In his typically quirky way, the American film producer Woody Allen complained, ‘If God would only speak to me – just once. If he would only cough. If I could just see a miracle. If I could see a burning bush or the seas part. Or my Uncle Sasha pick up the cheque.’ Elsewhere he mused, ‘If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.’ One has to smile at Woody Allen’s wit, but in this extremely serious issue he misses the point that God has spoken and he has revealed himself to us in at least three dramatic ways.

  1. God has revealed himself in creation.
  2. God has revealed himself in the Bible.
  3. God has revealed himself in Jesus Christ.

Cited in Has Science Got Rid of God? By John Blanchard, p.117-8