Hannah Ploegstra
Hannah Ploegstra and her husband, John, are founders of learnChrist, a ministry which provides resources for Scripture memorization and study. Hannah and John's recordings of Bible memory songs can be listened to and downloaded for free on Hannah's blog at www.hannahploegstra.com. Through learnChrist, Hannah writes Disciple Curriculum, directs SHEMA Bible Choir, and encourages moms in their disciple-making at home.
Using the Bible to reason with unbelievers
- Hannah Ploegstra •
- 6 October 2016
How do we use the Bible to reason with unbelievers when, on the one hand, they don’t recognize it as a valid source, while, on the other hand, it actually is the source, whether they recognize it or not?
Seven things to do before my kids leave home
- Hannah Ploegstra •
- 22 July 2016
Before they fly the nest, what are you hoping to teach your kids? How to cook? How to clean? How to be good with money? Hannah Ploegstra shares her own list, but the things on it aren’t what you’d expect.
Death is what the gospel is for
- Hannah Ploegstra •
- 27 June 2016
Hannah Ploegstra always thought she knew what the gospel was about. But it wasn’t until she was sitting in a doctor’s office, facing bad news, that she realized what the gospel is truly for.
Why believers don’t know what to think about death
- Hannah Ploegstra •
- 3 June 2016
It can be hard to know what to say at a funeral. “Sorry for your loss” or “My condolences” are well-meaning options, but are also ultimately vaporous. As Hannah Ploegstra argues, our inability to offer more reveals that we haven’t really understood the gospel in the first place.
What to think about the body in the grave
- Hannah Ploegstra •
- 11 April 2016
Most of us would prefer not to think about what happens to the dead when they are in the grave. Hannah Ploegstra argues why this is necessary for truly grasping what Christ has done for us.
What to think about the body in the coffin
- Hannah Ploegstra •
- 1 April 2016
Hannah Ploegstra explores the hope and good news signified by funerals.
Preachers, please don’t apologize for the time!
- Hannah Ploegstra •
- 18 March 2016
Hannah Ploegstra gives preachers eight reasons why drawing attention to the length of their sermon works against them.
What heads are supposed to do
- Hannah Ploegstra •
- 4 March 2016
When we talk about headship we tend to fixate on questions like “Who’s in charge around here?” and “How does God want me to lead the ones I’m in charge of?”
How to reason with an unbeliever from Genesis 1-2
- Hannah Ploegstra •
- 9 February 2016
It’s too bad Genesis 1-2 has become a battleground for the creation/evolution debate. Christians use this section of Scripture as ammunition against unbelievers who claim the world was not created or that there is no God. We’ve turned it into a textbook, teasing out words and phrases that provide a ‘biblical science’ for our side of the debate.
How to “take every thought captive” without becoming a slave to your sin
- Hannah Ploegstra •
- 26 January 2016
People tell me they’re “taking every thought captive” (2 Cor 10:5). I think they mean they’re trying to ignore the plaguing thoughts that arise out of emotional or spiritual sin and weakness. Thoughts born of worry, lust, despair, fear, and doubt. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t.
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