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.
Praise God from Whom All blessings flow...
"Praise God from whom all blessings flow" - Singing the doxology in church as a young boy, I imagined that "all...
Not What is Next, but What is Now
"What is important is not what is next but what is now." My friend continued by saying that many times she thinks so...
Is this community?
There they were - hundreds of people with iPods and MP3 players dancing in the middle of Paddington Train Station in...
Slogans are not enough!!
Life is hard! This past month many of the hardest situations we face in life have reared their ugly heads in the lives of my...
Travel Advisory – Less Baggage Is Better
My traveling companion's luggage revealed the depth of his experience...a small bag for two weeks in Russia and Kyrgyzstan....
Misplaced Confidence
While watching a uniformed man purposefully waving a flag from the roof of our hotel in India, my wife, Pamela, confidently...
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
The Second Law of Thermodynamics finds its living proof in my life! This law states:All of life's processes manifest...
Joyful competition?
Competition - the rivalry for supremacy is a great joy to me. Whether a basketball game or a golf match...winning is everything...
Daily-ness
As a paperboy, I began each morning reading the sports page, then the comics, and finally the front page. Only then would I hop...
Hearing Impaired
A blind physician colleague once said to me, "I would rather be blind than deaf." I was taken aback . . . could that...
Spiritual Clothing
As a young boy, visits from my maternal grandparents were infrequent but much anticipated. After they visited, I could count on...
Spiritual Glasses
Recently, I lent my reading glasses to a friend. She immediately laughed and asked, "How often do you clean your...
Looking for Truth!
A few years ago while reading the newspaper in my Budapest office I shared with a Hungarian colleague an interesting news...
How's your mom?
"How's your mom?" People frequently ask this question about my remarkable mother. The answer is tricky because...
"It's All About Money"
"It's all about money!" These words from a store salesperson to me during a recent trip to the shopping mall...
No gratitude - only grumbling!
"You said everything but what you needed to say. . . which was thank you!" It started at the car wash. Free...