Reverend James L. Snyder is an author whose writings have appeared in more than 50 periodicals. in Pursuit of God: The Life of A. W. Tozer, Snyder's first book, won the Reader's Choice Award in 1992 from Christianity Today. Through 25 years of ministry, he and his wife Martha have been involved in three church-planting projects prior to their current ministry at the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Ocala, Florida. The Snyders have three children and two grandchildren.