Surely Paul could have made the gospel more palatable – and less dangerous – by saying it was about something else. Something cleaner and less ridiculous than the cross. Something more glorious. Less disgusting. He didn’t do that, though. “I decided,” Paul said, “to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2). In the face of the worst cultural prejudice imaginable, he fixed the entire gospel squarely and immovably on the fact that Jesus was tacked to a stauros and left to die. If he had been trying to find a surefire way to turn first-century people off from his “good news,” he couldn’t have done better than that! So why did he do it? It’s simple. He did it because he knew that leaving the cross out, or running past it with a glance, or making it peripheral to the gospel, or allowing anything else to displace it at the center of the gospel would make it, finally, no gospel at all.
Sun-dried tomatoes, oil-packed; drained and chopped
3/4
c
Dry white wine
1/2
c
Water
15
Artichoke hearts
Salt and pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
In a 10- to 12-inch frying pan over medium-high heat, combine oil, garlic,
onion, mushrooms and prosciutto. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion
is golden and mushrooms are brown and glazed, 15 to 20 minutes. Mix in
sage, tomatoes, wine, water and artichokes; bring to a boil. Simmer,
covered, until artichokes are tender when pierced, about 45 minutes; stir
occasionally.
Season to taste with salt and pepper. makes 4 to 6 servings.
Recipe By : Sunset Magazine
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #237
Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 08:35:24 -0400
From: Eileen & Bob Holze <beck4@asan.com>
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