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Open Hands: Breaking down barriers to success
What started as an idea envisioned in a living room at a CFW Legal Fellowship meeting is now a full-fledged non-profit in its 10th year of providing free legal services to low-income and homeless New Yorkers. Founded in 2009 by a group of Christian attorneys, Open Hands Legal Services uses “the law as a powerful anti-poverty tool,” says Board Member and Treasurer...
May 13, 2019 -
Nicholas Kristof, Tim Keller and John Inazu: Civility in the Public Square
Christian faith demands a high view of human beings. If Christians are indeed called to compassionately steward our respective polities, then we are also called to a kind of civic engagement that wisely assesses our state of affairs with the type of nuance that transcends a liberal/conservative divide. Our public discourse, then, requires conversation over obstruct...
October 28, 2016 -
Uphold the Cause of the Poor and the Oppressed
By: C.J. Masimore This morning I went to one of my least favorite places: Family Court. I was there to argue a motion on behalf of my client, who—because of a lifetime of little opportunity, poor choices, and a broken justice system—was wrongfully saddled with a money judgment of more than $40,000. Not only was the judgment faulty, my client also has no high s...
October 2, 2014 -
BPC Winner Named a Rising Star
Open Hands Legal Services (“Open Hands”) Executive Director, C.J. Masimore, has been recognized by The New York Law Journal as one of its 2014 Rising Stars. Open Hands is a Center for Faith & Work Business Plan Competition winner. The award recognizes New York lawyers age 40 and under “who have established a record of accomplishmen...
June 27, 2014 -
Book Review: The Locust Effect
By: Bethany Jenkins Do you go to work without wondering whether your boss is going to physically beat you? Do you send your daughter to school without fearing she will be raped? Do you go to sleep without worrying that looters will seize your land in the middle of the night? “If you are reading this book in a state of reasonable security and peace without fear of...
February 10, 2014 -
The Redemption of Law
By: Karen Won Fundamentally, the institution of law is God’s gracious gift – essential medicine for a sick society. It’s an avenue by which God provides order, guidance, and justice for a fallen mankind unable to provide such things for itself. Law provides protection for sinful people who now no longer fear God but do fear each other. ...
November 12, 2013 -
Faith-Based Diplomacy
The International Center for Religion and Diplomacy attempts to reduce violence by engaging the religious ideas behind the violence. While most American policymakers ignore religion, Douglas Johnston enters into madrassas and uses the teachings of their indigenous religion to generate respect for human rights, womens’ rights, and religious tolerance. This lect...
June 5, 2011 -
How Lawyers Are Part of Shalom
By: Rev. Scott Sauls In John 14:15 Jesus tells us of the “Counselor” who will be with us forever. In the original Greek, the Counselor is the paraklete or Advocate—the One who, like a good Attorney, comes alongside us to support us, encourage us, defend us, and counsel us. It is significant that this Advocate is described also as “the Spi...
January 10, 2010
