Spiritual Development

Renewal. Spring is a time of rebirth. Creation is reborn after a long, cold winter and our spirit seems to blossom from the long hours of darkness the winter season brings. It’s a time of

While many Ys focus on local outreach, we took our mission international, making us one of the few Ys to offer mission trips and sponsor a full-time missionary. The Y’s mission trips were born from

A Season of Light The celebration of the Advent, the coming of our Savior Jesus Christ, is nothing new to Christianity. Many scholars believe it originated in Europe sometime in the 4th and 5th centuries

JOIN US IN A WEEK OF DEVOTIONAL ACTIVITIES! The World YWCA and World YMCA have partnered together since 1904 to organize theWorld Week of Prayer. Use this booklet and plan to join us this year,

A Spiritual Reflection based on John 4:46-54 Bruce Osborn, Director of Spiritual Development There is an account in John’s gospel of Jesus healing a government official’s son. What is unique about this healing account is

A team of five from the Glacial Community YMCA recently joined the National Service Project of the YMCA Alumni Association in Dupree, South Dakota. This initiative, now in its fifth year of construction, aims to

This time of year before Easter is celebrated as Lent in many Christian traditions. The last week before Easter is called Holy Week. These days leading up to Easter are about remembering, renewal and redemption.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, a poet and essayist in the 17th century, said, “Beware what you set your heart upon. For it shall surely be yours.” It is amazing how the heart drives our emotions, our

A Spiritual ReflectionBruce Osborn, Director of Spiritual Development The apostle Peter was a fisherman. It was his career. More than that, it was his life. I imagine that, like most people who enjoy fishing, he

This week, we celebrate our nation’s independence. It’s one of the best holidays of the year for most everyone. It’s a time to reflect on the freedoms we have as a nation. Wouldn’t it be

When Jesus looks at his creation, I think he experiences quite a few emotions; love, compassion, care, grace, mercy, long-suffering, and so much more of those feel-good ways our culture interprets who he is. But

Apart from the cross of Jesus Christ, and our faith in Him, we have no way of approaching a holy God, no possible way of shedding our guilt. No works of our own, no philosophy,

Written by Bruce Osborn, Director of Spiritual Development A Spiritual Reflection The Glacial Community YMCA is a unique place.  Over the course of 35+ years in ministry I have served in a variety of places,