Aaron Armstrong

A Mid-2025 Life and Ministry Update With 2025 having (finally) reached the halfway point, I wanted to share a brief life and ministry update, with some news about family matters, current projects, a few plans for the future.

With 2025 having (finally) reached the halfway point, I wanted to share a brief life and ministry update, with some news about family matters, current projects, a few plans for the future.

To the father who feel like a failure No parent is perfect (which is easy to say, but hard to believe). And when you're a father who feels like a failure, celebrations feel more like accusations. But our real and imagined failures don't tell us the whole story—nor do all the messages surrounding us.

No parent is perfect (which is easy to say, but hard to believe). And when you're a father who feels like a failure, celebrations feel more like accusations. But our real and imagined failures don't tell us the whole story—nor do all the messages surrounding us.

Who told you to think so little of yourself? Modern sexual ethics are framed as being liberating, allowing people to be who they truly are. But they are limiting—reducing people's identities to who they are attracted to or sleep with. They cause us to think too little of ourselves.

Modern sexual ethics are framed as being liberating, allowing people to be who they truly are. But they are limiting—reducing people's identities to who they are attracted to or sleep with. They cause us to think too little of ourselves.

Learning to be takes time No matter how we found ourselves there, being in a new church is challenging. It requires us to learn how to be—to be present. To be vulnerable. To rest. What do we need to know about this?

No matter how we found ourselves there, being in a new church is challenging. It requires us to learn how to be—to be present. To be vulnerable. To rest. And that takes time.

Faith Simplified Releases Today! It's official: Faith Simplified releases today!

It's official—my new book releases today! Learn more about Faith Simplified & order your copy today.

"Enjoy the Swim:" Read Trevin Wax's Foreword to Faith Simplified Read the foreword to Faith Simplified: What We Believe and Why We Believe It by Trevin Wax. Faith Simplified releases May 20th, 2025.

With Faith Simplified releasing in just a few short weeks, here's a look at the foreword to the book by my friend, Trevin Wax. Enjoy! aaronarmstrong.co/enjoy-the-sw...

Pray, Work, and Rest as if Everything Depends on God If you've ever been encouraged to pray like everything depends on God but work as if it all depends on you, you've been given bad advice. Let's talk about the better vision the Bible offers.

If you've ever been encouraged to pray like everything depends on God but work as if it all depends on you, you've been given bad advice. Let's talk about the better vision the Bible offers.

What an Autistic Christian Wants You to Know About Autism What do you know about autism? If you're like most people, it might not be a lot. And that's okay. With all the misinformation out there, it's difficult to know what is true and what isn't. So, here's what I, as an autistic Christian, want you to know.

What do you know about autism? If you're like most people, it might not be a lot. And that's okay. With all the misinformation out there, it's difficult to know what is true and what isn't. So, here's what I, as an autistic Christian, want you to know.

God, Wonder, and the Creation Story On March 16th, 2025, I had the opportunity to preach at Cline Avenue Fellowship Church. Based in Genesis 1, the message reminds us that the creation story doesn't exist to draw us into debates between science and Scripture, but to cause us to wonder at the power of our Creator.

On March 16th, 2025, I had the opportunity to preach at Cline Avenue Fellowship Church. I hope you'll check out the message and be encouraged by it.

Don’t underestimate what reading the Bible can do I didn't expect reading the Bible to change my life. But that's what so often happens when you read it. And it's what I hope to see as those who bought a Bible for the first time in recent months begin to read it.

I didn't expect reading the Bible to change my life. But that's what so often happens when you read it. And it's what I hope to see as those who bought a Bible for the first time in recent months begin to read it.

“And who is my neighbor?” "Who is my neighbor?" The question that a teacher posed to justify himself looms large in our divided culture. But Jesus's answer to the question continues to challenge us to do what is often costly: to love our neighbors—especially those who we struggle to acknowledge as neighbors at all.

"Who is my neighbor?" The question that a teacher posed to justify himself looms large in our divided culture. But Jesus's answer to the question continues to challenge us to do what is often costly: to love our neighbors—especially those who we struggle to acknowledge as neighbors at all.

Writing as You Read: A Different Approach to Bible Time Many of us rush through our Bible time. But Scripture encourages us to linger and meditate. So what is a way to do that? By writing as we read.

Many of us rush through our Bible time. But Scripture encourages us to linger and meditate. So what is a way to do that? By writing as we read.

My Next Book: Faith Simplified I'm excited to announce that my next book, Faith Simplified: What We Believe and Why We Believe It, will be released on May 20, 2025.

I'm excited to announce that my next book, Faith Simplified: What We Believe and Why We Believe It, will be released on May 20, 2025.

This is the test. Don’t lose hope. The whole idea of our faith being tested seems so nebulous, doesn't it? Sure, we read about how the "testing of your faith produces patience" (James 1:3 NKJV), but what does that really look like? Many of us don't really know. Or at least, we don't think we do.

The whole idea of our faith being tested seems so nebulous, doesn't it? Sure, we read about how the "testing of your faith produces patience" (James 1:3 NKJV), but what does that really look like? Many of us don't really know. Or at least, we don't think

"How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly. When trouble comes, may the Lord deliver him" (Psalm 41:1 NET).

Whenever you find yourself asking, “Who is my neighbor?” the answer is almost always the person you’re least inclined to help.

The Truth That Helps Me Sleep at Night We live in an anxious moment. But there's one truth that helps me to sleep at night—one truth that actually feels at odds with our experience of the world: God is in control.

We live in an anxious moment. But there's one truth that helps me to sleep at night—one truth that actually feels at odds with our experience of the world: God is in control.

Parents of young children, take note of what you pray for your children now. You may find you'll be praying for those same things (or at least a version of them) again in their teen years.

The Obvious Part of Studying the Bible We Forget Some parts of studying the Bible seem simple to us, even obvious. But it is often what seems obvious that we're most prone to forget. Let's talk about what happens when. we do.

Some parts of studying the Bible seem simple to us, even obvious. But it is often what seems obvious that we're most prone to forget. Let's talk about what happens when. we do.

Yes, We Should Thank God for Our Meal We sometimes act as though some things are too small to pray about—that we shouldn't waste God's time with them because they don't matter that much. But if what we pray about reveals what is important to us, then those small things matter more than we give them credit.

We sometimes act as though some things are too small to pray about—that we shouldn't waste God's time with them. They don't matter that much. But if what we pray about reveals what is important to us, then those small things matter more than we think.

The Beauty of Reading the Bible Deeply and Widely When we read the Bible, we should try to both deeply read single books and read large portions as well. But why? Because it helps you to discover the rich deposits of grace in themes that run through Scripture.

When we read the Bible, we should try to both deeply read single books and read large portions as well. But why? Because it helps you to discover the rich deposits of grace in themes that run through Scripture.

2. Less virtue signaling and/or performative outrage. (Algorithms reward it, but it destroys your soul.)

3. More critical thinking about everything we read—verify before you trust or react.

4. Fewer lists. 🙂

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🧵 4 things I’d love to see on social media in 2025:

1. More kindness and respect toward those with whom we might disagree. (Remember, profiles represent and are operated by real people. Except the bots.)

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Be the Kind of Person the World Needs As each year comes to a close, we often set goals for what we want to accomplish in the year to come. But there's one goal to pursue that is more challenging but even more important: becoming the kind of person the world needs us to be.

As each year comes to a close, we often set goals for what we want to accomplish in the year to come. But there's one goal to pursue that is more challenging—but even more important: becoming the kind of person the world needs us to be.

The Peculiar Good News of Christmas At Christmas, we focus on one of the most astounding events in history—the incarnation of Jesus. But this good news can seem pretty peculiar to those outside the faith.

At Christmas, we focus on one of the most astounding events in history—the incarnation of Jesus. But this good news can seem pretty peculiar to those outside the faith.

Beware knowledge without wisdom Knowledge is a good and wonderful gift in and of itself. But knowledge untempered by wisdom can be harmful to others—and even to ourselves. But knowledge that has been tested by experience—wisdom—is life-giving to all who encounter it.

Knowledge is a good and wonderful gift in and of itself. But knowledge untempered by wisdom can be harmful to others—and even to ourselves. But knowledge that has been tested by experience—wisdom—is life-giving to all who encounter it.

3. Film and TV scores are fantastic for writing.
4. I listened to a LOT of James Horner, Basil Poledouris, and Stephen Barton while writing this summer.

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Apple’s less-talked about wrapped feature reminded me that:

1. 90s Canadian alt rock is my jam.
2. I made at least one band’s top 100 listeners, which means not enough people in the USA listen to the bands I like. Listen to more 90s Canadian alt rock, America.

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My favorite books of 2024 It's reading recap season once again—which means it is time to share my favorite books of 2024. Check out the list and discover one to add to your 2025 reading pile.

My favorite books of 2024

It's reading recap season once again—which means it is time to share my favorite books of 2024. Check out the list and discover one to add to your 2025 reading pile.