Wednesday, 22 February 2012 06:21
The Local Committee of the Christ at the Checkpoint Conference in Bethlehem sent this letter to representatives of the international Messianic Jewish community in response to a statement issued jointly by the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations and the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America.
Read more: A Response to Representatives of the International Messianic Jewish Community
Tuesday, 21 February 2012 18:17
Information for those coming who wish to receive press credentials for the conference. Press Credentials will be required for official interview requests, use of official pictures and access to the Press Conference with local committee members.
Monday, 20 February 2012 01:15
The Dean of Academic Studies at Bethlehem Bible College, Dr. Yohanna Katanacho, has just published a new book entitled The Land of Christ: A Palestinian Cry, a book that addresses the harsh realities on the ground in twenty-first century Israel/Palestine. The book will be available for purchase at the 2012 Christ at the Checkpoint conference.
Read more: Book Launch: “The Land of Christ: A Palestinian Cry”
Tuesday, 31 January 2012 16:59
Members of the organizing committee for the Christ at the Checkpoint conference explain some of the goals of the conference while addressing some criticism and concerns.
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012 22:46
In the past few weeks, attacks on the Christ at the Checkpoint conference have intensified exponentially. These attacks are not new and we have always thought that our best defense is the nature of the conference itself, and that we should not get involved in meaningless internet debates.
However, since we have been receiving some requests and inquiries regarding these attacks, we decided to briefly respond to some of them.
Read more: An Important Message from Christ at the Checkpoint
Friday, 20 January 2012 23:30
Conference speaker Tony Campolo on the impact of the Arab Spring on the region's Christians and what can be done to mitigate persecution and ensure minority rights.
Read more: Reflections on the Arab Spring and the Persecution of Christians
Thursday, 19 January 2012 01:17
Conference speaker Shane Claiborne named the 2012 Christ at the Checkpoint conference as one of his 5 great events for 2012. Read more to see what Shane had to say about the conference.
Monday, 16 January 2012 22:34
The following is an excerpt from a letter by David P. Gushee and Glen H. Stassen, originally published as An Open Letter to America’s Christian Zionists on the blog of the Just Peacemaking Initiative at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Tuesday, 03 January 2012 19:00
Arab Christians approach Christmas this year with feelings of intense fear just like the shepherds were as the angel appeared to them 2000 years ago. Christmas intersects this year with the first anniversary of the Arab spring that swept the Arab world, bringing enormous change across North Africa and the Middle East.
Read more: Jesus, Christmas and the Arab Spring: A Letter from Nazareth
Thursday, 01 December 2011 20:39
Watch local Committee members of the Christ at the Checkpoint conference share about the theme Hope in the Midst of Conflict and their desire that Jesus be central to bringing peace and reconciliation to the Holy Land.
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Tuesday, 29 November 2011 23:51
Conference director Munther Isaac urges evangelicals to come to Bethlehem in March 2012 for the Christ at the Checkpoint conference — "If more Christians come to Bethlehem in 2012 and leave with the same attitude, we can start looking at this dark part of the world with hope in a time when it is desperately needed."
Read more: Palestinian Christians Call On Evangelicals For Action
Tuesday, 08 November 2011 22:46
Thanks to everyone who entered our blogging contest. The contest ended December 16.
Congratulations to our winner, Keith Giles!
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Wednesday, 02 November 2011 21:25
In this post, 2012 conference speaker Paul Alexander shares the preface to a new book coming out in the spring. Christ at the Checkpoint: Theology in the Service of Justice and Peace (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2012) is a collection of many of the presentations from the 2010 conference.
Friday, 28 October 2011 18:58
Watch Rev. Stephen Sizer, vicar of Christ Church in Virginia Water, UK share about his burden to see the Church worldwide connect with the Palestinian church to work toward justice and reconciliation in the holy land.
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Read more: Video: Stephen Sizer on Connecting with the Palestinian Church
Friday, 07 October 2011 04:09
Watch Lynne Hybels reflect on her time and experience at the last Christ at the Checkpoint Conference and why she feels it is important for Christians to attend. Lynne will be sharing again at the Christ at the Checkpoint Conference in 2012.
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Read more: Video: Lynne Hybels on the Christ at the Checkpoint Conference
Friday, 30 September 2011 18:12
Carl Medearis—an international expert on Muslim-Christian relations and author of Speaking of Jesus: The Art of Not-Evangelism and Muslims, Christians and Jesus—recently wrote about the 2012 Christ at the Checkpoint conference on his blog stating:
"It’ll change your heart and mind about so many things – beware. But it’ll be worth it."
Continue reading for more on why Carl thinks the conference will be such a worthwhile experience.
Read more: Carl Medearis on the 2012 Christ at the Checkpoint Conference
Wednesday, 21 September 2011 20:57
In the coming days, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will be at the United Nations to request an official recognition of Palestine as an independent state with full statehood status at the UN. The majority of Christians and church leaders in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip support the Palestinian bid to seek full statehood at the United Nations. This position is not driven by anti Israeli or anti American sentiments but rather because most Arab Christians believe that without a resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict they have no future in the Middle East and without Palestinian statehood, there will be no end to the conflict.
Read more: Rev. Alex Awad: Why Christians need to support Palestinian drive towards Statehood
Tuesday, 28 June 2011 20:43
Today the "land of promise" is a spark in the tinder dry atmosphere of Middle Eastern affairs. Events there continue to wield influence among peoples and in places well beyond the region itself. This raises for Christians the acute theological problem of how to relate to the "land of promise" today and in light of the land of the Bible. Our hope is that this volume of essays will contribute to a more informed and theologically coherent response to the "Land of Promise." It is offered here in the name of peace for all peoples in that place and among those who continue to look to her as a place of promise.
Saturday, 18 June 2011 16:23
In 2008, as I heard the increasing public rhetoric of hostility emanating from the Middle East, I found myself wondering what Jesus would say and do if he were here in the flesh today. It was with that question that I began traveling to the Middle East — seven times in the last two-and-a-half years. My goal on those trips was simply to listen and learn. I began by asking Arab Christians from Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Israel, and Palestine what they wished American Christians knew about them and about the Middle East.
Read more: Lynne Hybels: My Search for the Truth About the Middle East
Friday, 03 June 2011 23:44
How could a person living under military occupation, experiencing first-hand suffering and humiliation, even think about loving the enemy, let alone urge family, friends and neighbors to do the same? This challenging message came from a young rabbi named Jesus in his "Sermon on the Mount."
Read more: Sami Awad: WWJD? A Non-Violent Conflict Resolution for Palestine
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