Christian Legal Clinics of Philadelphia

A Lawyer’s Prayers: On the Death of a Friend

Anna Waldherr — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:08:17 +0000

Ours is the God who shaped a thousand, thousand hills yet knows when every leaf will fall. Ours is the God for whom a single life is of infinite value – so much so that He gave the life of His only begotten Son.

The titanic forces of the earth are under [...]

A Lawyer’s Prayers: Nails

Anna Waldherr — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:06:50 +0000

There is a plaintive line from the old Simon and Garfunkel song, El Condor Pasa (If I Could), that speaks about the superiority of hammers to nails. Sometimes we feel that way, Christians and non-Christians alike. So tired of the pounding, we’re tempted to change places with the hammer. So beleaguered that any road seems better [...]

A Lawyer’s Prayers: The Carpenter

Anna Waldherr — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:29:56 +0000

Before the Lord took up His public ministry, He worked for years in anonymity, as a simple Carpenter. Anyone who works in wood will tell you that the task is, in fact, far from simple. Woods vary in quality and strength. It takes knowledge and patience to produce something of lasting usefulness and beauty. Jesus [...]

A Lawyer’s Prayers: Amber

Anna Waldherr — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:59:12 +0000

“He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief” (Is. 53:3).

Amber is an organic material, a “natural plastic” derived from fossilized tree resin. Amber is formed beneath the earth, under high pressures and temperatures for eons. The oldest amber recovered dates to 320 million years ago. Amber has been utilized in [...]

A Lawyer’s Prayers: Idols

Anna Waldherr — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:48:30 +0000

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen – a great speaker and profound Christian writer, since passed on to his reward – said of paganism that it created idols out of man’s burning desire to see the gods face to face, to “force” them into this broken world of ours and hold them to account.

As Christians, we [...]

A Lawyer’s Prayers: Proclaim Liberty

Anna Waldherr — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:29:19 +0000

“ ‘…He has sent Me…to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound…’ ” (Is. 61: 1).

Philadelphia, this beloved city of ours, has a proud heritage. Not only was it the cradle of American liberty. Philadelphia was, also, an important locus on the Underground Railroad. Johnson [...]

A Lawyer’s Prayers: February

Anna Waldherr — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:05:19 +0000

It is February again, dark and cold. Forty eight Catholic schools will be shutting their doors in Philadelphia. Local public schools will be closing their buildings nights and weekends, in an effort to save on costs. As ever, there is waste and scandal in Washington. As ever, there is unrest in the Middle East.

Again, we protest, we [...]

A Lawyer’s Prayers: Philadelphia

Anna Waldherr — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:23:37 +0000

In September 2002 a small group of Christian lawyers decided to establish a legal clinic in Philadelphia where they could serve the urban poor for the love of God. With the help of many friends, Christian Legal Clinics of Philadelphia (CLCP) came into being.

Even before the doors first opened, we raised [...]

Final Open House Videos: Ted Oswald, Dennis Abrams and Regina Guerin

CLCPhila — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:19:15 +0000

Well, we’ve reached the end . . . of our videos from our Open House! We hope you enjoy these last stories and we look forward to sharing more with you in the months and years to come!

Ted Oswald, staff attorney for CLCP, shares about his road to living and working in Hunting Park with [...]

Pastors and Students in Support of CLCP

CLCPhila — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:38:34 +0000

We start out this week hearing from two more friends of CLCP, their comments filmed at our recent Open House:

Pastor Jose Salas shares about CLCP’s impact from his perspective as a local pastor, neighbor and sometimes client.

Jason Lamb, Vice-president of the Temple Law Christian Legal Society, speaks about the impact of his [...]