SHELBY ABBOTTlife – SHELBY 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 life – SHELBY ABBOTT https://shelbyabbott.com 32 32 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 Live in Community https://shelbyabbott.com/2023/02/03/live-in-community/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2023/02/03/live-in-community/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:26:36 +0000 Shelby Abbott https://shelbyabbott.com/?p=926 If there’s anything the term “social distancing” has taught us, it’s that most people don’t like social distancing. Humans are hardwired to live in deep need of community, despite what all the introvert memes might joke about. The Christian life is always meant to be experienced in the context of community and association with fellow […]

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]]> If there’s anything the term “social distancing” has taught us, it’s that most people don’t like social distancing. Humans are hardwired to live in deep need of community, despite what all the introvert memes might joke about. The Christian life is always meant to be experienced in the context of community and association with fellow […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2023/02/03/live-in-community/feed/ 0 Coming 9.9.22—Real Life Loading… https://shelbyabbott.com/2022/08/06/coming-9-9-22-real-life-loading/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2022/08/06/coming-9-9-22-real-life-loading/#respond Sat, 06 Aug 2022 14:43:51 +0000 Shelby Abbott https://shelbyabbott.com/?p=877 Real Life Loading… will be a new weekly podcast from FamilyLife for 18-28 year olds, hosted by me. I’m thrilled that it’s finally going to be released! It’ll be a 30 minute podcast coming out every Friday, but also released on the radio each weekend for parents and grandparents to listen in on what the kids […]

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]]> Real Life Loading… will be a new weekly podcast from FamilyLife for 18-28 year olds, hosted by me. I’m thrilled that it’s finally going to be released! It’ll be a 30 minute podcast coming out every Friday, but also released on the radio each weekend for parents and grandparents to listen in on what the kids […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2022/08/06/coming-9-9-22-real-life-loading/feed/ 0 Power In The Christian Life https://shelbyabbott.com/2018/09/10/power-christian-life/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2018/09/10/power-christian-life/#respond Mon, 10 Sep 2018 14:49:49 +0000 Shelby Abbott http://shelbyabbott.com/?p=493 Since I have been involved with Cru as both a student and staff, I’ve read a number of applications for a variety of things, including small group leader applications, summer mission applications, staff/intern applications, and even applications to sing in our campus worship band. One question that is usually asked on these applications is, “What […]

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]]> Since I have been involved with Cru as both a student and staff, I’ve read a number of applications for a variety of things, including small group leader applications, summer mission applications, staff/intern applications, and even applications to sing in our campus worship band. One question that is usually asked on these applications is, “What […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2018/09/10/power-christian-life/feed/ 0 The Main Reason I’m Alive https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/07/31/main-reason-im-alive/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/07/31/main-reason-im-alive/#respond Mon, 31 Jul 2017 19:08:34 +0000 Shelby Abbott http://shelbyabbott.com/?p=421 The chief end of man is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever. (The Westminster Shorter Catechism) Has anyone ever put you on the spot and inquired, “Why do Christians insist on trying to convert people?” Trust me, if it ever happens to you, you’ll remember it. Questions like these, no matter if its […]

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]]> The chief end of man is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever. (The Westminster Shorter Catechism) Has anyone ever put you on the spot and inquired, “Why do Christians insist on trying to convert people?” Trust me, if it ever happens to you, you’ll remember it. Questions like these, no matter if its […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/07/31/main-reason-im-alive/feed/ 0 “What’s God’s Will For My Life?” – The Wrong Question https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/03/14/whats-gods-will-life-wrong-question/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/03/14/whats-gods-will-life-wrong-question/#respond Tue, 14 Mar 2017 15:41:22 +0000 Shelby Abbott http://shelbyabbott.com/?p=380 As I’ve worked with college students for most of my adult ministry, I’ve often heard the question, What is God’s will for my life? Young people of an average university age are constantly trying to figure out what to major in, who to date, how to spend their time, and what job to shoot for […]

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]]> As I’ve worked with college students for most of my adult ministry, I’ve often heard the question, What is God’s will for my life? Young people of an average university age are constantly trying to figure out what to major in, who to date, how to spend their time, and what job to shoot for […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/03/14/whats-gods-will-life-wrong-question/feed/ 0 Are You Dating A Life-Taker? https://shelbyabbott.com/2016/12/07/are-you-dating-a-life-taker/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2016/12/07/are-you-dating-a-life-taker/#respond Wed, 07 Dec 2016 18:46:53 +0000 Shelby Abbott http://shelbyabbott.com/?p=292 When we look to culture to tell us how to have a relationship, we get beer commercials, tabloid postings, and reality TV that scream at us, “This is the right way to do it!” And most of the time, we buy it. We pick up a magazine at the grocery store checkout line and see […]

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]]> When we look to culture to tell us how to have a relationship, we get beer commercials, tabloid postings, and reality TV that scream at us, “This is the right way to do it!” And most of the time, we buy it. We pick up a magazine at the grocery store checkout line and see […]

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