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.
Looking for God
Sometimes I fail to see God when circumstances don't live up to my expectations. Instead of looking for God, I have been...
Be a Blessing
Often as I leave for work my wife will say to me, “Be a blessing”. Her words indicate her great expectations for me...
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...
The Battle for Self-Discipline
It was the morning of my flight from Vienna to Philadelphia. When I fly west, I try to eat only a small breakfast since food is...
The First Translation of the Bible
The first translation of the Bible was not into Chinese, Russian or English. Rather the first rendering of the Word of God was...
Sin Prevention
Intentional prevention always beats the labor of problem solving. The time, energy and resources needed to solve a problem is...
Why is Forgiveness so Hard?
Our God is a forgiving God. Thank God! Over and over in His teachings, Jesus instructed His disciples in the importance of...
Proof of Concept
Proof of concept is a term used in business and science to describe a process that tests the reliability of a service or a...
Don’t Look Back
Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God. Luke 9:62 NIVContemporary farmers...
Freedom From Fear
How is it possible not to fear bad news? I just read today’s newspaper from top to bottom—bad news everywhere....
Integrating Love and Truth
Unfailing love and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed! Psalm 85:10 NLTI used to think life was...
What Jesus says about Multi-tasking
A debate is in progress in academic circles about the dangers of multi-tasking—Is it harmful to my well-being, to my...
Discouraged?
What to do? More than a decade ago, life’s circumstances seemed beyond hope with multiple devastating long-term medical...
From Whom Should I Learn?
My willingness to be open and teachable determines the path of my life journey. What I learn is influenced by where I turn for...
Discerning the Call of God
At times on my journey with Jesus it has been difficult to discern what God is calling me to do. Actually, the call of God is...
An Impossible Requirement
God’s desire for me is abundant fruitfulness. He even gave me the prescription for this,Very truly I tell you,...
Words Matter
But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. For...
Not Learning our Lessons
During my freshman year of medical school, a junior medical student told me, "Everything you need to learn you will hear...
Change My Heart, O Lord
The song “Change my heart, O Lord; make me ever new” is occasionally sung in my prayers much differently,...
The Perfect Work of Patience
I am an impatient man. I made a career choice that only encouraged my impatience. The atmosphere of immediacy in emergency...