Editorial: Don’t reduce Scripture to partisan arguments
Members of Churches of Christ pride ourselves on our commitment to Scripture. Our strong dedication to the Bible is summed up — rather ironically —…
Jeremie Beller
Opinions Editor
Jeremie Beller serves as Opinions Editor for The Christian Chronicle. Beller oversees the production of the Chronicle’s monthly editorial and reviews pages.
Beller is the Congregational Minister for the Wilshire Church of Christ in Oklahoma City, where he has served since 2002. Prior to his role at Wilshire, he preached for the Chandler Church of Christ in Oklahoma. He completed a bachelor’s degree in Bible and ministry from Oklahoma Christian University as well as a Master of Arts in Ministry and an M.Div. in congregational ministry. Beller also earned a Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma in communication and persuasion with his dissertation focusing on religion and racism.
He has taught courses in preaching, Bible and communications as an adjunct professor at Oklahoma Christian. He also teaches Bible for Oklahoma Christian Academy in Edmond, Okla. Beller has presented at the Christian Scholars Conference and was a contributor to the 2018 book “Why We Stayed: Honesty and Hope in Churches of Christ.”
He and his wife, Delaina, married in 1999 and have two children: son named Keaton and a daughter named Kayden. Delaina teaches fourth-grade math and science at Oklahoma Christian Academy where Keaton and Kayden also attend school.
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Stan Granberg offers tough-but-good news to dying churches
Anyone following social research in the United States has seen the bleak forecast for religion: declining attendance and diminishing adherents. Anyone following the recent work…
Daughter finds lessons in the Holocaust
In the Old Testament, angels warned Lot and his wife not to look back on Sodom and Gomorrah as they fled. When Lot’s wife chose…
Editorial: What is the ‘Christian’ position on guns?
Buffalo, N.Y. Uvalde, Texas. Tulsa, Okla. As the death toll from mass shootings grows, the gun control debate once again consumes our attention. God-fearing people…
Editorial: In Buffalo’s wake, we must speak out
Add Buffalo, N.Y., to the long and growing list of locations that have become synonymous with tragedy and racism. On May 14, 10 innocent people…
Editorial: What it means to love our enemies
Jesus had a way of saying things that are easy to understand but hard to hear. “Love your enemies” (Matthew 5:43) tops the list. Each…
Preaching to be heard: Why it matters so much
Preaching has never been easy. God sent Jeremiah to deliver a hard message with little assurance: “They will not listen to you. … They will…
Editorial: It’s time to resume the Lord’s work
We are all tired of this pandemic. The summer of 2021 started with optimism and progress, rising vaccination rates and declining infection rates. Then came…
Jack Reese offers church a hopeful elegy
If you are looking for a book of hope during troubling times for Churches of Christ, it is understandable if the word “elegy” in a…
Tensions between Kingdom and country
At times, the tensions between Kingdom and country are more obvious than others. Recent events in Afghanistan have provided one clear moment of tension. Seeing…
