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		<title>Feeling Lonely? Maybe I Can Help&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://shelbyabbott.com/2025/08/27/feeling-lonely-maybe-can-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelby Abbott</dc:creator>
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		<title>Living Together and Marriage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelby Abbott</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>What&#8217;s the point? It&#8217;s a good question to ask when examining the validity of getting married today as opposed to just living together to &#8220;try things out&#8221; and see if you&#8217;re compatible before jumping into a life-long commitment&#8230;right? Isn&#8217;t living together just easier? Wouldn&#8217;t it be a good &#8220;test-drive&#8221; for both of us? Wouldn&#8217;t we [&#8230;]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What&#8217;s the point? It&#8217;s a good question to ask when examining the validity of getting married today as opposed to just living together to &#8220;try things out&#8221; and see if you&#8217;re compatible before jumping into a life-long commitment&#8230;right? Isn&#8217;t living together just easier? Wouldn&#8217;t it be a good &#8220;test-drive&#8221; for both of us? Wouldn&#8217;t we [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Heritage of Truth Interview for DoubtLess</title>
		<link>https://shelbyabbott.com/2020/09/21/heritage-truth-interview-doubtless/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 14:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelby Abbott</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been doing several interviews to talk about my book DoubtLess: Because Faith is Hard. Here&#8217;s one I did for Heritage of Truth TV and blog. The full video is available right here. You can also click on the image below.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been doing several interviews to talk about my book DoubtLess: Because Faith is Hard. Here&#8217;s one I did for Heritage of Truth TV and blog. The full video is available right here. You can also click on the image below.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://shelbyabbott.com/2020/09/21/heritage-truth-interview-doubtless/">Heritage of Truth Interview for DoubtLess</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://shelbyabbott.com">SHELBY ABBOTT</a>.</p>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s the Day!</title>
		<link>https://shelbyabbott.com/2020/08/17/todays-the-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2020 20:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelby Abbott</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s August 17, and today&#8217;s the day that DoubtLess: Because Faith is Hard is available everywhere. I received my author copies last week, and I love the red—it pops. Big shout out to New Growth Press for publishing. I&#8217;m grateful they&#8217;ve trusted me enough to publish a second book. Here are a few things some [&#8230;]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s August 17, and today&#8217;s the day that DoubtLess: Because Faith is Hard is available everywhere. I received my author copies last week, and I love the red—it pops. Big shout out to New Growth Press for publishing. I&#8217;m grateful they&#8217;ve trusted me enough to publish a second book. Here are a few things some [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the Point?</title>
		<link>https://shelbyabbott.com/2020/07/09/whats-the-point/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>Even though my next book will drop on August 17th, I actually have another book release coming from FamilyLife about one week later in August too. What&#8217;s the Point? will be a small easy read for anyone asking questions about living together and marriage. It&#8217;s aimed at a college-aged audience, and will help answer the [&#8230;]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even though my next book will drop on August 17th, I actually have another book release coming from FamilyLife about one week later in August too. What&#8217;s the Point? will be a small easy read for anyone asking questions about living together and marriage. It&#8217;s aimed at a college-aged audience, and will help answer the [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Free Chapter from DoubtLess</title>
		<link>https://shelbyabbott.com/2020/06/03/free-chapter-doubtless/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 19:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelby Abbott</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>It won&#8217;t be out until August 17 of this year, but my publisher New Growth Press is offering a chapter of my book for free! It&#8217;s available right now by clicking HERE. Enjoy!</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It won&#8217;t be out until August 17 of this year, but my publisher New Growth Press is offering a chapter of my book for free! It&#8217;s available right now by clicking HERE. Enjoy!</p>
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		<title>Pressure Points Now Available</title>
		<link>https://shelbyabbott.com/2019/04/22/pressure-points-now-available/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2019 15:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelby Abbott</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s been a long time from start to finish, but Pressure Points: A Guide to Navigating Student Stress is finally available! You can purchase it directly from New Growth Press for a reduced price, or find it on Amazon. If you&#8217;re a college student, high school student, or young professional (or know someone who is), [&#8230;]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s been a long time from start to finish, but Pressure Points: A Guide to Navigating Student Stress is finally available! You can purchase it directly from New Growth Press for a reduced price, or find it on Amazon. If you&#8217;re a college student, high school student, or young professional (or know someone who is), [&#8230;]</p>
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		<link>https://shelbyabbott.com/2018/12/20/504/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 19:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelby Abbott</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m so pleased to announce that on April 22, 2019, my fourth book Pressure Points will be available to purchase from New Growth Press. This book has been 2.5 years in the making, and I&#8217;m thrilled to see my first book getting published outside of Cru (who, by the way, I still love dearly). I&#8217;ve written [&#8230;]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m so pleased to announce that on April 22, 2019, my fourth book Pressure Points will be available to purchase from New Growth Press. This book has been 2.5 years in the making, and I&#8217;m thrilled to see my first book getting published outside of Cru (who, by the way, I still love dearly). I&#8217;ve written [&#8230;]</p>
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