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…
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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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…
Editorial: Same-sex marriage and gender questions
Christians face pressure to reconsider our view of sexuality and marriage. The pressure comes not just from hostile voices outside Christianity. It also comes from…
Editorial: Laws have changed, but have our hearts?
A year has passed since the shock of seeing a man die under the knee of another man on national television. For a year we…
Editorial: Nationalism vs. patriotism
With the recent focus on Christian nationalism, the appropriateness of patriotism has resurfaced. Is there a difference between Christian nationalism and patriotism? Patriotism is a…
I hate masks!
I am tired of facemasks. I hate the way they fog my glasses. I hate how they make it harder to breathe, to speak, to…
Review: Freed-Hardeman history is more than a highlight reel
‘It seems like God wants Freed- Hardeman to be here.” With those words, David Shannon began his tenure as Freed-Hardeman University’s current president. Greg Massey’s…
