Why does the resurrection matter to Christians? Why does the resurrection matter to Christians? Because if Jesus did not rise from the dead, Christianity isn't worth believing.

Why does the resurrection matter to Christians? Because if Jesus did not rise from the dead, Christianity isn't worth believing.

Holiness, love, and everything that “is” in God Sometimes we look God's characteristics—like love and holiness—and treat them as if they're in competition or in conflict. But that's not the way we're meant to understand what God is like. Instead, we need to see God's attributes and characteristics as a whole.

Sometimes we look God's characteristics—like love and holiness—and treat them as if they're in competition or in conflict. But that's not the way we're meant to understand what God is like. Instead, we need to see God's attributes and characteristics as a whole.

Empathy, compassion, and the real sin to avoid Some Christian voices warn against a "sin" of empathy. And while it's tempting to dismiss it as just more culture war posturing, there is a discussion worth having. There is a danger connected to empathy—but it's probably not what some might think.

Some Christian voices warn against a "sin" of empathy. And while it's tempting to dismiss it as just more culture war posturing, there is a discussion worth having. There is a danger connected to empathy—but it's probably not what some might think.

Why I joined the Cross Communication Collective I recently joined the Cross Communication Collective. Here's a bit about what excites me about this like-hearted initiative and how I would love to serve your church or ministry over the next year.

I recently joined the Cross Communication Collective. Here's what excites me about this like-hearted initiative and how I would love to serve your church.

Loving Your Neighbor and Dancing Through Landmines It's easy to think of ourselves as courageous in the hypothetical. But what about when courage is actually required—when loving your neighbor is costly?

It's easy to think of ourselves as courageous in the hypothetical. But what about when courage is actually required—when loving your neighbor is costly?

Living Faithfully in Exhausting Times We live in exhausting times, with new news of chaos and upheaval coming at us every moment, threatening to rob us of hope. So what will help us live faithfully in times like these?

We live in exhausting times, with new news of chaos and upheaval coming at us every moment, threatening to rob us of hope. So what will help us live faithfully in times like these?

Life in the Storm (2025 in Review) 2025 has been a challenging year, to say the least. As it comes to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on how I've seen God at work in this year that didn't turn out remotely the way I hoped or anticipated.

2025 has been a challenging year, to say the least. As it comes to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on how I've seen God at work in this year that didn't turn out remotely the way I hoped or anticipated.

My Favorite Books of 2025 It's reading recap season once again, which means it is time to share my favorite books of 2025. Read on and discover a new favorite!

It's reading recap season once again, which means it is time to share my favorite books of 2025. Read on and discover a new favorite!

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.

Hatred is a powerful and seductive drug. It's what everything around us wants us to embrace. But there is something more powerful: love.

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.