I have often recommended aphoristic writers.
And I have (at least since I began regular blogging in 2010 - a year or two after I became a Christian) myself developed an aphoristic style of writing (as may be evident by comparing my earlier writing).
So, I need no persuading of the virtues of aphorism.
However there are limitations on the effectiveness and value of this type of writing.
An aphorism only takes the reader so far and to an uncertain destination.
Why? Because really to comprehend, we must see the workings of thinking.
The ideal is not to present conclusions merely, but that the reader - through the process of reading - participates in the thought processes of the writer.
Therefore the best use of aphorisms comes when they are presented in some quantity, and in a sequence that represents the movement of the author's thought.
When this is done well, a reader can get benefit from the journey - even when the destination turns-out to be a place he dislikes.
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Note: The first aphoristic text that grabbed me was Wittgenstein's On Certainty; which is derived from notes made on a few occasions; jumping around a problem, tackling it by rushes, from different angles. I can't remember Wittgenstein's conclusions, if any; but I appreciated the way he tackled the business.
