Addressing Racial Injustice in Our City and Country
Updated: Tuesday, June 3
mercy & justice
How Are Mercy, Justice, Generosity, Poverty, and Brokenness Connected?
HFNY focuses on mercy, justice, generosity, poverty and brokenness. I find those five words challenging. In the context of each of our lives they mean so many different things, but one thing does connect them all—and it’s that they impact each of us every day.
How Restore NYC Helps Sex Trafficking Survivors Find Safety and Stability
My name is Beisi and I work as a Counselor Advocate at Restore NYC, an organization that exists to end sex trafficking in New York and restore the well-being and independence of foreign-national survivors.
What Hebrews 13 Teaches Us About Being Outsiders
The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp. And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood. Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore. For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come. — Hebrews 13:11-14 (NIV)
Announcing Our New Church Partner: Exilic Church
We love partnering with churches because we help with the spiritual formation of Christians across our city—connecting them with our affiliate opportunities and mobilizing them to serve those in need through volunteer programs. With every church partnership, we renew our vision of helping "all people experience spiritual, social, and economic flourishing through the demonstration of Christ’s love."
This fiscal year, we are proud to share that we have formed a new partnership with Exilic Church!
How Micah 6:8 Inspires Us to Serve New York City
At Hope for New York's annual Fall Benefit, the inspiring night included affiliate stories from Stella Reed (Executive Director of Dream Center NYC), an encouraging talk on the verse Micah 6:8 by Dr. Michael Keller (Pastor of Redeemer Lincoln Square), and musical performances by Liz Vice and Mason Jar Music.
When Was the Last Time You Showed Mercy?
What does it really mean to show mercy? And, does it mean grand gestures? Simply, being merciful showing strength, even with the smallest but most meaningful sacrifices.
How Are We Supposed to Define Justice?
Justice can be a controversial word in conversations between Christians—perhaps it is due to the current political climate, or perhaps we just don’t have the word defined properly. So, what does it mean to "do justice"?
What we learned from Tim Keller & Bryan Stevenson last week
Last week, in an event co-sponsored by Redeemer Presbyterian Church, Center for Faith and Work, and Hope for New York, Tim Keller & Bryan Stevenson spoke about race, reconciliation, mass incarceration, systemic injustice, and the church. The discussion was equal parts heartbreaking, challenging, and inspiring, and we've shared some of our key takeaways here.