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.
Generosity
A friend recently recounted the story of his great grandparents' generosity. During the great depression, their small town...
Preparing My Bucket Before I Fill It
When I clean the kitchen floor, I first go to the closet to get the bucket. I often find that my bucket has miscellaneous items...
Creating Space for Those Whom I Love
Another missed dinner. Life in the emergency department was often frantic. Creating time and space for my beloved Pamela,...
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...
Seen vs. Unseen
The unseen world revealed by way of a microscope stimulated my interest in science. More than I could ever have imagined was...
A suggestion or a command?
Early in my life I learned a valuable lesson – to distinguish between a suggestion and a command. Initially I did not...
Restoration Projects
In 1904 London-based Gresham Life Assurance Company began construction of its foreign headquarters, the Gresham Palace. This...
Gasping for air!
Gasping for air! I can still see the anxious faces of children with respiratory disease being rushed into my emergency...
Discarding
Do I keep the framed blown-up picture of me in my diapers catching a ball or do I throw it away? What about the Christmas...
Created for Him
Sometimes my self-image teeters between positive and negative, depending on the kind of feedback I receive. Amazingly after all...
Careless Words
But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. For...
He is everywhere?
Our boss caught us loafing! We always worked hard in his presence, but sometimes we were not as diligent in our work when he...
Out of My Comfort Zone
Exercise has been a regular part of my daily routine for many years. My smug complacency regarding this routine was shaken last...
Smart People, Foolish Choices
Everywhere I turn there seem to be smart people making foolish choices. What is happening? As I look more closely, foolish...
Maturing Seeds
As a teenager, sitting on a tractor day in and day out, I learned to appreciate the difficulty of a planted seed maturing to...
Taxi Cab Wisdom
I hopped in a taxi to discover that my cab driver was from Kosovo. Knowing the turmoil of that region I said,...
Not Learning My Lesson
The importance of learning lessons well was impressed upon me in my freshman year of medical school. A junior medical student...
Looking for God
One of my bad habits is failing to see God when circumstances don't live up to my expectations. In fact, I am often blinded...