The biblical evidence : Matthew 1:18-25 1. Joseph and Mary were betrothed (1:18, 20, 24), a relationship regarded as the legal equivalent of marriage. In other words, betrothal could be broken only by a formal divorce. This is why Joseph is referred to as her “husband” (v. 19). 2. Although betrothed, the relationship had not yet been consummated sexually (see vv. 18, 25; also Luke 1:34). 3. Mary’s pregnancy is attributed to the Holy Spirit: a. Verse 20 – “of the Holy Spirit.” b. Verse 16 – “and to Jacob was born Joseph the husband of Mary, by/of whom [feminine] was born Jesus.” Matthew clearly excludes Joseph. c. Note that the repeated active verb (“was the father of” or “begot”) gives way to a divine passive in v. 16 (i.e., God is the active agent in the conception and birth of Jesus). 4. Joseph is instructed to take Mary into his house and to name the child (vv. 20-21) thereby establishing for Joseph legal paternity of the child. Hence the community came to believe that Joseph was Jesus’ father (Lk. 2:48; Mt. 13:55). Luke 1:26-38 1. Mary is explicitly identified as a “virgin” (parthenos, v. 27), a fact she confirms in v. 34. 2. Verse 35 clearly attributes the conception to the work of the Holy Spirit. 3. The terms translated “come upon” and “overshadow” (v. 35) are not euphemisms for sexual relations. They are simply figurative expressions for divine intervention by which God will supercede the natural order of things. 4. For the term “overshadow,” see Ex. 40:35; Psm. 91:4; 140:7; Mt. 17:5; Mk. 9:7; Lk. 9:34 (cf. also Gen. 1:2). The emphasis is on the powerful creative presence of the Spirit in bringing to pass the conception of the man Jesus.

Sam Storms