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.
Struggles on the Journey - Forgetting My Identity
How I view myself - my identity - is shaped by my early childhood development, education, vocational life, family life, and...
Faith Maintenance
The opening paragraph in my car’s service manual says the following:Regularly maintaining your vehicle is the best way...
What Do I Want in Abundance?
When it comes to the issue of abundance, my mind automatically shifts to thoughts of material possessions - money, houses, and...
The End is Coming
Does it feel like the end of the world is coming? What am I to do? Horde my money? Vote for someone who I...
Drudgery or Joy?
Life is difficult! At times nothing seems easy. In fact, it can become drudgery - menial tasks, the toils of everyday...
God Is Near
The Christmas season has not ended for me as I continue to meditate on Immanuel – God with us. The fact that God is...
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...
Living in Community
Loving God is easier for me early in the morning alone with Him. In fact, sitting in my comfortable chair reading His Word in...
Alone With God
But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.(Mark 4:34 NIV)Alone with God. Sunday worship is...
Is Testing Good for My Faith?
The journey to becoming an emergency physician was long and arduous filled with many tests. The most challenging tests were...
Guard My Heart
What determines the course of my life? Obviously it includes such things as the family of my birth, the opportunities and...
Struggles on the Journey - Lack of Joy
The intent of God is that I live a life of relentless joy. However, I often find myself living inside the story of my...
A Conduit Not A Reservoir
Collecting has always been a part of my nature. As a boy, I used my paper route earnings to collect coins and antiques. Books...
Leading Like a Shepherd
Studying leadership over the years, I have read books by people like Stephen Covey, Peter Drucker, John Maxwell, and others. I...
Neighborly Advice
My "two cents’ worth" is, at times, worth just that — especially when my advice comes without offering...
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 — 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...
What Spills When I'm Bumped
Medicine has very sophisticated ways to monitor the physical well-being of patients - heart monitors next to blood pressure...
God's Liberating Love
I can remember sitting in 7th grade English class feeling small, unimportant and insignificant. My destiny was NOT running with...