Name: Spinach Garlic Bread
Ingredients: 1 Loaf French or Italian bread; 1 md Onion; chopped; 2 Cloves garlic; minced; 3 tb Olive oil; 1 pk (10 oz) frozen chopped spinach; thawed and drained; 1 tb Grated Parmesan cheese; 1 ts Italian seasoning; 1/2 ts Fennel seed; crushed; 1 lg Tomato; chopped and seeded; 1 1/2 c Shredded mozzarella cheese; 1 tb Dried basil; Chopped fresh parsley; optional

The invisibility of God is a great problem. It was already a problem to God’s people in Old Testament days. Their pagan neighbors would taunt them, saying, “Where Is now your God?” Their gods were visible and tangible, but Israel’s God was neither. Today in our scientific culture young people are taught not to believe in anything which is not open to empirical investigation. How then has God solved the problem of His own invisibility? The first answer is of course “in Christ.” Jesus Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. John 1:18: “No one has ever seen God, but God the only Son has made him known.” “That’s wonderful,” people say, “but it was 2,000 years ago. Is there no way by which the invisible God makes Himself visible today?” There is. We return to 1 John 4:12: “No one has ever seen God.” It is precisely the same introductory statement. But instead of continuing with reference to the Son of God, it continues: “If we love one another, God dwells in us.” In other words, the invisible God, who once made Himself visible in Christ, now makes Himself visible in Christians, if we love one another. It is a breathtaking claim. The local church cannot evangelize, proclaiming the gospel of love, if it is not itself a community of love.

John Stott

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Grains	Italian	Not, Sent	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Loaf French or Italian bread
1	md	Onion; chopped
2		Cloves garlic; minced
3	tb	Olive oil
1	pk	(10 oz) frozen chopped spinach; thawed and drained
1	tb	Grated Parmesan cheese
1	ts	Italian seasoning
1/2	ts	Fennel seed; crushed
1	lg	Tomato; chopped and seeded
1 1/2	c	Shredded mozzarella cheese
1	tb	Dried basil
		Chopped fresh parsley; optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut bread in half lengthwise. Place with cut side up on a baking sheet; set
aside. In a skillet, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Add
spinach and stir until heated through, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
Stir in Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning and fennel seed; mix well.
Spread evenly over bread halves. Sprinkle with tomato, mozzerella and
basil. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Garnish
with parsley if desired. cut into slices and serve immediately.
Recipe by: Homemakers Schools Recipe Collection - Spring 1998
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by The Taillons <taillon@access.mountain.net> on
Mar 15, 1998

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