Christ at the Checkpoint

Every two years, Bethlehem Bible College (BBC) invites evangelical Christians from around the world to come and learn from the Palestinian Christian experience of living under Israeli oppression. The 7th biannual Christ at the Checkpoint conference was held May 22-25 this year under the theme “Do Justice, Love Mercy: Christian Witness in Contexts of Oppression.”

Organizers describe the conference as “a community of evangelical Christians who believe that following Jesus with integrity means that our lives are formed by our love for God, the teaching of the Bible and a fearless life of discipleship in the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” This community seeks to find “courageous love for Palestinian Aras and Israeli Jews alike.”

This year’s conference included keynote speeches from Dr. Munther Isaac (dean at BBC), Dr. Yousef Alkhouri (faculty member at BBC), Shane Claibourne (U.S. writer, speaker and activist), among others.  Videos of highlights and keynote presentations are available through the Christ at the Checkpoint Conference Facebook page.