Blogs

Pastor Tim has retired from pastoring local churches and is now working alongside his wife to help refugees and persecuted Christians.

For more about Cybersalt, the business, head on over to www.cybersalt.com

At the age of four, Joshua Goodling was diagnosed with terminal cancer and given only one week to live. That was over 34 years ago, so it's been a long week. He is now an inspirational and motivational speaker, seeking to encourage and inspire others to make a difference in today's world. You can visit his website at http://www.joshuagoodling.com. He is also the founder of http://www.inspiritnews.com. You can contact him at [email protected]

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.

October 11, 2025

Heat is Not Just a Number, It’s an Attitude

Lately, the temperature in Florida has topped 100°. I saw on the news that the Northeast is also hitting 100°. It's easy to see why everyone wants to come to Florida. If they can't, they wish for some of our heat. Well, good luck with that. We’ll send you all… Read More

October 04, 2025

This is your Last and Final Warning

As a child, I remember my parents saying to me, "I'm not going to tell you this again." The only problem with that was they did tell me again. And again. And again. It was hard for me to trust my parents along this line. They always gave me warnings, and then… Read More

September 26, 2025

One More Candle on Another Cake

The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were finishing our supper. If anyone can put together a marvelous supper, it is she. If anybody can eat a marvelous supper, it is me. As we were finishing, she looked over at me and said, "My dear, do you know what… Read More

September 20, 2025

And then it’s Monday… Again

I'm not sure if it's just me getting old or something altogether different. Time seems to go by fast. My father used to say, "The older you get the faster time goes." I'm finally beginning to understand what he meant by that. Read More

September 13, 2025

The Older I Get, the Younger I Feel

I like celebrating anything and everything. After all, who doesn’t like party time? Thinking along this line it occurred to me this month I will be celebrating my birthday. I pondered this for a while and was trying to figure out which birthday I should… Read More

September 06, 2025

Did My Body Warranty Just Expire?

Just when I recover from the latest ache in my body within a few minutes, I will get a “Boo, I’m back.” I’m not quite sure why these Aches and Pains love my body so much. Why don’t they just get over it and move on to another circus. The problem is, after I’m… Read More

Blog writings by Shirley Choat.

Susan is Pastor Tim's wife.
She isn't simple, but her blog is Simply Susan.

You can receive notice of news posts by signing up for this newsfeed.

You can read her blog in chronological order here.

This is Alyssa Sampson's blog.  She is Pastor Tim's daughter.

Pastor Barkat is a graduate of Punjab University. After receiving a call to ministry in 1999 he attended Gujranwala Theological Seminary, graduating in 2003 with a Master of Divinity (His thesis covered a Biblical model of house churches.) Upon graduating he started pastoral ministry with the Anglican Church and was ordained in 2004, working within that church in different positions until mid 2015 when he got the opportunity for a short training program on Pneumatology from South Korea. Suneel currently is a visiting teacher in an evangelical Bible College empowered by Korean Mission in Pakistan, as well as doing independent teaching and preaching ministry. He has established many Bible study groups and has the passion to preach in remote areas of Pakistan.

Life Does Have Its Compensations – Occasionally

At times, it seems as if there is absolutely no justice in this world, and then something wonderful happens making up for almost everything. This past week I was fortunate enough to experience one of those rare jewels of life. I must say not all weeks are like this. My weeks…

Life Does Have Its Compensations – Occasionally

Susan Page enjoys the simple blessings in life. Her hobbies include biking, hiking, writing, reading and photography. She is happiest outdoors with her camera slung over her shoulder. She loves the beach and the mountains and volunteering with the special needs community.

Susan is enthusiastic about encouraging others including leadership in small group ministry, mentoring, and sharing her writings and photos. Her career has included management in the Christian Bookselling industry, the Natural health field, and Christian Schooling before joining the staff of the AGC from 2004 to 2024 as Church Relations Coordinator. Susan has two delightful daughters, one wonderful son-in-law and a handful of soul sisters, whom she loves. She is the daughter of the King, His beloved child, wonderfully forgiven and blessed! Susan longs to age gracefully, becoming more like Jesus as she seeks the hidden treasures revealed to her through Scripture, literature, the arts, humankind, and nature.