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.
Spiritual CliffsNotes
I must make a confession. During a literature course in college, I did not read the assigned books; instead I used CliffsNotes...
Based on a True Story
I sometimes read Reader’s Digest — true stories about real people delivering a more powerful punch than fiction. In...
Weakness Denied — A Good Strategy?
Society's message that acknowledging weakness is not a good strategy often resonated with me. Power and control seemed more...
Exempt from Obligation
I have never joyfully written a check for taxes. However, this is not a new phenomenon. I doubt the Egyptians enjoyed paying...
Set in My Ways
Change is hard. Brain researcher, Dr. Gerhard Roth of the University of Bremen in Germany, explains why. "The brain is...
Fertilizing
Spreading manure was a job I actually enjoyed while working on a farm as a boy. I know you think I am crazy, but I didn’t...
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...
Obedience before Understanding
In the emergency room I always gathered as much information and data as possible before making a medical decision. This is the...
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 — Safety/Security vs. Persecution
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:10...
The War Within — Striving versus Answering a Call
Working is locked firmly into my character via German heritage genes and farm work. In fact, I love to work. However, when it...
The War Within — World Peace vs. God's Shalom
Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the sons of God.(Matthew 5:9 NIV) The world whispers in my...
The War Within — Purity vs Impurity
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. (Matthew 5:8 NIV) My wife, Pamela, and I...
The War Within — Mercy vs No Mercy
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. (Matthew 5:7 NIV)Over the last several weeks I have been...
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 — Meekness vs. Impertinence
Rarely do I hear people talk about the desire for meekness. Rarely do I hear a sermon on meekness. And rarely do I think about...
The War Within — Indifference vs. Mourning
Sometimes when I read scripture, I can hardly believe it. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus says, Blessed are those...
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 — Full of Myself or Full of God
I desperately want to be a man after God's own heart. Early in the morning with a cup of coffee in hand and my Bible in my...