Dr. Bob Snyder practiced emergency medicine for 15 years and served as co-chairman of the Emergency Medicine Department at Brandywine Hospital, Coatesville, PA. and served as faculty in Emergency Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. In 1996 God called Bob and his wife, Pamela, to Budapest, Hungary. As a result, IHS Global was birthed. Enjoy the writings from Bob over the many years of service.
The Incarnation
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9 NIV
Honey or Vinegar
Kind words are like honey – sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. Proverbs 16:24 NLT
The Sin of the Desert
Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?” John 4:28-29 NIV
Giving Thanks
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. 1 Chronicles 16:34 NIV
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV
Gentleness
He tends his flock like a shepherd. He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young. Isaiah 40:11 NIV
No Shortcuts
But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it. Matthew 7:14 NLT
Devoted or Lukewarm?
But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. Revelation 3:16 NLT
Discouraged?
Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again – my Savior and my God. Psalm 42:5 NLT
A Sinking Bob
But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. Matthew 14:30 NIV
Forgiveness
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:14-15 NIV
Enthusiasm
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, and not for men... Colossians 3:23 NIV
Uncoupling Justice and Righteousness
…but let him who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the Lord. Jeremiah 9:24 NIV
Better By Affliction
Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word. Psalm 119:67 NIV
My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees. Psalm 119:71 NLT
Do Not Leave Me
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. John 14:16-17 NIV
The Ancient Path
This is what the Lord says:
“Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient path,
ask where the good way is, and walk in it
and you will find rest for your souls.
But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’” Jeremiah 6:16 NIV
Voice Recognition
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 NIV
The Door of Death
Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 NIV
Night and Day
For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.