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.
A Simpler Focus
Never in my lifetime have I had more time-saving devices, yet I don't seem to have enough time. How can that be?Never in...
No Regrets!
Regrets come in many flavors:1. Some regrets require my repentance. I must do so.2. Some regrets are caused by...
Devoted or Lukewarm?
Devote yourself to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Colossians 4:2 NLTI ask myself, What does it mean to...
The Paradox of the Invisible
God tells me that the invisible is as real as the visible. As a scientist, I struggle to believe in things I cannot see, touch,...
A Confident Hope
I used to think that hope was a feeling of expectation and desire for something good. For instance, as a young boy I hoped for...
Learning from Jesus' Questions - Ambitions?
What is my greatest ambition in life? Ambitions define how I allot my limited resources of time, finances, and talents. Jesus...
Learning from Jesus' Questions - Who Is He?
The question about Jesus is not about His existence, but rather His identity. Just who is He? Jesus asks His...
Learning from Jesus' Questions - Tradition vs. Radical Living
And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? Matthew 15:3 NIVTradition is a comfort to me. I...
Learning from Jesus' Questions - Who is My Family?
Years ago, my mother was a faculty member of Messiah College. In meeting an alum from there, I said, "You may have known...
Learning from Jesus' Questions - A Demanding Religiosity
To what can I compare this generation? Matthew 11:16 NIVJesus answers His own question by likening the attitude of the...
What Do I Believe Jesus Can Do In My Life?
"Do you believe that I am able to do this?" Matthew 9:28 NIVTwo blind men followed Jesus calling out,...
Learning from Jesus' Questions - What Am I Thinking?
Jesus knew what they were thinking so He asked them, "Why do you have such evil thoughts in your hearts?" Matthew...
Learning from Jesus' Questions - Critical Heart or Merciful Heart?
Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? Matthew...
Learning from Jesus' Questions - Why Worry?
Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? And why do you worry about clothes? Matthew 6:27-28...
Learning from Jesus' Questions - Why Is God's Law So Important?
Moses speaking to the children of Israel said,See, I have taught you decrees and laws as the Lord my God commanded me, so...
Learning from Jesus' Questions - Do You Love Me?
Jesus reinstates Peter after his three denials of knowing Him by asking Peter three times if he loves Him. This moment between...
Learning from Jesus' Questions - Who Gets the Praise?
How can you believe, if you accept praise from one another and don't seek the praise that comes from the only God? John...
Learning from Jesus' Questions - Do you want to get well?
Do you want to get well? John 5:6bAre you kidding me? Jesus is asking an invalid of 38 years whether he wanted to be...
Learning from Jesus' Questions - Earthly Things...Heavenly Things
But if you don't believe me when I tell you about earthly things, how can you possibly believe if I tell you about...
Learning from Jesus' Questions - Why Don't You Understand?
Speaking to Nicodemus, Jesus said,"You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don't understand these...