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.
My Merit vs God’s Mercy
A battle wages within me...somehow believing that I am good enough for God's acceptance rather than believing that it is...
Faith vs Sight
A battle wages within me daily—what to believe? Should I trust only what I can see—the visibly obvious? Or can I...
I Must Change - Growing in Child-Likeness
And He said, "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the Kingdom of...
An Impossible Requirement
God’s desire for me is abundant fruitfulness. He even gave me the prescription for this,Very truly I tell you,...
By Him and for Him
One of my wife's favorite verses describes how the world was made and was intended to operate. Speaking of Jesus, Paul...
God's Demands vs. My Desires
"I grew up on a reservation in South Dakota, filled with resentment and anger toward the white man." These were the...
Is God Enough?
Is God sufficient for all my needs? "Of course!" is my reflex response. But what am I really thinking? "If only...
Strive or Surrender?
The world always told me to strive, and I listened. I studied hard through years of education and I worked diligently all my...
Learning from Jesus' Questions - Critical Heart or Merciful Heart?
Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? Matthew...
Learning from Jesus' Questions - Who Gets the Praise?
How can you believe, if you accept praise from one another and don't seek the praise that comes from the only God? John...
Learning from Jesus' Questions - Do you want to get well?
Do you want to get well? John 5:6bAre you kidding me? Jesus is asking an invalid of 38 years whether he wanted to be...
Don't Forget the "Ancient Path"
I love new ideas and “out of the box” solutions to the challenges in my daily life. Today it is easier than ever to...
Tenderness
Tenderness is not an often sought after virtue. In fact, the dictionary defines it in terms of weakness. Actually, godly...
My Post-Election Attitudes
After such a contentious election season in the United States, I am left fatigued and struggling with a wide range of emotions....
Struggles on the Journey - My Hubris
Hubris – excessive pride and a sense of self-importance - is a constant temptation for me. Yet if you knew me well, you...
Faith Maintenance
The opening paragraph in my car’s service manual says the following:Regularly maintaining your vehicle is the best way...
Responding in the Present
A friend once said that many times she thinks so far ahead and worries so much about what might happen in the future that she...
Change My Heart
The song “Change my heart, O Lord; make me ever new” is occasionally sung in my prayers much differently,...