God's Penman

The Reverend James L. Snyder is an award winning author whose writings have appeared in more than eighty periodicals including GUIDEPOSTS. In Pursuit of God: The Life of A. W. Tozer, Snyder?s first book, won the Reader?s Choice Award in 1992 by Christianity Today. Snyder has authored 8 books altogether.

Rev. James L. Snyder has a knack for making fun of daily frustrations and will increase your humor aptitude so you too can discover that life is less stressful when you?re laughing. Through these essays, you will realize that humor and religion belong together and that its OK to keep from taking yourself and others too seriously.

coffee cafe man
July 04, 2026

It’s My Pain - I’ll Use it if I Want To

When I think I've turned a page to a new chapter in my life, I realize there is nothing new in life. I'm referring to pain. I cannot remember a time in my life when I didn't have some pain. In the years of my naivety, I never imagined that when I got older, I…
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Close up of a fly on a blue ridged surface.
June 27, 2026

Why Are Flies So Attracted to My Nose?

Throughout my life, I have dealt with many "pesky" things that provoke the dickens out of me. I sure do miss those "dickens.” When I think I've got one pesky thing under control, another comes along. I've had so many "pesky" things, but I'm still not a master…
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Monday
June 20, 2026

Monday's Here but Sunday's A-Coming

For many years, even before I became a pastor, Sunday was always a very special day. I lived in a rural community in Pennsylvania where they had what they called the "Blue Laws." No business was open on a Sunday, but churches were full. In those days, Sunday…
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A young baby on its tummy under a purple blanket draped over its head and body.
June 13, 2026

What If I Don't Want to Act My Age

Throughout my life, I have often heard people telling other people what they should be or do. I do not know where they get the right to say that about other people. I first encountered this attitude with my mother. She would often say to me, "Son, you need to…
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A photo of 2 types of homemade soap - light brown and black - on a wooden tray.
June 06, 2026

Soap Isn't Always Soap

After several months of mayhem in our house, things began to quiet down. It was beginning to get back to our normal way of life. Of course, because of the mayhem, many things that needed to be done did not get done. That made The Gracious Mistress of the…
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Woman in a red long-sleeved top wearing a blue mask. She has her hands on her head and is looking upward.
June 01, 2026

Where Do All My Nasal Fluids Come From?

I am finally in what I think is the last phase of my recent health confusion. My nose is dripping, and I think I use at least one box of tissues daily. I did not know I had so much of this in my body, and I am not exactly sure where it came from.
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