restless reformer

This is the personal weblog of Travis Prinzi. Travis has an M.A. in Theological Studies from Northeastern Seminary and almost 10 years’ preaching and ministry experience, including pastoral, children’s, youth, college, and music, and currently serves as a part-time research assistant with Docent Communications. He is pursuing an M.S. Education in Secondary English and Special Ed while working full time as a cardiovascular technician, both endeavors being accomplished at the University of Rochester. Travis lives with his beautiful wife Tricia and their baby girl Sophia. He loves, blogs about, and podcasts Harry Potter, drinks cyber beer with the fellows at the Boar’s Head Tavern, drinks real beer at Rohrbach’s, MacGregor’s, and occasionally The Old Toad, and drinks real coffee at Jitters. He doesn’t drink cyber coffee anywhere. You’ll find here a rather random collection of thoughts on theology, politics, family, church, and beer. Travis is a Calvinst who is trying to become paleo-orthodox in his spare time, and he’s a Republican who’s trying to become a Crunchy Con in his spare time. Travis has no spare time, so these endeavors are coming along quite slowly. As a writer, Travis is embarrassed to have used the word “endeavors” twice in this very small paragraph.

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restless - not meaning, “I don’t get enough rest,” though that’s sometimes true and has become more regular since our daughter was born. “restless” as in kind of agitated and unsettled, which is how I feel as a Christian in the midst of American Christianity. It’s also kind of a link to the old blog’s name. (Oh, and also, there’s this really great Gordon Lightfoot song called “Restless”).

reformer - I wanted to do something with the term “paleo-orthodox,” but it doesn’t really roll off the tongue in the same way, does it? “perturbed paleo-orthodox.” See? Doesn’t really work. So “reformer” sums it up, because really, what the reformers wanted was a return to the classical theology of the Early Church Fathers (though perhaps it can be argued they got that messed up in some places, too). I guess the real idea behind using the word is to link myself with the reformational slogan semper reformanda.

The picture is of Calvin in his study, and it works for the “restless reformer” theme because that’s what I do when I’m reading and have some theological epiphany. I can’t stay seated; I stand up and start pacing.