Charles Scriven

Formerly an associate professor of religion at Walla Walla College, College Place, Washington, Charles Scriven is currently the senior pastor at Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church in Takoma Park, Maryland. In The Transformation of Culture…

Everyone yearns for a world of exuberant, joyful peace. And that, according to Scripture, is exactly what God intends to establish. The divine goal is blessed communion, the healing of the life we share with one another.…

Think about what matters most to you: spouse, children, parents, brothers, and sisters. Others matter, too: your Pathfinder Club, friends who volunteer with you at the hospital, your music group.

Of course,…

EVA: How would you say Seventh-day Adventists have viewed the Sabbath? What significance would you say we have seen in it, and what have we appealed to as we articulated our reasons for keeping the seventh day holy…

When Tony Campolo, the well-known preacher-professor, flies home after speaking appointments, his response to questioning seatmates depends on whether he feels like talking or not.

He explains that "when someone…