Aaron Armstrong
@aaronstrongarm.bsky.social
Author of books including Faith Simplified: What We Believe and Why We Believe It (5/20/25). Contributor to many websites. Prone to go down rabbit holes. 🇨🇦 in 🇺🇸
Hatred is a powerful and seductive drug. It's what everything around us wants us to embrace. But there is something more powerful: love.
Love is More Powerful Than Hatred
Hatred is a powerful and seductive drug. It's what everything around us wants us to embrace. But there is something more powerful: love.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Hatred is a powerful and seductive drug. It's what everything around us wants us to embrace. But there is something more powerful: love.
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.
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.
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June 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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.
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.
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.
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June 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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.
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.
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.
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June 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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.
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.
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?
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May 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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.
It's official—my new book releases today! Learn more about Faith Simplified & order your copy today.
Faith Simplified Releases Today!
It's official: Faith Simplified releases today!
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May 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It's official—my new book releases today! Learn more about Faith Simplified & order your copy today.
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...
"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.
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April 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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...
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.
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.
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April 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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 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 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.
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April 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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.
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.
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.
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March 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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.
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.
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.
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March 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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.
"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.
“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.
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March 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"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.
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.
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.
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February 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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.
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.
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.
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February 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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.
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
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.
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February 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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).
February 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"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.
January 31, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Whenever you find yourself asking, “Who is my neighbor?” the answer is almost always the person you’re least inclined to help.
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.
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.
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January 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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.
January 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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.
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.
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.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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.
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.
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.
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January 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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.
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.
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.
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January 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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.
🧵 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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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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January 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
🧵 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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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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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.
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.
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December 31, 2024 at 11:00 AM
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.