Osso Buco Alla Milanese (braised Veal Shanks,

Throughout Scripture we see the Bible testifying of the generating power of God's Word. Beginning in Genesis 1 we read that God spoke this world into existence creating life out of darkness. In Ezekiel 37 we have the fabulous vision where the Prophet is called to preach to the dry bones and through the preaching of God's Word, God's Spirit would bring deadness to life. This is how God gives us spiritual life. This is how God takes spiritually dead corpses and regenerates them through the teaching of His Word. 1 Peter 1:23, 'For you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God' (cf. Jas. 1:18). In Romans 10 the familiar verse says 'faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ' (Rom. 10:17). That is why Paul told the Corinthians, 'God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe' (2 Cor. 1:21b; cf. 1 Cor. 1:17; 23; 9:16, 18; 15:11).

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Italian	Italian, Meats	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Finely Chopped Onion
2/3	c	Finely Chopped Carrot
2/3	c	Finely Chopped Celery
1/4	c	Butter Or Margarine
1	t	Minced Garlic
		Lemon Peel, Cut In Strips
2		Veal Shanks *
3/4	c	Flour
1/2	c	Oil
1	c	Dry White Wine
1 1/2	c	Beef Broth Or More Wine
1	lb	Can Italian Tomatoes
		Cut Up, With Juice
1/2	t	Dried Basil, Crushed
1/4	t	Dried Thyme, Crushed
2		Bay Leaves
2		Parsley Sprigs
		Salt
		Freshly Ground Black Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Veal shanks should be sawed into 8 pieces about 2 inches long.
~----------------- Combine onion, carrot, celery, butter and garlic in
large heavy casserole or Dutch oven. Cook over medium heat 8 to 10
minutes. Add 2 strips lemon peel and remove from heat. Dredge veal
pieces in flour, shaking off any excess. Heat oil in skillet over
medium high heat. Brown veal on all sides. Arrange on top of
vegetables in casserole. Tip skillet and draw off nearly all fat with
spoon. Add wine and boil briskly about 3 minutes, scraping up any
brown bits stuck to pan. Pour over veal. Add broth, tomatoes and
juice, basil, thyme, bay leaves and parsley. Season to taste with  salt
and pepper. Broth should come up to top of veal pieces. If not,  add
more. Bring to gentle boil. Cover tightly and bake at 350Ã¸F  about 2
hours, carefully turning and basting veal every 20 minutes.  Garnish
top with more strips of lemon peel. (C) 1992 The Los Angeles  Times
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 518 Calories From Fat: 345 Total Fat: 39.1g Cholesterol: 1.7mg Sodium: 197mg Potassium: 310mg Carbohydrates: 29.4g Fiber: 2.4g Sugar: 5.8g Protein: 3.6g

In view of the witness of Scripture, therefore, we do not come closer to solving the problem of evil by diminishing God’s active and purposeful involvement in any sphere of life. To remove God's sovereignty from the realm of evil before it occurs forces us to conceive of God either as playing 'catch-up,' by redeeming evil only after we have carried it out (after all, in this view, to intervene sooner would jeopardize our free will), or as standing on the sidelines, sympathetic in our struggles but unable to help. Apart from God's sovereignty, God's love in the midst of suffering is downsized to an emotional response of 'caring.'

Scott Hafemann