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.
The Incarnation
The Incarnation of Christ, of God becoming man in the form of Jesus, has taken on new meaning for me since...
The Wonderful "Smallness" of Christmas
When we first moved to Hungary in 1996, I shopped in small local stores. Budapest changed as malls and "mega-stores"...
Seeing Christmas Clearly
In elementary school, my teacher scraped the surface of a table onto a slide and placed the slide under the microscope....
The Best Soil in which to Grow
Teaching medical residents was often a challenge. The best soil in which to grow in knowledge and character contained two key...
Give Thanks
Presidents in the United States have made proclamations calling for a day of Thanksgiving since the time of George Washington....
The Cost of Forgiveness
I often say, "Please forgive me" so glibly that I give little thought to the deep suffering my words or actions may...
Setting my Mind on Things Above
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of...
Holding On versus Letting Go
A battle wages within me daily — holding on to my desires or letting go of them so that I can, in turn, grasp onto...
What Do I Want Fixed?
If you tore away my façade—what you see on the surface—what would you observe? Brokenness, sin, and...
Dive Deeply
"Dive deeply!" This encouragement from a scuba-diving friend never took hold in my life. Although I thought about it,...
Warning Labels
Do you get annoyed at warning labels—those labels attached to products which are intended to warn me about potential...
Let Loose and Laugh!
I enjoy activities that include laughter - why doesn't this happen more often in my life? Playful humor is truly...
What Do I See?
How I view my circumstances is based on my own inclinations and prejudices or even blind spots. At times I just see what I want...
Misplaced Affections?
When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than...
Wear my Skin
Wear My SkinYears ago while eating breakfast with a Christian healthcare worker from a restricted country in the Far East,...
Being Right or Seeking Righteousness
How easy it is for me to think that I am right. I enjoy the feeling. It props up the false notion that I am great and even...
Do Not Fret
In a world filled with chaos, conflict, and confusion, I often fret. How is it possible to live without...
Eternity in My Heart
…He has also set eternity in the human heart…Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIVWhat does it mean to have eternity in...
The Ministry of Faultfinding
In literature classes during my college days, I was taught to analyze the works of great authors. At times, however, it seemed...