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.
Dare to listen
"I used to talk much more to God, now I just listen and learn." These were words of a friend in the midst of the most...
Understanding and implementing words
"Chill!" - spoken in contemporary U.S. culture has nothing to do with temperature. As a slang expression,...
Fear and Arrogance
"You are ready to fly on your own," my flight instructor said as he told me to land. He proceeded to get out of the...
Impressive
"Impressive!!!" -- The word used in a magazine I was reading described the athletic prowess of a professional...
Following Instructions Carefully
During my school days, I often dove into a test without carefully and completely reading all the instructions. The result?...
A Living Hope
I usually am not a fan of New Year's Eve celebrations. In fact, my favorite way to celebrate the holiday is a quiet family...
The Wonderful "Smallness" of Christmas
When we first moved to Hungary in 1996, we shopped in small local stores. Now the city of Budapest claims scores of malls or...
Christmas without Jesus?
Christmas is soon upon us. For followers of Jesus, His birth is the focal point of the holiday. What happens to the Christmas...
Seeing Christmas Clearly
I can still remember the first time I looked under a microscope. The excitement that moment generated helped to solidify my...
An Attitude of Gratitude
The driver of the shuttle bus to the airport, Kevin, was a delightfully engaging man. He shared that he was a computer...
What is love?
The lead sentence from a front-page article in the Philadelphia Inquirer (November 15, 2003) said the following. "Love,...
Are we truly free?
Referring to the war in Iraq, a network news reporter recently suggested that newly found freedom allows the Iraqi people to...
Too Many Choices!
Walking into the convenience store in the early morning reveals much about our world -- scores of people with a mission to fill...
Why Forgive?
Why should we forgive people who wrong us? Research suggests that forgivingLowers blood pressure, heart rate and stress...
What's Inside?
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, I had the opportunity to explore Alcsuti Arboretum's forty hectares, located about 50...
The Church -- a Building?
While visiting a Hungarian pastor in Budapest, he offered to give me a tour of his Lutheran church. The man spoke with grateful...
Who's watching?
As the light turned yellow, I stepped on the accelerator and sped through the intersection. My daughter, traveling with me,...
The Painful Process of Character Development
The development of godly character is a desired end for all people who claim to follow Jesus. However, over the years I have...
The Object of Our Faith
"My hope is built on nothing less,Than Jesus blood and righteousness"The words of this classic hymn express...