Halfway There

Shane Blackshear is the host of two podcasts, Seminary Dropout and On Ramp. He is a former church planter and pastor who moved into secular work when he realized the job was done, and eventually started a blog and a podcast. He explains how he came up with the name Seminary Dropout, the amazing people he has been able to interview, and why he started a second show last year. Plus, we cover his journey as we go. Hope you enjoy!

Stories Shane shared:

• Why he started a podcast about race with his friend Kerri Fisher

Great quotes from Shane:

We see our own problems as being complex and having a lot of layers to them but other people’s problems are simplistic.

I don’t know if I can trust people who haven’t had a significant time of doubt in their life. If it’s that easy for you I kinda doubt your intellect or sincerity.

Is it better to trust God when you’ve never doubted? Or is it better to trust God through your doubt. To me, it’s more significant to say, yeah, I do doubt but I’m going to trust God anyway.

Resources mentioned by Shane:

• Benefit of the Doubt: Breaking the Idol of Certainty by Greg Boyd

You can find Seminary Dropout and On Ramp in iTunes or in your favorite podcatcher. Connect with Shane on Twitter or Facebook today!

Check it out now!

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Richard Jacobson of Unchurching shared the story about how unchurching became a theme in his life way back in episode 15. Now he’s creating an Unchurching comic book “to let Christians know they don’t have to go to church to be the church.”

You can be part of it by joining the Kickstarter campaign to fund the book. Hurry because the campaign ends Monday, September 11, 2017 at noon CT.

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Today, we revisit an episode with Doug Hazen who powerfully shared his experiences with God back in episodes #26 and 27. Doug shares how God revealed his goodness to him once again, the emotional work it took to understand evil from God's perspective, and how God led him to his current position in ministry.

Please enjoy and share with a friend!

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Halfway There is on summer hiatus but not without great content!

This week is a replay of episode #34 with Quentin Banks who shared his story of serving jail time, finding and experiencing the love of Jesus in a miraculous way, a suicide attempt, and how he began to trust God even while he had more questions than answer.

Please listen, share, and review us on iTunes! Thanks!

Keep the faith!

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On episode #60 of Halfway There we are trying something new: a podswap! This episode originally appeared on The Godwatch Podcast as episode #20 but the host of that show, Phil Gauthier, was gracious enough to propose a swap of interviews and the winner is you because this conversation Phil has with Jason Kane is one of the more amazing conversion stories I’ve heard. God sometimes uses the things you wouldn’t expect to get our attention but if you listen carefully, you’ll see his handiwork all over Jason’s life.

Hope you enjoy this one!

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Let him know you heard him on Halfway There!

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