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.
Set in My Ways
Change is hard. Brain researcher, Dr. Gerhard Roth of the University of Bremen in Germany, explains why. "The brain is...
Am I a Pharisee?
Sometimes it is just easier to be a Pharisee — justifying my thoughts and actions as righteous. I can easily point out...
The War Within — Giving and Receiving
It is more blessed to give than receive. (Acts 20:35 NIV) You must be kidding! Not only does the world...
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 — 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 — 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 — 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...
The Purpose of This Email
A colleague of mine often begins his emails with the phrase "The purpose of this email...". This simple direct...
My GPS is set for Home
A recent trip to Tennessee had a specific purpose...to raise funds for the ministry of International Health Services. I used my...
Obedience Yields Blessing
As a third year medical student on the obstetrical service, I spent much time studying childbirth — attending lectures...
Success or Fruitfulness
Why play a game not intending to win? Why engage in business not planning to be successful? I have worked hard trying to...
Why is it so hard for me to rest?
Finding rest for my body, mind and spirit is not so easy for me. Not only do I fail to rest well on vacation but I fail to...
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...
Thank You Notes
My mother taught me to write thank you notes, but I was never good at it. I saw it as a chore. Maybe this attitude revealed the...
Spiritual CliffsNotes
I must make a confession. During a literature course in college, I did not read the assigned books; instead I used CliffsNotes...
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...
No Time for a Haircut
I need a haircut and I do not have time! You can bet that when I am too busy for a visit to the barber, there are many more...