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 War Within — Mercy vs No Mercy
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. (Matthew 5:7 NIV)Over the last several weeks I have been...
The War Within — Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness vs. Satisfaction for Less
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be filled. (Matthew 5:6 NIV) Hunger and...
The War Within — Meekness vs. Impertinence
Rarely do I hear people talk about the desire for meekness. Rarely do I hear a sermon on meekness. And rarely do I think about...
The War Within — Indifference vs. Mourning
Sometimes when I read scripture, I can hardly believe it. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus says, Blessed are those...
The War Within — Pride vs Poverty of Spirit
Back in the early 1990's I spent over two years studying The Sermon on the Mount. One could say I was a slow learner or...
The War Within — Full of Myself or Full of God
I desperately want to be a man after God's own heart. Early in the morning with a cup of coffee in hand and my Bible in my...
The War Within — My Merit versus 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...
The War Within — My Relevance versus My Reverence
A battle wages within me daily...my relevance — my strong desire to be cool and accepted by my peers versus my reverence...
The War Within — Love of Power versus Power of Love
A battle wages within me daily — the love of power or the power of love? The winner of this battle determines how I live...
The War Within — Holding On versus Letting Go
A battle wages within me daily — holding on to my desires or letting go of them so that I can, in turn, grasp onto...
The War Within — My Timetable versus God's Timetable
A battle wages within me daily — my timetable versus God's timetable. Somehow time is a big issue with me —...
The War Within — Faith versus Sight
A battle wages within me daily — What to believe? Should I trust only what I can see — the visibly obvious? Or can...
Leaping at the True Sounds of Christmas
One of the many accounts within the Christmas story that I especially like is when Mary visits Elizabeth. Scripture says that...
The Purpose of This Email
A colleague of mine often begins his emails with the phrase "The purpose of this email...". This simple direct...
Glad Together
In the United States we come together on the fourth Thursday of November for Thanksgiving Day. This tradition traces back to...
The Seal of Approval
In the early 20th century, the Good Housekeeping Magazine initiated the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. This seal of...
The Sin of the Desert
A story is told of a Bedouin shepherd's response to the persistence of a man telling him about Jesus. The shepherd said,...
He Chooses the Unexpected
To whom does God turn when He wants to accomplish His work? When I look for a new employee, I consider education, work...
It Seems Right!
What book do I turn to for answers to the difficult questions in my life? A friend of mine believes that everyone's life...