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.
Neighborly Advice
My "two cents’ worth" is, at times, worth just that — especially when my advice comes without offering...
Solitary Places
I confess! Last Friday I left the house to go shopping for bargains at 4:30 AM. Usually at this early hour, I am in quiet...
A Grateful Leper
Who in the Bible would you like to be? A friend asking me this question suggested people such as King David, Solomon, and...
Following the King
Everyone is a follower. A speaker once told me that even leaders are followers. The critical issue is asking the question,...
Hospitality
A recent trip to Charleston, South Carolina found my wife, Pamela, and I on the receiving end of Southern hospitality. How can...
The Path to Selflessness
"Dad, this conversation is not about you!" These words lovingly whispered in my ear by my daughter caused me to stop...
Paradise... Contentment?
There it was - a picture of Paradise. The advertisement even said so! Peace and contentment promised with the purchase of a...
Digging Down Deep
He seemed so competent as he discussed his company's services via websites on his iPad. I was impressed with his quiet...
Generosity
A friend recently recounted the story of his great grandparents' generosity. During the great depression, their small town...
Preparing My Bucket Before I Fill It
When I clean the kitchen floor, I first go to the closet to get the bucket. I often find that my bucket has miscellaneous items...
Creating Space for Those Whom I Love
Another missed dinner. Life in the emergency department was often frantic. Creating time and space for my beloved Pamela,...
Get the Right Diagnosis
"What is wrong with my child?!" Parents with much pathos and pain often posed this question to me in the emergency...
Seen vs. Unseen
The unseen world revealed by way of a microscope stimulated my interest in science. More than I could ever have imagined was...
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...
Restoration Projects
In 1904 London-based Gresham Life Assurance Company began construction of its foreign headquarters, the Gresham Palace. This...
Gasping for air!
Gasping for air! I can still see the anxious faces of children with respiratory disease being rushed into my emergency...
Discarding
Do I keep the framed blown-up picture of me in my diapers catching a ball or do I throw it away? What about the Christmas...
Created for Him
Sometimes my self-image teeters between positive and negative, depending on the kind of feedback I receive. Amazingly after all...
Careless Words
But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. For...