Dear fellow sojourners,

Now that we’re into December 2025 is almost over and on come the “year in review” sort of posts.  Curious about how to summarize what I wrote in 2025 I loaded my 2025 Word doc into ChatGPT and asked for a 5-bullet-point summary of themes.  I promise I would never write a “normal” post using Generative AI, and I definitely would never use it without letting my readers know.  However, I am curious about the technology and find it has some helpful uses, like summarization.  So, here’s how ChatGPT summarized the blog for 2025:

“Deepening Faith Through Struggle and Growth
Many posts emphasize how God matures believers through trials, weak moments, and long seasons of slow spiritual growth (like the mustard seed and “blade–ear–full grain” parables). Even tiny faith is destined to grow by God’s power, not ours.

Living as Servants of God in Everyday Life
A central idea is that everyone serves something, and Christians are called to consciously serve Christ in ordinary tasks, not only in formal ministry. Daily life—work, family, routine chores—can fully please God.

Obedience, Trust, and the Danger of Self-Reliance
Several posts warn against the “however” we raise against God’s commands, the pride of Babel, or Pharaoh-like hardness. The call is to trust God’s ways over our own reasoning and resist drifting off the path.

Radical Grace, Forgiveness, and Loving Others Well
From Philip welcoming the former persecutor Paul, to teaching on forgiveness and serving the poor, the posts highlight God’s enormous grace and the call for believers to extend that same radical, healing forgiveness to others.

Eternal Perspective: Investing in What Lasts
The posts frequently encourage readers to prioritize heaven over earthly success—storing treasure in heaven, remembering God’s justice, recognizing the temporary nature of human achievements, and preparing for the world to come.”

And now back to me (instead of ChatGPT).

Overall, I think this is a good summary.  What themes resonated with you in 2025?  What would you like to hear more of?  Less of?  What’s most helpful for your walk with God?

Thank you for letting Driving Toward Morning be part of your routine in 2025 and looking forward to God’s blessings in 2026!