Hey guys, you’re going to love Jeff Martinhauk, a liberal Christian blogger and seminarian I discovered while Googling around last night. Martinhauk’s blog is called “Leaning Towards Justice,” and he writes on all manner of religious and spiritual topics with the belief that when you broadly regard human history, you will see that people are enjoying more freedom, things are improving, and that God is offering us a grand opportunity to live in His “full abundance.”

Check out Martinhauk’s New Year’s Day post. He writes:

“The Bible, rather than being a revelation of strict truths, is part of the grand narrative of time. It is the faith history of God and God’s people, showing how God’s people have learned about God as they move through time, gradually understanding more of God’s truth and responding appropriately. Sometimes they have it right, and sometimes they don’t. The Bible captures this struggle for forward movement- the joys and the sorrows, and shows how we, as a people of God, have made progress over time…”

Here’s a passage from his blogger’s bio:

“We know that in that broad view, the arc of history always leans towards justice. When we stop and absorb that, we can fully absorb the hope God offers us in this world…We can see the democracy of the souls–-the worthiness and equal-ness of all people–-before God. God is love. History proves it. Justice continues to roll down like waters, and righteousness continues like a mighty stream.”

Nice! This will come as welcomed reading if you’ve been thinking “ah heck, the holidays are over,” and haven’t yet embraced your new year with open arms!