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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: July 20, 2022
Has America misdiagnosed the problem of homelessness? In her article “Does Poverty Cause Homelessness?” Marchauna Rodgers argues that we have. She...
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Union Gospel Mission: October 22, 2019
Last week, we posted Pastor John Repsold’s explanation of the differences between relief and development when it comes to addressing homelessness....
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: July 10, 2019
In her article “Does Poverty Cause Homelessness?” Marchauna Rodgers argued that the United States has misdiagnosed the problem of homelessness,...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: June 19, 2019
“I was King of the Park.” From one point of view, Nicholas Walker had everything you might want: Prestige, respect, and power in his community. Not...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: February 16, 2017
When Joe Marsh came in for a job interview, it was his first time inside the Union Gospel Mission. Looking across the common area, the Men’s Shelter...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: April 1, 2016
“The drug was my god. It consumed my mind, nothing else mattered.” Jeff LeBlanc was heavy into meth for many years, self-described as “the tweaker of...
James Bishop: January 15, 2016
With your help, UGM creates a strong community where people receive grace and feel accepted and loved. However, the men and women in recovery can’t...
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Union Gospel Mission: January 15, 2016
Raydeane Owens, lead pastor at Heart of the City Church in Coeur d’Alene, recently described why the church believes it’s important to welcome those...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: December 1, 2015
IN HER PURSUIT OF PLEASURE, Rachel lost her joy. Disillusioned with the church, she ran away from God and became disconnected from family. “In the...
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Union Gospel Mission: April 10, 2015
In the second part of this series on relationship addiction, UGM LIFE Recovery Counselor Yvonne Wilhelm answers questions about how this type of...
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Union Gospel Mission: April 8, 2015
This post is the first in a 2-part series on relationship addiction by UGM LIFE Recovery Counselor Yvonne Wilhelm. How would you define relationship...
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James Bishop: October 1, 2014
Jerry Coatney was literally ecstatic when he got an email from Greg Barclay saying that UGM was looking for a driver. Jerry had wanted to volunteer...
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Union Gospel Mission: August 1, 2013
As Paul’s strength returned, he was paired with volunteer Mike Updike to work in the Mission’s flower beds a few hours each week. Mike calls it...
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Union Gospel Mission: February 1, 2013
“I believe what drives people to bad behavior, whether it’s addiction or abusive relationships or being abusers, is brokenness of heart. They harden...
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Union Gospel Mission: July 1, 2012
As you read this, a group of around 50 children are out at Tshimakain Creek Camp near Ford, Washington, having fun, experiencing God’s creation and...
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Union Gospel Mission: March 28, 2012
"But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take me to himself." – Psalm 49:15 Editor's Note: This blog post is from 2012, the...
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Union Gospel Mission: March 28, 2012
"You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me." – Psalm 139: 5
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Union Gospel Mission: March 28, 2012
"As a result of your ministry, they will give glory to God. For your generosity to them and to all believers will prove that you are obedient to the...
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Union Gospel Mission: February 13, 2012
At 25, the message of God’s love seemed like a foreign language to Mashell. She did not have the receptors to take it in. She believed, as she had...
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Union Gospel Mission: January 1, 2012
Work ethic has never been Derek's problem. "I've worked since I was 12." Before he came to the Mission, he was working on the natural gas pipeline....
