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"Venerable" and "wiffle ball" are not words usually used together, but when a tournament lasts two decades and is still going strong, it probably deserves a "venerable" tag.
That description now applies to the North Carolina Wiffle Ball Tournament, which played its 20th annual event July 19-20 at Smithfield Community Park.
This is the 27th year that an organized wiffle ball tournament has been held, according to an event news release.
The North Carolina Wiffle Ball Tournament has been played the past two years in Smithfield, and all of the previous tournaments were played in Kenly. The Smithfield Parks and Recreation Department and Pepsi Bottling Ventures are the current sponsors, according to an event news release.
This year's winners were the G-Nats of Bailey, who defeated the Legendary Lumber for the Adult Division championship.
The event also included a 15-and-under division, with the Spitting Llamas of Benson defeating the Blaze for the title.
Most teams were from Johnston County - Smithfield, Selma, Kenly, Benson, Four Oaks and Princeton. Other team arrived from Wilson, Bailey, Elm City, Raleigh and Bailey.
Contact event organizer Steve Edwards at stevieandcindy@nc.rr.com. Steve said a  Web site is in the works, so watch for an announcement.

Have you ever used a word, and didn't really know what it meant? Sometimes when studying our Father's Word, we have to buckle ourselves down, put that old thinking cap on, and get to root of what is being said.

Man, will change the meaning of a word, whenever he/she sees fit. It's faster, it's not time consuming, and the conversation is spent reading between the lines.

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But you know, in our Father's Word, you can't do that, when he uses a word, to teach you something, he means just what that word means.

 When you go to our Father, with a pure heart and Repent , and ask for forgiveness, he will most assuredly, hear you and give you His Assurance, of blessings, IF! you are sincere!

Biblically illiterate Christians who know only a verse of the Bible here; and a verse there, have a problem when someone starts throwing darts at them concerning what will happen in the latter days. As Jesus would often say,"It is written, haven't you read?". The only way you may claim God's promises is to become familiar with those promises by studying His Word. God wants only what is best for those that love Him. That isn't to say He won't allow you to be tested at times. These tests are a means of proving that God can trust you and count on you when the going gets tough.

Let's begin our study in
I Corrinthians 10:11 Now these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.