Aaron Armstrong

Aaron Armstrong, a Regular Contributor to For The Church, is a writer, blogger and speaker based in Ontario, Canada. He is the author of Awaiting a Savior: the Gospel, the New Creation and the End of Poverty, and Contend: Defending the Faith in a Fallen World, a contributor to The Gospel Coalition and blogs daily at Blogging Theologically.

Nov 30

Letters to a New Believer, Part Seven by Aaron Armstrong

Series: Letters to a New Believer

I've got to be honest: Christian art really bums me out.

Sep 28

Letters to a New Believer, Part Six by Aaron Armstrong

Series: Letters to a New Believer

The biggest mistake I made in leaving the first church I was a part of was I didn't leave soon enough. I know that sounds awful, but let me explain . . .

Sep 28

Letters to a New Believer, Part Five by Aaron Armstrong

Series: Letters to a New Believer

After the service, we asked one of the pastors, "Does this happen every Sunday?"

Aug 6

Letters to a New Believer, Part Four by Aaron Armstrong

Series: Letters to a New Believer

Where the Bible speaks on sexual purity it does not offer suggestions. It provides commands. And these are commands we are to obey.

Aug 5

Letters to a New Believer, Part Three by Aaron Armstrong

Series: Letters to a New Believer

It was 2006, I'd been a Christian for just over a year, it was my first missions trip, and it was super-awkward. It wasn't that I didn't know what happened (though I did), nor was it that I was particularly uncomfortable in front of a crowd (though I was). What made it awkward was the way I was telling the story wasn't right.

Jun 3

Put a Rock in Their Shoe by Aaron Armstrong

Evangelism is often a slow process; sometimes it’s enough to stick a rock in someone’s shoe, and see what God does with it.

May 14

Letters to a New Believer, Part Two by Aaron Armstrong

Series: Letters to a New Believer

The Bible is the foundation of our life as Christians. Get a grip on it now. Don't let anything else take away from its priority in your life. Do this, and it will go well for you.

May 4

Letters to a New Believer, Part One by Aaron Armstrong

Series: Letters to a New Believer

About a year or so into being a Christian, I did something absolutely, spectacularly dumb: I joined the men's ministry leadership team at our church. Seriously, on a scale of dumb to really dumb, this was just the worst.

Apr 2

The Challenge of Contending by Aaron Armstrong

How do we contend for the faith and guard the gospel without being argumentative, judgmental, or cantakerous?