Michael Snyder

Serving as an advisor to the Council of Elders and the UCG President on occasion since 1998, Michael Snyder graduated from Ambassador College in 1982 with an honors degree in theology. He has contributed to a variety of Church of God publications and media since the late 1970s.

Formerly an executive with interactive and advertising/PR national agencies, Snyder established his own marketing consulting firm in 2001, which specializes in technology and economic development sectors. A former AC faculty member, Snyder has also served on the adjunct business faculty at Pepperdine University, the University of Indianapolis and other institutions. He and his wife Jamie live in Indianapolis, Indiana and attend the West Lafayette, Indiana congregation.
 
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Whatever happened to the comics?
by Michael Snyder

What's so funny about two homosexual boys shutting down a school?

A few years ago after I turned 50, my family doctor cited some research that suggested that people who read the newspaper funnies before they read the headlines often had better attitudes and took themselves less seriously than others who first absorbed the searing news of the day. People with good attitudes generally live longer," he said. So I started doing that.

Today, after my morning ritual of reading the funnies first, I'm not so sure that's still a good idea.

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Posted May 18, 2012 -
Are you living in a "reality distortion field"?
by Michael Snyder

What happens when people step away from perceived reality for a moment? When Steve Jobs, one of the legendary founders of Apple, saw his staff and developers up against what seemed to be an impossible task, he singlehandedly created what was described as "Steve's reality distortion field." Through passion, drive, hyperbole and sheer energy of personality, Jobs had the capacity to make people believe that the impossible was attainable.

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Posted April 18, 2012 -
Is a Solar Storm in Your Future?
by Michael Snyder

The boiling complexity of the sun, that fusion furnace that provides us with heat, light and a whole spectrum of other benefits occasionally serves up something not-so-nice. Anomalies such as a coronal mass ejection (CME) can and do wreak havoc with 21st century navigation and communication systems, and have torched electric supply grids in Canada and elsewhere. A mild CME singed the Van Allen magnetic fields of Earth on March 8, reminding scientists and communication professionals of potential major problems.

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Posted March 8, 2012 -
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