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.
Decisions Made in Fear
Often my life seems to mirror those of Jesus’ disciples—rowing in a boat against a storm. The storms of...
Struggles on the Journey – My Enough
Not having enough is certainly a problem. A lack of food, money or medicine can be life-threatening and is experienced by...
Struggles on the Journey – The Influences of the World
Miscalculating my ability to resist the subtle influences of the world around me can result in not-so-subtle negative outcomes...
Struggles on the Journey – Clarity
My thoughts and ideas have no meaning to others until they find full expression in clearly articulated words – written or...
Struggles on the Journey - Forgetting My Identity
How I view myself - my identity - is shaped by my early childhood development, education, vocational life, family life, and...
Struggles on the Journey – Lack of Joy
The intent of God is that I live a life of abiding joy. However, I often find myself living inside the story of my...
Struggles on the Journey - My Hubris
Hubris – excessive pride and a sense of self-importance - is a constant temptation for me. Yet if you knew me well, you...
Struggles on the Journey - Hiding
As I listened to the story of his journey to Jesus, I was amazed by his nonchalant transparency. As a young boy, he came with...
Struggles on the Journey – My Unavailability
While living in Hungary, through an amazing set of circumstances, the President of Hungary made himself available for a 30...
Leading like a Shepherd
Over the years I have read leadership books by Stephen Covey, Peter Drucker and John Maxwell. I learned 7 habits, 5 principles...
The Cost of Forgiveness
I often glibly say, "Please forgive me" - giving little thought to the hurt caused by my words or actions or the cost...
Time vs. Timely
I live feeling impatient, frustrated and constrained inside of time. God, on the other hand, works outside of time – a...
The Ministry of Faultfinding
In my college literature class I was taught to analyze the works of authors. At times, however, it seemed as if I was searching...
Faith Maintenance
The opening paragraph in my car’s service manual says the following:Regularly maintaining your vehicle is the best way...
A Quiet Soul in the Information Age
Although I appreciate and enjoy the conveniences and information that technology provides, I see the insidious dangers. ...
What Do I Want in Abundance?
When it comes to the issue of abundance, my mind automatically shifts to thoughts of material possessions - money, houses, and...
My Plan's or God's
My “meticulous-planning personality” helps me capture more time. Early in our marriage I naively thought that my...
An Unhurried Cup of Coffee
I asked a man from Germany what he missed most while living in the United States. He replied, “I miss sitting unhurried...
Responding in the Present
A friend once said that many times she thinks so far ahead and worries so much about what might happen in the future that she...
Hearing Impaired
A blind physician colleague once said to me, "I would rather be blind than deaf." I was taken aback . . . could that...