Faithtalk Fall 2010

FaithTalk FALL 2010 | A PUBLICATION OF SALEM COMMUNICATIONS

Pastor’s Day

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HAITI

FOOD FOR THE POOR

by Bill Bunkley PAGE 14

by Elbert Nasworthy

FALL 2010 | A PUBLICATION OF SALEM COMMUNICATIONS

WHEN DOES LIFE BEGIN? PAGE 24

by Bill Bunkley PAGE 22

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Welcome edition of FaithTalk magazine – but there it was on her kitchen counter that morning personally addressed to her. When she opened it up, she read a few pages and then she called the station.

At this point, I asked Kathy some important questions about her spiritual beliefs. She told me she knew who Jesus was and that she believed in heaven and hell. I asked her if she was to die today, where would she spend eternity, heaven or hell?

“I don’t know…”, she said.

Chris Gould and Dick Crippen. Thanks Dick for your years of friendship to WTBN and Salem Communications!

I asked her “If you could know for sure, would you want to know?”

Dear Friends, This is the 7th year that WTBN’s FaithTalk magazine has been in publication. We launched the magazine in the spring of 2003 with the intention of serving the Tampa Bay community in a deeper way in conjunction with WTBN radio and our website bayword.com.

Over the years, your feedback has been so very encouraging to us…

I’d like to share a special story from a local reader…one that is reflective of many others who listen, read or watch these powerful media outlets.

Early one Friday morning, I saw the red light flashing on my phone – and so I listened to the voice mail. Kathy volunteered that her life was a mess. Her marriage, her family and her home were a mess – and she was obviously very emotional. I called her back and she started crying. I mean she broke down sobbing. I listened and tried to comfort her. After a while, she circled back and told me she had never listened to WTBN and she had no idea how she had received our recent

She said “Yes…” As she walked to get a bible, I talked with her and then over the phone that morning I walked her through the Scriptures. That Friday morning, we prayed together – and Kathy trusted Jesus Christ as her personal LORD and Savior!

With Kathy’s permission, after we hung up, I called a local church near her home and shared her story with the pastor at the church.

Praise God, we arranged for a visit from the church to Kathy’s home – and she is now connected to that local church. That morning she was welcomed into the Kingdom…

This is why we do what we do…

In Jesus’ wonderful name,

Christopher M. Gould, Sr. General Manager Salem Communications WTBN - WTWD - WGUL - WLSS

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Bring hope back to the community.

People in our community desperately need comfort and hope. These needs become even more apparent during the holiday season. Together, through Compassion + Action, we can alleviate suffering and meet the growing need in local neighborhoods as angels unaware. “Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.�

-Hebrews 13:2 (NIV)

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08 12_ Pastor’s Day at the Trop 14_ Haiti: Food for the Poor by Bill Bunkley 19_ Program Schedule 22_ Thank U by Dr. David Jeremiah 24_ When does Life Begin by Dr. R.C. Sproul 30_ Out & About 33_ WTBN’s Favorite Holiday Recipies 34_ Christians Schools Resource Guide

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L to R: Michael Lewis, Pastor Warren Langer, United Methodist Church of Sun City Center, Steve Kreloff, Lee Robison, Pastor Tommy “Urban D” Kyllonen Crossover Church, Tampa, and Jim Harnish

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Pastor Rick Cabot, First United Methodist Lutz and John Legg, South Shore United Methodist Church talk together as those cookies get scooped up at the Trop!

Craig Lamberson and Dick Crippen, Senior Advisor Tampa Bay Rays

The Craig Folk! Craig Lamberson, Craig Rees and Craig Altman, pastor Grace Community Church, Lutz

Pastor Ken Whitten and Pastor Michael Lewis, Plant City’s First Baptist Church - great friends!

Pastor Jeff Singletary, Exciting Central Tampa Baptist Church arrived in style! As Pastor Jeff entered the suite a little late, Carlos Pena hit a Home Run just as he walked in. Now that’s power!

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Orthodontist?

By Drs. Ed and Rob Amley, Amley & Amley Orthodontics

An orthodontist is defined as a specialist who graduated from dental school and a full-time university-based orthodontic residency program. Orthodontists limit their dental practice only to diagnosis and treatment of problems associated with dental malocclusions, facial development, and jaw alignment.

Today, orthodontic treatment is simple, convenient, and affordable for patients of all ages. An attractive smile, self-confidence, and enhancement of dental health and chewing function are just some of the benefits of today’s orthodontics.

Tooth alignment can be changed at any age if a patient’s gums and bone structure are healthy.

Though an orthodontist can enhance a smile at any age, there is an optimal time to begin treatment which ensures an optimal result at the least expenditure of appointment time and expense. The American Association of Orthodontists recommends that the initial orthodontic evaluation occur at the first sign of a dental problem or no later than age 7. At this early age, orthodontic treatment may not be necessary, but ongoing developmental supervision by your orthodontist every 6-12 months can determine the optimal time to begin treatment.

Sometimes the orthodontist may want to intercept developmental problems by placing a space maintenance appliance, or correcting a cross-bite, or stopping a

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finger or tongue habit. Occasionally, early treatment is needed to regain lost space or to free trapped teeth.

The most common and effective time for orthodontic treatment occurs between the ages of 11-15 years. Girls usually develop dentally approximately one year before boys. On average by age 11 1/2 for girls and age 12 1/2 for boys most if not all of the permanent teeth have erupted and the extent of a malocclusion (bad bite) is apparent. Since further growth rarely corrects malocclusions, it is advantageous for the orthodontist to intervene and direct the remaining facial growth to an optimum bite and a dynamic smile.

Today career assignments and travel circumstances determine when and what form orthodontic treatment must take for families and adults. For example the orthodontist must design treatment to fit the nature of a pending military, missionary, or business assignment. By seeing our patients early during a furlough or before travel is anticipated, we can determine the best form and course of treatment and especially if postponing treatment and stabilizing a problem is appropriate. If treatment can’t be postponed, the orthodontist can use the Damon System where treatment intervals are less frequent and progress is continuous with low friction memory shape wires.

Likewise, for teens and adults, the Invisalign system maps out a series of aligners to achieve an end result and patients can be shown how to effectively apply the aligners with occasional doctor supervision. Both systems have a worldwide net work of

providers. Gone are the days when we had to provide a missionary bush pilot and his family basic orthodontic instruments, a continuous supply of elastics since they deteriorated in the Amazon climate, and a manual on how to use natural products to maintain dental health.

It is also important to remember that orthodontics is not just for kids anymore.

Tooth alignment can be changed at any age if a patient’s gums and bone structure are healthy. As a matter of fact, orthodontics for adults can dramatically alter facial esthetics as it enhances appearances. Orthodontists often refer to this anti-aging effect as a “brace lift.” Whatever the age or career circumstances for your family or yourself, don’t hesitate visiting the orthodontist to learn the best time and best plan for your or your children’s orthodontic care.  About the doctors:

Both doctors have practiced orthodontics together for 35 years. Dr Ed Amley started the practice in 1969 and Dr. Rob Amley joined him in 1975. They and their families are committed Christians. Dr Ed Amley is a member of Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church, Tampa and Dr. Rob Amley is a member of Faith Covenant, St. Petersburg. Both have served as leaders in Bible Study Fellowship for over 15 years and in leadership positions in their churches.

Dr. Ed Amley and his wife Margaret have been teaching leaders in Bible Study Fellowship classes in St. Petersburg and Tampa and both have been involved in church planting in the Tampa Bay area.

Dr. Rob has served on the Board of the Salvation Army and his wife Roberta is an area advisor for Bible Study Fellowship International.

Both doctors support short term mission activities in which their church and patients are involved. A special area of outreach for their practice is serving the orthodontic needs of area pastors’ and missionaries’ families, especially missionaries when they furlough in the St. Pete area.

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of paradise and those of indescribable Prince, Haiti. Joining us were our hosts for

As I was waiting to depart at my poverty begin to unfold. the trip Food for the Poor’s (FFTP) Sydney boarding gate at Tampa International

Haiti’s recorded history goes back Henry and Lesly Clervil. They would lead Airport, I could not help but look around to its discovery in 1492 by the Spanish us on this mission to show us first hand and observe all the creature comforts explorer Christopher Columbus. It God has so blessed us with here would not be until the late 1600’s in America. Air conditioning, I was surprised to observe just nine that the French would develop Starbucks coffee, Rolex watches, months after the earthquake that the Haiti’s fertile plains for agricultural Nike shoes, iPhones and iPads, purposes. It was here that they laptops, designer handbags, images of an airport overcrowded imported African slaves to work the gourmet sandwiches, Cokes and with relief supplies and aircraft was fields and the exploitation of the Pepsis and the list goes on and now essentially desolate Haitian people by various entities on. But my reality was that I was continues even today. embarking on a journey to a Third

As we descended into Port-au-Prince how FFTP has been meeting both the World country less than three hours away the blue tarps and the temporary tents were spiritual and physical needs of the Haitian whose people know very little, if at all, of spread out as far as the eye could see. I was people since 1996, years before January’s these everyday amenities. surprised to observe just nine months after

After an overnight stay in Miami, our devastating earthquake. the earthquake that the images of an airport small group of Salem Radio broadcasters

As you fly southeast over the Bahamas overcrowded with relief supplies and aircraft from across the country gathered before Islands and the picturesque Caribbean Sea, was now essentially desolate. I would later the lesson of contrasts between destinations daybreak for our departure to Port-au-

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learn that many of the promises of aid from countries and relief organizations have failed to materialize.

Exiting the airport into a sea of humanity demonstrated how desperate these people have come to be today.

Waves of people besieged us as we made our way to the FFTP van. Private FFTP security guards accompanied us for our safety. As we drove through the streets of Port-au-Prince, the scale of this humanitarian disaster became surreal. 1 million people in Port-au-Prince alone are displaced. These people have nowhere to go, nowhere to live, nowhere to work, nowhere to shower, nowhere to eat and if the promised relief aid doesn’t come soon, another round of anarchy and violence in the streets could soon come.

But in this land of extreme turmoil, Food For The Poor is the shining light on top of the hill. Upon entering their gated compound we could observe immediately the damage they had sustained from the earthquake.

Members of the Haiti FFTP staff experienced for themselves the loss of life and injuries from the earthquake. Leann Chong, FFTP Missions & Travel Director was trapped under three feet of concrete in the collapsed Montana Hotel for 17 hours before

being rescued. The university students she was hosting were not as fortunate. They perished in the rubble. Projects Coordinator and our host Lesly Clervil lost his mother, sister, cousins and friends in the collapse of his boyhood home. As he paid others to dig for their remains, he was busy at work helping others. Through it all they managed to get their facility patched, repaired and

After departing their compound, we returned to the airport for a short 45 minute plane ride to the northern seaside town of Cap-Haitien. One reason for us leaving the Port-au-Prince area lies in the fact that it is increasingly dangerous to move about within the city.

In Cap-Haitien we found yet another extremely over populated city. Their

These people have nowhere to go, nowhere to live, nowhere to work, nowhere to shower, nowhere to eat and if the promised relief aid doesn’t come soon, another round of anarchy and violence in the streets could soon come. had their feeding operation up within a couple of days after the quake.

Fast forward to our visit here in September and we observed their huge kitchen with rolls of pots and kettles cooking up beans and rice. The adjacent warehouse was busy with forklifts loading all sorts of relief supplies. And those supplies were not just going out to the 222 projects FFTP has underway in Haiti, but in mutual cooperation and Christian charity to many other non-FFTP orphanages, schools and relief organizations.

population swelled after throngs of family members displaced by the earthquake in Port-au-Prince fled north to move in with family and friends.

Our first stop was a visit to a village of about 250 families called Prolonge.

Here at the end of series of long and dusty roads, we began to travel by foot off into the swamp. The deeper we penetrated into the swamp the narrower the man-made earthen paths became.

Small fiddler crabs by the thousands scampered away from our steps. The water is stagnant and disease infected.

Deep into the swamp we came upon the first of the shanty homes.

We found families living in conditions unfit for human habitation. One room shacks absent of bathroom facilities, outside cook pots and the clothes on their backs were the only possessions of these families. Many were single mothers who have lost their husbands by death or abandonment. The children are covered in mud with no place to bath with clean water. The distinctive reddish hair and bloated bellies of malnutrition and disease are evident on every child we see. There are no government social or medical services here and these children receive no public education.

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At one home site we walked upon a pair of crying one year old infants being cared for by their 10 year old sister. Mom had been off for the day in an attempt to scrounge up some food. The emotions of the moment overwhelmed our entire group as we watched these babies sitting on the bare ground sick and diseased. Fortunately for these babies and their mother, they will be one of the next ones relocated to a new home being built by Food For The Poor with the generous donations of our radio listeners back in America.

The next morning we visited the riverfront community of Shada. It is made up of 3,500 residents just outside of CapHaitien. In this area, any semblance of health standards or hygiene doesn’t exist.

The center of town is simply an open garbage dump. The stench of the polluted river and the bay is beyond description.

Among the piles of trash lining the river banks, pigs root around in the garbage, residents defecate at the water’s edge while children are swimming in the water just feet from shore. Their exposure to disease and parasites is unlimited.

Tiny waterside shanties in condo-like fashion line the waterfront hundreds of feet deep. In order to walk to the river front, we traveled down narrow, winding corridors with people standing, sitting and watching us at every turn. Most have expressions devoid of emotions. As we visited some of the shanties, we found that multiple families are sharing many of the dwellings.

Here, too, Food For The Poor is working with residents for future relocation to one of their new homes.

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At this point our visit turns from a focus on the desperate needs of Haiti’s people to the hope, homes and orphan care that FFTP is bringing to this hopeless nation.

Traveling a short distance outside Cap-Haitien, we arrived at the FFTP St. Louis Orphanage. As we exited our vehicle we were met by the sound of the children gathered in formation singing for our arrival.

Their smiling faces and the twinkle in their eyes immediately uplifted our spirits.

At FFTP’s St. Louis Orphanage, children are being cared for after having come from parents who have literally abandoned them because of the extreme poverty. Many of these children were on the brink of death when came to FFTP. To see them playing and fully restored to good health from malnutrition and various diseases is a testament to the love and care they are receiving from FFTP.

Our visits to the FFTP communities of Nativity Village II and the Rockford Friendship Village demonstrate the crown jewel of their ministry programs. This is where people who have been living in unimaginable conditions are relocated and gently taught and nurtured to adapt to their new and more modern surroundings.

Health, Education and Educational centers are standard in each community along with fresh, filtered artesian wells and sanitary bathroom facilities.

As you enter into these communities you are impacted by the brightly colored array of exterior finishes on homes lined up in a subdivision style. Men, women and

children who have become neighbors stroll about the community and are eager to come over to us to see what our visit is all about.

It is here we had an opportunity to interview many of the residents whose lives have been changed forever. We heard repeated testimonies of transformation from the former residents of the swamp, the river and from those with loss of limbs relocated here from the earthquake zone.

What’s exciting is that not only are their physical and nutritional needs being met, but most important of all, their Spiritual needs are met on the firm footing of a solid Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Food For The Poor needs your help. You may not be able to travel to Haiti yourself to play a hands-on role in helping in this relief effort but you can help by partnering with one of the most efficient ministries on the ground right now in Haiti. Whatever gift you can send will make a huge difference.

And for those who want to do more than just dream about helping, a contribution of $2,800 from you or maybe your church or Sunday School class can build an entire home for one of these families. Pick up the phone and call 888.582.4673 (HOPE).and tell them that Bill Bunkley at WTBN asked you to call.  Bill Bunkley is host of “Drive Time with Bill Bunkley” heard throughout West Central Florida weekday afternoons from 4 pm to 6 pm on WTBN and on the web at www.bayword.com. Bill is active in the state’s issues in Tallahassee and is the Legislative & Government Affairs Consultant to the Florida Baptist Convention. Contact Bill at wbunkley@salemtampa.com.

Join us weekdays at 6 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. as we study the Word of God.

Program Schedule MONDAY - FRIDAY

WTBN Mornings with Bill Carl 5:30am – 5:45am The WTBN Morning Show..........Bill Carl 6:00am – 6:30am Verse By Verse...............................Pastor Steve Kreloff 6:30am – 7:00am Grace To You..................................Dr. John MacArthur 7:00am – 7:30am Focus On The Family....................Jim Daly & Juli Slattery 7:30am – 8:00am Truth For Life................................Alistair Begg 8:00am – 8:30am In God’s Grace..............................Pastor Elbert Nasworthy 8:30am – 9:00am Turning Point.................................Dr. David Jeremiah 9:00am – 9:30am Moving Forward............................Dr. Stephen Rummage 9:30am – 10:00am Renewing Your Mind....................Dr. R.C. Sproul WTBN Mid-Days with Casey Bell 10:00am – 11:00am Bibleline..........................................Pastor Ralph Arnold 10:30am – 11:00am Family Talk....................................Dr. James Dobson 11:00am – 11:30am In Touch..........................................Dr. Charles Stanley 11:30am – 12:00pm Leading The Way..........................Dr. Michael Youssef 12:00pm – 12:30pm Jay Sekulow Live...........................Jay Sekulow 12:30pm – 1:00pm Verse By Verse...............................Pastor Steve Kreloff 1:00pm – 1:30pm Grace To You..................................Dr. John MacArthur 1:30pm – 2:00pm Hope For The Heart......................June Hunt 2:00pm – 2:30pm Renewing Your Mind....................Dr. R.C. Sproul WTBN Afternoons 2:30pm – 3:00pm 3:00pm – 4:00pm 4:00pm – 6:00pm 6:00pm – 6:30pm 6:30pm – 7:00pm 7:00pm – 7:30pm 7:30pm – 8:00pm 8:00pm – 8:30pm 8:30pm – 9:00pm 9:00pm – 9:30pm 9:30pm – 10:00pm 10:00pm – 10:30pm 10:30pm – 11:00pm 11:00pm – 11:30pm 11:30pm – 12:00am 12:00am – 2:00 am

Turning Point.................................Dr. David Jeremiah The Janet Mefferd Show..............Janet Mefferd Drive Time with Bill Bunkley.......Bill Bunkley Family Talk....................................Dr. James Dobson Moving Forward............................Dr. Stephen Rummage Focus On The Family....................Jim Daly & Dr. Juli Slattery Adventures in Odyssey.................Whit and Gang Bibleline..........................................Pastor Ralph Arnold Local Programming......................Various Local Pastors Hope for the Heart........................June Hunt In Touch..........................................Dr. Charles Stanley Leading The Way..........................Dr. Michael Youssef Bibleline..........................................Pastor Ralph Arnold Renewing Your Mind....................Dr. R.C. Sproul Mid In God’s Grace......................Pastor Elbert Nasworthy Hope In The Night.........................June Hunt

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WTBN Saturdays 8:00am – 9:00am 9:00am – 10:00am 10:00am – 10:30am 11:00am – 12:00pm 12:00pm – 1:00pm 2:00pm – 2:30pm

4:30pm – 5:00pm 5:00pm – 6:00pm 6:00pm – 9:00pm 9:00pm – 11:00pm 11:00pm – 12:00am

Ask An Attorney...........................Attorney Joe Pippen Optimal Health.............................Dr. Jeffrey Raheb Designer’s Way.............................Pastor Ron Simmons Kingdom Connection...................Valerie Goddard The Healthline Show....................Dr. Bob Marshall Exciting Central Tampa Baptist Church.............................Rev. Jeffrey Singletary Airwaves of Fire...........................Pastor Willie Marshall Darwin Or Design?......................Dr. Tom Woodward Higher Praise................................Pastor Stephen Nunn BMX Radio...................................Stephen Baldwin & Kevin McCollough Steve Brown Etc...........................Steve Brown

WTBN Sundays 7:00am – 7:30am 7:30am – 8:00am 8:00am – 8:30am 8:30am – 9:00am 9:00am – 9:30am 9:30am – 10:00am 10:00am – 10:30am 10:30am – 11:00am 11:00am – 11:30am 11:30am – 12:00pm 12:00pm – 1:00pm 1:00pm – 2:00pm

2:00pm – 3:00pm 5:00pm – 6:00pm 6:00pm – 6:30pm 6:30pm – 7:00pm 9:00pm – 12:00am

Family Life This Week.................Dr. Dennis Rainey Paws ‘N Tails Adventures in Odyssey................Whit & Gang Renewing Your Mind Weekend...Dr. R.C. Sproul Turning Point Weekend...............Dr. David Jeremiah In God’s Grace.............................Pastor Elbert Nasworthy Calvary of Tampa.........................Pastor Ralph Arnold This Day in the Word...................Jon Couch Strength for the Week..................Pastor Jerry Lancaster Leading The Way Weekend........Dr. Michael Youssef Focus On The Family Weekend.. Jim Daly & Dr. Juli Slattery WTBN Ministry Recognition Program Wealth Off Wall Street................Jeff and Judy Snyder Best of Ask An Attorney..............Attorney Joe Pippen Renewing Your Mind...................Dr. R.C. Sproul Strength For The Week...............Pastor Jerry Lancaster Best of The Janet Mefferd Show.Janet Mefferd

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“Calculus is a killer, Dad—you wouldn’t believe it!” “History is hopeless, Mom—too many names and dates!” “My foreign language is . . . well, it’s all Greek to me!” Everybody knows about November at college when mid-term grades begin to surface and students realize they better starting hitting the books if they’re going to salvage their teetering academic careers by Christmas.

University life is characterized by a number of things: It’s temporary (four years), optional (many have done well in life without a college degree), selfdetermining (students choose their major and their courses), and available to everyone. But there’s another university experience which is different in every

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regard—“Thank U-niversity.”

This university is permanent (it lasts a lifetime), mandatory (every Christian has to enroll), and pre-planned (there’s one major and God chooses the courses). While it’s available to all (“whosoever will, let him come”), only those committed to Christ will be accepted for enrollment.

Life at “Thank U” is similar in some ways to college—but very different in others. There is a major (Giving Thanks); there are numerous courses; there are lessons; there are tests; there is the primary text (the Bible) and supporting materials (biographies of saints who have been promoted to heaven); and there are grades (rewards at the Judgment Seat of Christ).

“Turning Point” with Dr. David Jeremiah can be heard weekdays on WTBN AM 570 and 910 at 8:30 am and 2:30 pm.

The clearest snapshots we have of “Thank U” are in the New Testament. In some ways, Jesus was a student Himself, learning “obedience by the things which He suffered” (Hebrews 5:8). Fortunately, He “aced” all His exams and has become our tenured professor in heaven, representing us before the throne of God (Hebrews 4:14-16). While on earth, Jesus taught the disciples to give thanks to God (Matthew 15:36) and expressed gratitude to others for their actions (Luke 7:36-50). He even gave thanks in the darkest night of His soul when His body was about to be broken and His blood shed (Luke 22:17, 19).

And think of what the disciples had to learn in their three years with Jesus: how to be thankful while giving up everything (Luke 18:28-29); how to be thankful in the wake of their own human frailty (Matthew 26:75); and how to be thankful when their dreams seemed to be crushed on a cruel Roman cross (Luke 24:13-18). There are myriad lessons and tests in thankfulness that each of us faces daily in our lives.

If we had to summarize the lifetime curriculum of “Thank U,” the lessons would fall under three major courses: Giving Thanks to God, Giving Thanks to Others, and Giving Thanks in All Circumstances.

We may not graduate summa cum laude (with highest honor) like Jesus did, but we can certainly graduate cum laude—with honor. But the honor at our graduation won’t accrue to our name and record. It will go to the One to whom honor is due forever, “the Lamb who was slain” in our stead (Revelation 5:12).

The prerequisite for all other courses at “Thank U” is “Giving Thanks to God.” An attitude of gratitude toward God should be the chief characteristic of the believer. When David was raising funds for the construction of the temple—and giving generously of his own wealth—he prayed these words: “Now, our God, we give you thanks, and we praise your glorious name. Yet my people and I cannot really give you anything, because everything is a gift from you, and we have

only given back what is yours already” (1 Chronicles 29:13-14, GNB). The person who fails to give thanks to God for everything he has—life, health, possessions—has failed the first course at “Thank U.”

The next lifetime course you will take is “Giving Thanks to Others.” “Giving Thanks to God” teaches us to give thanks vertically, while this second course teaches us to give thanks horizontally.

Thanksgiving is the key to all relationships, whether with God or with others. The late pastoral scholar Henri Nouwen wrote eloquently in Adam, God’s Beloved about how he learned to give thanks to others as he cared for a severely retarded and

is a world of reasonable difference. Some Christians think the height of spirituality is saying, “Thank You, Lord, for our house burning down!” Nobody in their right mind would give thanks for that. But every Christian with the mind of Christ can say, “Thank You, Lord, that in the midst of this tragedy, You are in control. You will cause this tragedy to work together for good because of our love for You.”

When the Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was in the army, he was thrown into a terrible Siberian gulag (prison) for criticizing the Russian-Communist premier, Joseph Stalin. After his release, Solzhenitsyn wrote, “It was only when I lay there on the rotting prison straw that I sensed within myself the first stirrings of good. Gradually it was disclosed to me that the line separating good and evil passes not between states nor between classes nor between political parties but right through every human heart, through all human hearts. And that is why I turn back to the years of my imprisonment and say, sometimes to the astonishment of those about me, ‘Thank you, prison, for having been in my life.’” Prison re-awakened his faith in God. What would he, and the world through his writings, have missed if he had not had his gulag experience? What might you and I, and the world through us, miss if we do not receive gratefully every learning experience God sends our way?

Pretend it’s November in your freshman year at “Thank U”—and you’re making a call home to your Heavenly Father. What kind of report would you give?

How are you doing with giving thanks to Him? How quick are you to thank those around you when they bless you (or when they don’t)? And how many times have you skipped class to avoid giving thanks in all circumstances?

The next time you call home to God, remember these words: ‘Thank you.’” 

The prerequisite for all other courses at “Thank U” is “Giving Thanks to God.” disabled man at a Canadian community for the disabled. Nouwen, who had been an eminent scholar in European schools as well as Yale and Harvard, found that Adam became his friend, his teacher, and his guide, helping him to see God from the perspective of the simplest of minds.

This is similar to what we find in one of Paul’s most tender writings—his personal greetings to friends in the church at Rome (Romans 16). There he expressed thanks to Priscilla and Aquila “who risked their own necks for [his] life” (verses 3-4).

You may not have had your life literally saved by anyone lately, but there are many—a spouse, a friend, a mentor, even a child—that should be thanked for what they’ve done or meant to you.

“Giving Thanks in All Circumstances” is the course most of us wish to avoid.

We just don’t want to learn the lesson of giving thanks in all things. And note—the catalog course description doesn’t say “for all things,” it says “in all things.” And there

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Does Life Begin?

by Dr. R.C. Sproul

Each of us had been a Tom Thumb in the womb of the mother, and women have always known that there was a kind of underground country, a kind of vaulted shelter, with a kind of red light and curious noise in which very tiny humans were having a very curious and marvelous life. That is the story of Tom Thumb.

— Jerome Lejeune, M.D., Ph.D.

The question of when life begins is tightly linked to the secret of life itself.

I have a cousin who is a physician and who served as chief of staff at a metropolitan hospital. I once quizzed him about the search for a cure for cancer.

“With all the advanced technology at our disposal and with the use of computers in research, why aren’t we advancing more rapidly in our quest for a cure for cancer?” I asked. My cousin explained that to discover the secret of cancer requires that we discover the secret of life, because cancer is a form of life. It is life run amuck, but it is life.

As difficult as it may be to unravel the secret of life, it may be equally difficult to define it. Concepts such as human,

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living, and person have been the subject of much discussion and analysis. Plato sought desperately for a description that would clearly distinguish humans from all other species of animals. He finally chose “featherless biped” as his working definition. This lasted only until one of Plato’s students threw a plucked chicken over the academy wall with an attached note that read, “Plato’s man.”

When we turn to the Bible, we discover that it offers no explicit statement that life begins at a certain point or that there is human life before birth. However, Scripture assumes a continuity of life from before the time of birth to after the time of birth.

The same language and the same personal pronouns are used indiscriminately for

both stages. Further, God’s involvement in the life of the person extends back to conception (and even before conception).

This passage supports the point:

For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. (Ps. 139:13–16)

The psalmist credits God for fashioning him in the womb. He also uses

the term me to refer to himself before he was born. It is noteworthy that the Hebrew word translated as “unformed substance” is the Hebrew word for “embryo,” and this is the only instance of that word in the Bible.

Another passage relevant to God’s involvement in life within the womb occurs in Isaiah:

Listen to me, O coastlands, and give attention, you peoples from afar. The Lord called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name.

He made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow; in his quiver he hid me away. And he said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.” But I said, “I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely my right is with the Lord, and my recompense with my God.” And now the Lord says, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him; and that Israel might be gathered to him—for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord, and my God has become my strength. (Isa. 49:1–5)

This passage indicates not only that the unborn baby was distinct from the mother and was treated with a unique personal identity, but that his formation in the womb was the activity of God.

A similar treatment concerns the prophet Jeremiah:

Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” (Jer. 1:4–5)

Jeremiah is told that God knew him before he was born; God had personal knowledge of the person of Jeremiah before the person Jeremiah was born. This indicates that Jeremiah was treated by God in a personal manner and as a personal being before birth. It is also significant that God “set apart” or sanctified Jeremiah

before birth. Clearly God extends the sanctity principle to life in the womb.

Even those who do not agree that life begins before birth grant that there is continuity between a child that is conceived and a child that is born.

Every child has a past before birth. The issue is this: Was that past personal or impersonal, with personhood beginning only at birth? It is clear that Scripture regards personhood as beginning prior to birth. As David says, “Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me” (Ps. 51:5).

Professor John Frame, in Medical Ethics, made the following observation on Psalm 51:5:

Personal continuity extends back in time to the point of conception. Psalm 51:5 clearly and strikingly presses this continuity back to the point of conception.

In this passage David is reflecting on the sin in his heart that had recently taken the form of adultery and murder. He recognizes that the sin of his heart is not itself a recent phenomenon but goes back to the point of his conception in the womb of his mother...

The personal continuity between David’s fetal life and his adult life goes back as far as conception and extends even to this ethical relation to God.42

In Psalm 51, David recounts his personal moral history to the point of conception. An impersonal being, a “blob of protoplasm,” cannot be a moral agent.

If David’s moral history extends back to conception, then his personal history also must extend to the same point. It is not merely David’s biological substance that dates back to conception, but his moral disposition as well.

The New Testament provides a fascinating text that has bearing on the question of life before birth:

[Mary] entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with

the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.” (Luke 1:40–44)

This passage describes the meeting between Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, and her cousin Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist. Upon their meeting, John, while still in the womb of his mother, leaped for joy. This behavior was consistent with the designated prophetic role of John, who was commissioned by God to “announce” the Messiah. In this instance, John performed his prophetic duty before either he or Jesus was born.

These verses show that before John was born, he exhibited cognition and emotion.

He leaped because he was in a state of joy.

The joy was prompted by his recognition of the presence of the Messiah.

Some people may dismiss the relevance of this passage on the grounds that (1) the writer is speaking poetically or hyperbolically; (2) the passage says nothing about life from conception, only about life prior to birth; or (3) the occasion represents a special miracle and does not prove that other babies could have such prenatal ability.

To answer the first objection, it is erroneous to dismiss the passage on the grounds that it is poetic or hyperbolic.

The literary form of this portion of Luke’s Gospel is unambiguously historical narrative, not poetry. Also, hyperbole is an exaggerated statement of reality. If this incident is presented with hyperbole, that simply means John did not leap as high or recognize as much as the text implies.

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emotion (signs of personality) prior to birth.

The third objection, that this incident was a special miracle, is more weighty. Unless we claim that a normal fetus has the ability to recognize the near presence of another fetus in another woman’s womb, we must concede that there is something extraordinary or miraculous about this occurrence. It is possible that God miraculously enabled the prenatal John to have extraordinary cognitive powers that do not belong to average unborn children. However, if we grant the miracle, we are still left with a difficult question: Was the miracle an act of extending normal powers beyond the normal limits or an act of creating the powers? Did the unborn John the Baptist have the natural abilities of cognition and emotion, abilities that were extended by a miracle, or were the very powers of cognition and emotion created by God? There is no way to answer that question absolutely.

However, before we dismiss the passage in Luke, two observations must be made. In many other biblical miracles, we see God extending powers or abilities that already exist. For example, in 2 Kings 6:15–17, God opened the eyes of the servant of Elisha so that he could see an angelic host. God did not first miraculously have to give the servant the power to see.

Rather, the limit of his natural ability to see was extended. Likewise, for John to recognize Jesus Christ while each was still in his mother’s womb, God did not necessarily have to create the powers of cognition and emotion.

The second observation is that, however we evaluate this incident, one thing is certain:

John the Baptist was an unborn child who manifested cognition and joy.

Now let’s consider the most controversial biblical reference to the abortion issue, which is found in Exodus 21:22–25:

“When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined, as the woman’s husband shall impose on him, and he shall pay as the judges determine.

But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.”

In this text, there is a difficult ambiguity related to the phrase “no harm.”

No harm to whom? Some people believe this text means that if, in the midst of a struggle by two men, a woman was hurt and miscarried, a fine could be levied to compensate for the loss of the child, and if the woman was seriously injured or killed, the penalty should correspond to her injury.

Others interpret this text to teach that the unborn baby was less valuable under the law than the woman, and was therefore less than human.

If this second interpretation of the text is correct, we must note that the fetus nevertheless was protected by law. Its destruction did merit some punishment— though not capital punishment—and it was accorded value. Also, if the accidental miscarriage was seen as a serious matter, it would seem that intentional destruction of the fetus would be even more serious.

In the case envisioned in Exodus, it was obviously not the intention of the mother that her baby should be aborted. She was to be compensated for the loss of a child that she did not desire to lose. (Nothing is said about compensation or punishment in the case of intentional abortion.)

A third major interpretation of the text holds that it is not talking about the death or loss of a fetus but of a forced premature birth. The idea is this: If two men fought, and in the scuffle they injured a woman who was pregnant to the extent that she went into labor and bore a child prematurely, with no serious injury to the child, then the mother and father were to receive compensatory payment for their inconvenience. But if the prematurely born child suffered further harm, then the full law applied: “life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth,” and so on. This means that if the baby died, a capital crime had occurred.

A more comprehensive treatment of this text is found in Medical Ethics.

Frame points out that this last, broader interpretation of the text does not help the pro-abortion argument. He provides careful exegesis of the Hebrew terms to demonstrate that a narrower understanding is more accurate.43

The Bible clearly indicates that unborn babies are considered living human beings before they are born. The weight of the biblical evidence is that life begins at conception. 

“© 1990, 2010 by R. C. Sproul. This is only a portion of chapter 4, ‘When Does Life Begin?’ from the book Abortion: A Rational Look at an Emotional Issue by R.C. Sproul. The chapter goes on to consider what medicine and the law say on this question. This book will be published November 2010.”

Abortion: A Rational Look at an Emotional Issue is available at: www.ligonier.org/store/abortion-hardcover/ Dr. R.C. Sproul is the founder, chairman and president of Ligonier Ministries, an international Christian education ministry located near Orlando, Florida. His teaching can be heard on the program Renewing Your Mind, which is broadcast on hundreds of radio outlets in the United States and in 40 countries worldwide. He is the executive editor of Tabletalk magazine and general editor of The Reformation Study Bible, and the author of more than seventy books and scores of articles for national evangelical publications. Dr. Sproul also serves as President and Professor at Ligonier Academy of Biblical and Theological Studies, and currently serves as senior minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s in Sanford, FL.

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Dr. R.C. Sproul’s program, “Renewing Your Mind,” can be heard every weekday on WTBN AM 570 and 910 at 9:30 am and 2:00 pm.

Be imitators of God, therefore as dearly loved children and

live a life of love, Romans 3:23 “...For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 6:23 “...The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 10:13 “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Romans 10:9-10 "...If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with the heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved."

Revelations 3:20 “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in...”

John 3:3 “...Jesus declared, I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

Acts 4:12 “Only Jesus has the power to save! His name is the only one in all the world that can save anyone.”

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Prayer…For Such a Time as This.

May 2010 Various Locations in the Tampa Bay area WTBN gathered with the various cities that make up the Tampa Bay area to answer the call to prayer for our community, our state and our nation. Drive Time’s own Bill Bunkley along with other WTBN personalities were honored to lead in reverent prayer before God. Pastor Willy Rice of Calvary Baptist Church in Clearwater, FL, was one of many who organized a gathering of thousands at Bright House Field on the National Day of Prayer.

The First Ladies Prayer Brunch of Tampa May 2010 The Tampa Convention Center – Tampa, FL On the heels of the National Day of Prayer, WTBN partnered with the National Day of Prayer Task Force to bring the women of the Bay area together for the Eighteenth Annual First Ladies Prayer Brunch of Tampa. Fern Nichols, Founder and President of Moms In Touch International, brought a vibrant and motivating message of prayer to the hundreds of women in attendance as she was also recognized by WTBN as an Outstanding National Ministry.

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Mom’s Yummy Flammin’ Yams 2 40-oz. cans Bruce’s Yams 1 cup Butter (real butter) 2 cups Brown Sugar 2 cups syrup from can 1 bag miniature marshmallows (I usually buy two) 1. Place Yams in shallow 9 x 13 baking dish. Mash yams til lumpy.

2. Combine syrup from can, sugar and butter in saucepan, stirring to boil.

3. Pour sauce over Yams and mix thoroughly.

4. Bake in 350° preheated over for 45 minutes.

5. Remove from oven and evenly pour bag of miniature marshmallows over Yams.

6. Reset oven to broil and return to toast marshmallows (1 to 2 minutes). Watch carefully Submitted by Elaine Nasworthy Wife of Pastor Elbert Nasworthy of “In God’s Grace” .............................................................................

Holly Berries 1 stick margarine, melted 30 large marshmallows, melted 1 tsp vanilla Green food coloring Cinnamon hearts (or dots) candies 3 1/2 cups corn flakes Mix together margarine, marshmallows, vanilla, and a few drops of food coloring.

Stir in corn flakes.

Drop Tablespoonfuls of mixture onto ungreased foil.

Place 3-4 cinnamon hearts onto each spoon-full before they dry.

Pumpkin bread 3 cups sugar 2/3 cup water 1 cup cooking oil 4 eggs 1 (large) can of pumpkin pie filling with spices added

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3 1/2 cups flour 2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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Mix remaining ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt) together in separate bowl.

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Peppermint Bark 1 12oz bag of Premium White Chocolate Chips 3/4 cup peppermint candies crushed (reserve 1/4 cup for topping) Red food coloring (optional) Melt chocolate chips in saucepan over low heat Stir in 1/2 cup of the crushed peppermint Stir in 1-2 drops red food coloring Spread on non-greased foil-lined baking sheet Sprinkle the 1/4 cup reserved crushed peppermint on top Press into candy Refrigerate until set Break into small pieces Black-Eyed Pea Salsa (For New Year’s Day) 2 15oz. cans black-eyed peas, drained 1 11oz. can of white shoepeg corn, drained 1 14.5oz. can diced tomatoes – basil, garlic, oregano flavor 1 14.5oz. can diced tomatoes with zesty jalapenos 1 4.5oz. can chopped green chilies 1 teaspoon onion powder

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Recipe for Baklava 1 lb pastry sheets (philo dough) 1 lb walnuts chopped 1/4 lb pecans chopped 3/4 lb butter 1 tsp. cloves 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 cup sugar Combine the nuts, cloves, cinnamon and sugar in a mixing bowl. Melt butter. Brush baking pan (9x13) with butter.

Line baking pan with pastry sheet and brush with butter. Repeat this process until six pastry sheets line the bottom of the pan. Brush sixth layer with butter and sprinkle nut mixture, take another pastry sheet butter it, sprinkle nut mixture and repeat process until all the ingredients are used, ending with six to eight sheets on top without nut mixture between them. Trim and cut in diamond pieces (best to use an electric knife). Pour remaining butter over pastry.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour or until golden brown - will vary depending on stove type.

While pastry is baking prepare the following syrup, which is poured over the pastry when removed from the oven.

Syrup: 1 1/2 cups of sugar, 1 1/2 cups of water, 2 tbsps. honey, 1/2 lemon.

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Central Baptist Christian School 402 E. Windhorst Rd. Brandon, FL 33510-2530

Gulf Coast Christian School 6355 38th Avenue N. St. Petersburg, FL 33710

Bell Shoals Baptist Academy 2102 Bell Shoals Rd. Brandon, FL 33511

Classical Christian School for the Arts 4981 78th Ave. N Pinellas Park, FL 33781-2405

Gulfcoast Christian Academy 1700 51st Ave. E Bradenton, FL 34203-3723

Berean Academy Inc 17951 US Hwy 41 Lutz, FL 33549

Countryside Christian Academy 1850 N. McMullen Booth Rd. Clearwater, FL 33759-1814 www.myccacademy.org

Hillsdale Preschool and Academy 6201 Ehrlich Rd. Tampa, FL 33625

www.hillsdalebaptist.org

Bradenton Christian School 3304 43rd St. W, Bradenton, FL 34209-6299

Faith Baptist Academy 6300 Oakley Blvd.

Wesley Chapel, FL 33544-5359

Hope Christian Academy 1109 Grant St. Plant City, FL 33563-6843

Brandon Christian Community School PO Box 1607 Seffner, FL 33583

First Baptist Brandon Christian Academy 216 N. Parsons Ave. Brandon, FL 33510-4516

Indian Rocks Christian Schools 12685 Ulmerton Rd. Largo, FL 33774-3603

www.bayshorechristianschool.org

www.bsbacademy.com

www.bereanacademy.org

www.bcspanthers.org

Calvary Chapel School Inc 3800 27th Pkwy Sarasota, FL 34235-8032

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www.ccsa.us

www.faithbaptistofwc.org

www.fbcbrandon.org

www.gccskids.org

www.hope-christian.com

www.ircs.org

Keswick Christian School 10101 54th Ave. N St. Petersburg, FL 33708-3411

www.calvarychapelschool.com

First Christian Academy 2795 Keystone Rd. Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

Calvary Christian High School 110A N. McMullen Booth Rd. Clearwater, FL 33759-4416

Geneva Classical Academy Inc. 4410 E. County Rd. 540A Lakeland, FL 33813-3978

www.cchs.us

www.genevaclassicalacademy.com

King’s Kids Christian Academy 3000 N. 34th St. Tampa, FL 33605-2250

Cambridge Christian School 6101 N. Habana Ave. Tampa, FL 33614

Grace Christian School P.O. Box 843 Brandon, FL 33509

Lakeland Christian School 1111 Forest Park St. Lakeland, FL 33803-1832

www.cambridge-christian.com

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www.firstchristianacademy.com

www.gracechristianschool.com

www.keswickchristian.org

www.34thstreetcog.org

www.lcsonline.org

Lakeside Christian School 1897 Sunset Point Rd. Clearwater, FL 33765-1006

Sarasota Christian School 5415 Bahia Vista St. Sarasota, FL 34232

The Paideia School of Tampa Bay 7834 N. 56th St. Tampa, FL 33617

New Covenant Christian Academy 4923 Darlington Rd. Holiday, FL 34690

Skycrest Christian School 129 N. Belcher Rd. Clearwater, FL 33765-3210

Town N’ Country Christian Academy 9910 Wilsky Blvd Tampa, FL 33615

New Jerusalem Christian Academy PO Box 1238 Seffner, FL 33583-0635

Sonhaven Preparatory Academy PO Box 50517 Sarasota, FL 34232-0304

www.lakesidechristianschool.org

www.nucov.com

New River Academy 4210 Ernest Dr. Zephyrhills, FL 33543

www.sarasotachristian.org

www.skycrestchristianschool.org

www.sonhaven.com

www.newriveracademy.com

Southside Christian Academy 3624 Qeensboro Ave. S St. Petersburg, FL 33711-2843

North Bay Christian Academy 110 Wateredge Crt. Safety Harbor, FL 34695

St. Petersburg Christian School 2021 62nd Ave. N St. Petersburg, FL 33702-7123

Northside Christian School 7777 62nd Ave. N St. Petersburg, FL 33709-1201

Tampa Bay Christian Academy 300 E. Sligh Ave. Tampa, FL 33604-5543

Odessa Christian School 19521 Michigan Ave. Odessa, FL 33556

Tampa Bay Christian School 3920 S. Kings Ave. Brandon, FL 33511-7749

Providence Community School 5512 26th St. W Bradenton, FL 34207-3511

Tampa Christian Community School PO Box 341193 Tampa, FL 33694-1193

www.northbaychristian.com

www.nck12.com

www.odessachristianschool.org

www.pcsfla.org

www.thepaideiaschool.org

www.tncnaz.org

Veritas Academy 12685 Ulmerton Rd. Largo, FL 33774 www.veritas-ircs.org

Victory Christian Academy 1401 Griffin Rd. Lakeland, FL 33810-5710 www.victorylakeland.org

www.stpetechristian.org

www.tbcarams.org

www.mytbcs.com

www.tampaccs.org

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