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Belle Tindall-Riley writes about Khrushchev, Lewis, and the outrageous story of Christmas!

Last week, the EU passed a record €22 billion budget for its space agency. Space exploration, and its sense of contact with the eternal, has long held a deep fascination for humankind. In 1963, C.S. Lewis wrote an essay entitled ‘The Seeing Eye’. It was a response to Nikita Khrushchev, the Russian politician who famously declared of the first man in space, ‘Gagarin flew into space but didn’t see God there’. Khrushchev considered the fact that God wasn’t spotted up there to be proof of his non-existence. And Lewis was having none of it. By way of response, he wrote:

This article is from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity section on Connecting with Culture.

Paul Woolley writes, "‘Never say die’ doesn’t just apply to sport."
It was nerve-wracking and glorious. On Tuesday, Scotland’s men qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1998 with a dramatic 4–2 victory over Denmark at Hampden Park. Steve Clarke’s side needed a win to secure their place, yet twice surrendered the lead before transforming their fortunes in a sensational finish. As the BBC’s Andy Swift put it, it was ‘an unforgettable end to an unforgettable night.
This article is from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity section on Connecting with Culture.