SHELBY ABBOTTSHELBY ABBOTT https://shelbyabbott.com Aligning you with Christ. Connecting you with culture. Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:45:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://shelbyabbott.com/app/uploads/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-19-at-3.25.36-PM.png SHELBY ABBOTT https://shelbyabbott.com 32 32 The Rumors Are True. https://shelbyabbott.com/2025/10/09/the-rumors-are-true/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2025/10/09/the-rumors-are-true/#respond Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:00:59 +0000 Shelby Abbott https://shelbyabbott.com/?p=1016 You’ve probably heard rumors about the fact that there’s a spiritual awakening on college campuses around the nation, and from what I’ve witnessed, those rumors are true.I’ve spent the last couple weekends speaking at 2 different Cru Fall Retreats—one in central Pennsylvania, and one in upstate New York—and it’s been amazing to see the hunger […]

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]]> You’ve probably heard rumors about the fact that there’s a spiritual awakening on college campuses around the nation, and from what I’ve witnessed, those rumors are true.I’ve spent the last couple weekends speaking at 2 different Cru Fall Retreats—one in central Pennsylvania, and one in upstate New York—and it’s been amazing to see the hunger […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2025/10/09/the-rumors-are-true/feed/ 0 Feeling Lonely? Maybe I Can Help… https://shelbyabbott.com/2025/08/27/feeling-lonely-maybe-can-help/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2025/08/27/feeling-lonely-maybe-can-help/#respond Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:19:12 +0000 Shelby Abbott https://shelbyabbott.com/?p=1001 The post Feeling Lonely? Maybe I Can Help… appeared first on SHELBY ABBOTT.

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2025/08/27/feeling-lonely-maybe-can-help/feed/ 0 What’s It To You? https://shelbyabbott.com/2024/09/26/whats-it-to-you/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2024/09/26/whats-it-to-you/#respond Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:37:41 +0000 Shelby Abbott https://shelbyabbott.com/?p=984 Contentment with the grace God has lavished on you is the key to gospel satisfaction in the Christian life. Comparison, however, will destroy that satisfaction. I’m guilty of falling into the trap of consistently glancing at what others have or experience, and then quickly evaluating whether or not I’m living with what I perceive to […]

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]]> Contentment with the grace God has lavished on you is the key to gospel satisfaction in the Christian life. Comparison, however, will destroy that satisfaction. I’m guilty of falling into the trap of consistently glancing at what others have or experience, and then quickly evaluating whether or not I’m living with what I perceive to […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2024/09/26/whats-it-to-you/feed/ 0 Where Is God? https://shelbyabbott.com/2024/07/22/where-is-god/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2024/07/22/where-is-god/#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:40:22 +0000 Shelby Abbott https://shelbyabbott.com/?p=978 God’s ways are not my ways…and that’s a very good thing. If you are a Christian, all of your hopelessness died on the third day when God the Son killed death itself and rose to life again. Victory and power rests in the empty tomb of Jesus Christ, and because he holds the keys to […]

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]]> God’s ways are not my ways…and that’s a very good thing. If you are a Christian, all of your hopelessness died on the third day when God the Son killed death itself and rose to life again. Victory and power rests in the empty tomb of Jesus Christ, and because he holds the keys to […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2024/07/22/where-is-god/feed/ 2 Help for Couples on Valentines Day https://shelbyabbott.com/2024/02/01/you-got-served/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2024/02/01/you-got-served/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:23:34 +0000 Shelby Abbott https://shelbyabbott.com/?p=969 In light of Valentine’s Day approaching, I thought it would be good to intentionally talk a bit about dating and romance. I have a lot to say about this (especially because today’s romantic scene is quite complicated), but I think I’ll only talk about one aspect of the subject right now… I’d be willing to […]

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]]> In light of Valentine’s Day approaching, I thought it would be good to intentionally talk a bit about dating and romance. I have a lot to say about this (especially because today’s romantic scene is quite complicated), but I think I’ll only talk about one aspect of the subject right now… I’d be willing to […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2024/02/01/you-got-served/feed/ 0 Isolation Breeds Forgetfulness https://shelbyabbott.com/2023/12/20/isolation-breeds-forgetfulness/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2023/12/20/isolation-breeds-forgetfulness/#respond Wed, 20 Dec 2023 21:14:56 +0000 Shelby Abbott https://shelbyabbott.com/?p=964 Without the presence of other people in our lives who love Jesus and walk with him, we become islands who try to spiritually self-feed and it never works. Despite our delusional belief that we are fine on our own and can spiritually mature via self-appointed authoritative measures (like watching sermons online or listening to podcasts), […]

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]]> Without the presence of other people in our lives who love Jesus and walk with him, we become islands who try to spiritually self-feed and it never works. Despite our delusional belief that we are fine on our own and can spiritually mature via self-appointed authoritative measures (like watching sermons online or listening to podcasts), […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2023/12/20/isolation-breeds-forgetfulness/feed/ 0 Your Future is Life Not Death https://shelbyabbott.com/2023/09/18/future-life-not-death/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2023/09/18/future-life-not-death/#respond Mon, 18 Sep 2023 15:35:08 +0000 Shelby Abbott https://shelbyabbott.com/?p=954 The future of a Christian is secure in life because of the death and resurrection of God’s Son. He died so that we don’t have to. Even though every person eventually dies, death is not at all natural. Every human being will one day pass away, but death itself was not a part of God’s […]

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]]> The future of a Christian is secure in life because of the death and resurrection of God’s Son. He died so that we don’t have to. Even though every person eventually dies, death is not at all natural. Every human being will one day pass away, but death itself was not a part of God’s […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2023/09/18/future-life-not-death/feed/ 0 God’s Economy of Worth https://shelbyabbott.com/2023/05/17/gods-economy-worth/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2023/05/17/gods-economy-worth/#respond Wed, 17 May 2023 19:25:20 +0000 Shelby Abbott https://shelbyabbott.com/?p=949 Is there something in your outward appearance that you don’t like? Is there anything about your body that you would change if you were able? I would. I’m short, and I’ve always been that way. I was constantly made fun of as a kid, and now as a five-foot-six-inch man today, I’m often viewed as […]

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]]> Is there something in your outward appearance that you don’t like? Is there anything about your body that you would change if you were able? I would. I’m short, and I’ve always been that way. I was constantly made fun of as a kid, and now as a five-foot-six-inch man today, I’m often viewed as […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2023/05/17/gods-economy-worth/feed/ 0 Six Things to Help You From Becoming a Digital Fool https://shelbyabbott.com/2023/04/25/six-things-help-becoming-digital-fool/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2023/04/25/six-things-help-becoming-digital-fool/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:44:14 +0000 Shelby Abbott https://shelbyabbott.com/?p=939   When we type with our thumbs, they are an extension of our mouths, and as Scripture says, our mouths are an extension of our hearts. (Matt. 12:34) Consequently, your thumbs represent who you are. So by observing what you post online and what you text to others, who would people say you are? Are […]

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]]>   When we type with our thumbs, they are an extension of our mouths, and as Scripture says, our mouths are an extension of our hearts. (Matt. 12:34) Consequently, your thumbs represent who you are. So by observing what you post online and what you text to others, who would people say you are? Are […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2023/04/25/six-things-help-becoming-digital-fool/feed/ 1 Boundaries are a Gift of God’s Grace https://shelbyabbott.com/2023/02/14/boundaries-gift-gods-grace/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2023/02/14/boundaries-gift-gods-grace/#respond Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:07:34 +0000 Shelby Abbott https://shelbyabbott.com/?p=935 God’s boundary lines are an authoritative gift of his grace. In fact, the giving of the Law itself to the Israelites in the book of Exodus is a loving act of God’s favor extended to his people. Now, authoritative law-giving and grace aren’t often closely associated with one another in the minds of many, because […]

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]]> God’s boundary lines are an authoritative gift of his grace. In fact, the giving of the Law itself to the Israelites in the book of Exodus is a loving act of God’s favor extended to his people. Now, authoritative law-giving and grace aren’t often closely associated with one another in the minds of many, because […]

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