God’s Story of Change in Southern Oregon
Stories of reaching the lost and gathering the reached in Southern Oregon
More Than a Signature
Election season is upon us once again, and as usual, people are divided over issues…
More Than Housing: A Response to Homelessness is a Housing Problem
I have spent nearly thirty years working full-time with people experiencing homelessness. Over those years,…
May 2026
Garden season is here once again, and at the Mission that means more than soil,…
Attacking the Roots
Have you ever stopped to wonder what causes poverty so deep that people end up…
The Emergency Shelter Story
The Medford Gospel Mission began in 1959, when local churches came together to address a…
An “Atrocity” in America: What Homelessness Really Requires
Recently, former President Barack Obama described America’s homelessness crisis in stark moral terms. “It is…
April 2026 Newsletter
Every life is a story. Not a statistic. Not a summary. A story—given by God…
The Outfit Outlet Story
The Outfit Outlet Story – Relief, Restoration, and the End of a Season Outfit Outlet…
How Small Stories Become a Life
Every life is a story. Not a statistic. Not a case number. Not a summary…
Update: National Homelessness Policy — What’s Changed (and What Hasn’t)
A couple of months ago, I published a blog post titled “When Housing Becomes the…
March 2026 Newsletter
Today, when people think about poverty, they often focus exclusively on needs and deficits. In…
Recommended Reading – The Crisis of Dependency
The Crisis of Dependency How Our Efforts to Solve Poverty Are Trapping People in It—and…
Why We Are Stepping Away from the PIT and HIC Process
Each year, communities across the country participate in the Point-in-Time (PIT) Count and the Housing…
Words Matter
When temperatures drop, the City of Medford announces the opening of a severe weather, low-barrier…
February 2026 – Volume 67 Number 2
Stories shape the way we understand the world. They tell us what matters, what endures,…