Who is “Trad Reformed”?

 It is somewhat difficult to describe yourself when you do not see yourself as a static creature. 

I am a married father of two great sons, with a beautiful wife who’s just trying to grow closer to my Lord and Savior Christ Jesus by exploring the faith that has been given to us.

This is not to say that I am gentle, in fact, where I come from is a place of difficulty and it is a place that has made me bitter, and in the tradition of the Reformation, I am looking to reform myself.

I have a past, but don’t we all. Much of the content here will come from that past, reshaped, reformed for a different audience. This is not to say that I regret my past, but that person has to change and grow, something that I hope will be reflected here.

As that place was a journey of discovery, so will this place be. A place where the faith journey of a person can be dealt with seriously and pointedly, perhaps with a little sarcasm at times to make it all worthwhile, and not forget who I was back then.

Let’s see where it takes us.



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