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.
Change my heart, O Lord
The song “Change my heart, O Lord; make me ever new” is occasionally sung in my prayers much differently,...
Warnings Ignored
Lights flashing. Sirens wailing. No one responding. Everything inside of me told me to get out of there. But the person at the...
No Rule Book, No Lines, No Joy
Imagine a game of tennis without the lines. Just throw the rule book out the window. The way I play tennis, the temptation to...
You have Cancer
My induction into the tribe came with the words, “You have cancer.” I have since found that this tribe is filled...
Exaggeration and Embellishment
I enjoy the great fictional story telling of my good friend. He is proficient in this wonderful but fading art form. Conveying...
Light Through the Cracks of Brokenness
Is it possible?Contentment in the midst of financial crisis.Peace in the midst of medical catastrophe.Bravery...
What’s Under the Hood of My Car?
The incredible noise and frenetic activity was intoxicating. My wife, Pamela, and I were at the Hungarian Grand Prix time...
I Could Hardly Imagine
For six years I was a morning newspaper delivery boy. During those quiet, lonely, early morning hours, I often day dreamed...
The Perfect Work of Patience
I am an impatient man. I made a career choice that only encouraged my impatience. The atmosphere of immediacy in emergency...
New Year's Rest in God Alone
During the Christmas holidays I received with gratitude many cards wishing me prosperity and peace for the New Year. Not one of...
God is with us!
God is with us. Yet I so easily fail to recognize Him. I am distracted by the noise of the world's problems, blinded by the...
Be a Blessing!
Often as I leave for work my wife will say to me, “Be a blessing”. Her words indicate her great expectations for me...
A suggestion or a command?
Early in my life I learned a valuable lesson – to distinguish between a suggestion and a command. Initially I did not...
Triaging Information
Everyday I am bombarded with too much information. Some is helpful to know - the correct antibiotic to treat pneumonia. Some...
Our Lives - A Construction Site
My job on Monday night is to take out the trash which, of course, includes separating it into piles of paper, glass and...
Wishful Thinking or Hopeless Cynicism
Peering from the perspective of today, November 6, 2008, the future looks perilous. Political turmoil around the world coupled...
Overlooking an Offense
In her book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Doris Kearns Goodwin chronicles the impact of...
Trust…foolish naïveté?
I was handed a can of beer upon entering a high school party. The words of my mother echoed in my ears, "I trust you...
Shaded Truth and Lies
Observing me reading a newspaper, my Hungarian ministry partner responded with cynicism that I actually believed its content....