Hi, I’m Joel Black and I started blogging at IrreligiousLife to provide a place for all of us to learn together how to follow Jesus. I have five children (4 boys and 1 girl) and my oldest is 5 years old! They are great kids and I am so proud of my family. I enjoy playing sports and am a beginner triathlete. More importantly, and more relevant to the conversation here at Eclectic, my wife and I are continually readjusting our lifestyles and re-evaluating our lives as we try to follow Jesus. My work as a “church planter” in Japan and my own experience as one whose life aim is to follow Jesus has forced me to think a lot about the Christian church. Most of what you will see from me here on this blog will be taken from books I am reading and from conversations with my wife. We are enjoying this journey together even though we are not always on the same page. We often do end up on the same page eventually but that also is part of the joy of our journey. I am looking forward to joining in the conversations here at Eclectic Christian as well!
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Welcome Joel,
I look forward to interacting with you in these posts.
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