Knox Blog

A couple of months ago, at Knox Baptist Church, we officially announced our partnership with the pro-life organization Speak for the Unborn (S4U). We think it is crucial to help our members understand the basis for this partnership and, by extension, the necessity of Christians everywhere to be pro-life. What does the Bible say about abortion? To answer these questions properly, we must begin with the Word of God, which contains many passages that address this issue. For the

If we are to talk about the place and role of children in the church gathering, we first need to establish common ground on the goal of our Sunday gatherings. Many things happen on a Sunday morning: fellowship, teaching, preaching, community, singing, prayer, Bible reading, and more. But are these just scattered elements, or are they all components of something greater? I would argue that the goal of our Sunday gatherings is worship. This is the big picture—this is what is (o

With this post, we are starting a series reflecting on the topic of children in the church. There are many common assumptions about children that are not grounded in Scripture and stem more from cultural trends and influences. And this is rather important. The late Pastor Voddie Baucham used to speak about the story of Uzzah and the Ark of the Covenant (as found in 2 Samuel 6:1–7 and 1 Chronicles 13:9–12) to remind us of the importance of faithfulness over creativity or good