“If your concept of God is radically false, then the more devout you are, the worse it will be for you. You’re opening yourself to be molded by something base. In terms of your practical life, you’d better be an atheist.”
— William Temple
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1942-1944
George Berkeley on God in the Quad — Do Trees Disappear When You Stop Looking?
George Berkeley proposed a theory that suggested that trees might pop out of existence if no one is looking. Learn about the humorous and insightful limerick that answered the question about God in the Quad.
A Pastor, A Picnic, and A 3-Day Trial About A Sandwich
For several weeks in 1927, the residents of Santa Ana, California were glued to their newspapers, eager to learn the latest details of possibly the most curious case in Orange County legal annals. The case in question culminated in a three-day trial in county court. What was it that garnered multiple newspaper headlines and monopolized…
Should Abraham Lincoln Have Been a Pastor?
As often as Abraham Lincoln referred to faith issues in speeches and ordinary conversation, one wonders if he may have felt a call toward pastoral ministry. An incident in the decade before Lincoln went to the White House suggests he might have been just as effective in ministry as he was in politics. One day…
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