Poll finds many Christians 'by name only'
An online quiz that started a year ago examined how consistently Christians are living out the teachings of Jesus Christ and has found an increase in the number of believers who are ‘Christians in name only’. ‘The results are disturbing, as 1 in 3 self-proclaimed Christians admit they rarely live out the teachings of Jesus Christ,’ said R. Brad White, the founder of Changing the Face of Christianity, which created the test. ‘Our mission is to reverse negative Christian stereotypes by helping Christians become more like Jesus Christ. And so, our goal is to work with local churches and to help transform these un-Christians into spiritually mature Christians who walk the walk, and better represent our faith to the world.’ More than 1,500 people have responded to the quiz, which was started in Sept 2011 and collected results up to April 2012. In the three other categories, only 2.9 per-cent ranked in the ‘Far from Christ’ section, 38.5 per-cent were ‘Good Christians,’ while 27.8 per-cent were ‘Spiritually Mature Christians.’
Pray: that all Christians will walk so close to Jesus that others will see Him in them. (Is.43:1)
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‘INSIGHT ARTICLE’ EU: Preparing for 'new stage' in economic union
European leaders will discuss plans for deeper economic integration in the euro zone at their next meeting on 28-29 June, after an inconclusive summit on 23 May saw open divergences between France and Germany over ways to kick-start the EU's sluggish economy. See http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/eu-prepares-new-stage-economic-u-news-512943 European Council President Herman Van Rompuy will present a report exploring ways to deepen economic integration in the euro zone. Van Rompuy announced that ‘we need to take Economic Monetary Union to a new stage.’ and ‘I will report in June, in close co-operation with the Commission President, the Presidents of the Euro-group and the European Central Bank, on the main building blocks and on a working method to achieve this objective. For INSIGHTS into understanding and help you to pray into the European Financial System click the ‘More’ button.
Pray: for God to inspire the delegates as they prepare for the next meeting. (Ps.49:20)
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‘INSIGHT ARTICLE’ EU: Preparing for 'new stage' in economic union
European leaders will discuss plans for deeper economic integration in the euro zone at their next meeting on 28-29 June, after an inconclusive summit on 23 May saw open divergences between France and Germany over ways to kick-start the EU's sluggish economy. See http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/eu-prepares-new-stage-economic-u-news-512943 European Council President Herman Van Rompuy will present a report exploring ways to deepen economic integration in the euro zone. Van Rompuy announced that ‘we need to take Economic Monetary Union to a new stage.’ and ‘I will report in June, in close co-operation with the Commission President, the Presidents of the Euro-group and the European Central Bank, on the main building blocks and on a working method to achieve this objective. For INSIGHTS into understanding and help you to pray into the European Financial System click the ‘More’ button.
Pray: for God to inspire the delegates as they prepare for the next meeting. (Ps.49:20)
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Spain: No request for bailout, says minister
Spain's Economy Minister has dampened speculation that the country is about to seek a bailout of its bank sector. There have been reports in the last few days that Spain was seeking an immediate bailout from eurozone funds. Mr de Guindos was speaking in Brussels, where proposals aiming to avoid taxpayers having to fund future bailouts of banks have been published. An International Monetary Fund audit of Spain's banks is due next week. On Wednesday, the European Commission unveiled proposals designed to stop taxpayers' money being used to bail out failed banks. The aim is to ensure losses are borne by bank shareholders and creditors and minimise costs for taxpayers. However, new legislation is unlikely to come into force before 2014 at the earliest, too late to protect taxpayers from any further immediate bank failures.
Pray: for God’s help and to give us wisdom as the governments seek solutions to these monetory problems.
