What is depicted on the plaque the lady made for Les?
The plaque depicts an odd-looking little duck with its head cocked to one side, accompanied by the question "faith plus nothing?" It was made by a lady in the Macalester class who was an artist, illustrating the contrast between faith plus nothing and faith plus something.
Les explains that a lady in his Macalester class was bamboozled by the message of faith plus nothing when she first came in. She was an artist, so she made a little plaque for him. It shows an odd-looking little duck with his head cocked, and the question, "faith plus nothing?" Les uses it to picture how most people react: they think faith plus nothing sounds crazy. He notes that 90% of Christendom does not hear that, but instead says it is faith plus.