I don’t think I’ve ever recommended a “conference” before. Or a meeting. Or seminar. I’m just not that guy….

However, this is one you need to go to. Sell the extra car and go. It’s not that hard. You fly through Europe into Tel Aviv. And drive for an hour to Bethlehem – yep, the city where Jesus was born (it’s in the Middle East, not Texas).

Join Shane Claiborne, Tony Campolo, Lynne Hybels and some other amazing local teachers and hear a new perspective about what it means to follow Jesus under political oppression. It’ll change how you read the Bible.  It’ll change your heart and mind about so many things – beware. But it’ll be worth it.

A bunch of the coolest people I know in the world will be there. The issues are far more than “Israeli-Palestinian” they are about how you think of Jesus and the Bible.  Sign up. Take some friends. Seriously. It’s just a week and some change.

This post was originally published on Carl Medearis' blog.