Dr. Tom Barnard wrote that he had heard the late Edward John Carnell define faith as "resting in the sufficiency of the evidences." Barnard stated that at the time he wasn't sure what Carnell meant. Barnard continued, "Only much later, when I had lived a few more years and had seen God do things far beyond my ability to comprehend, could I understand Carnell's drift. 'Resting in the sufficiency of the evidences' means that God is at work, and he has left plenty of evidence around so that no human could take credit for it."