In this special episode, featuring the occasional serious answer and several shameless plugs, the Living Out team reflect on 2025 and look ahead to 2026. We hope you enjoy seeing in the new year with us!

The questions 

• What’s one moment in 2025 that you’re grateful for?
• What habit or practice have you found helpful in the last year?
• Who has inspired you this year?
• What book, film, or song has shaped your thinking?
• What’s one challenge that you overcame this year, or something brave that you did?
• Describe your faith journey in 2025 in one word.
• What has surprised you about yourself this year?
• What’s one hope or goal you have for 2026?

Resources mentioned and related 

• Kaleidoscope 
• The Intimacy Deficit by Ed Shaw 
• Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper 
• The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling 
• John Piper’s series on Hebrews 
• John Piper’s series on Romans 
• The Psalms: A Christ-Centered Commentary by Christopher Ash 
• The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis 
• The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis 
• Pray Without Ceasing by Wendell Berry (found in Fidelity: Five Stories) 
• The ‘film with some kind of musical theme’ that Andy considers himself brave for enduring