Living Out Podcast New Year Special 2026
Jan 1, 2026
The team reflects on 2025, sharing personal gratitude moments and meaningful New Year celebrations. They discuss helpful habits, such as sea swimming and prayer routines, and highlight inspiring figures like Megan Phelps-Roper. A range of books and media that influenced their thinking is recommended, alongside personal bravery stories from the past year. Each host summarizes their faith journey in one word, revealing surprising self-discoveries and outlining hopes for 2026, including deeper prayer and new creative projects.
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Read To Reassess Intimacy
- Andy Robinson recommended reading The Intimacy Deficit to reflect on personal life and relationships.
- He credited the book with prompting changes toward deeper dependency on God and better rhythms.
Resources That Deepen Preaching
- Andrew Bunt found John Piper's sermons and Christopher Ash's Psalms commentary reshape preaching, pastoral practice, and Christ-centred reading of Psalms.
- He noted these resources helped him preach and pastor with renewed clarity.
Narnia's Renewed Impact
- Ashley Hull reread the Narnia series, especially The Horse and His Boy and The Last Battle, and found fresh spiritual depth in Lewis's portrayal of Aslan.
- She reported these books still move her emotionally and shape her faith imagination.